Josh Staph fears the fun-packed shelves of his toy warehouse might start looking joyless in the months ahead, with made-in-China frisbees and model gliders grounded – like much of his product line – by Donald Trump’s tariffs.
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“Things have ground to a halt,” said Staph, CEO of Duncan Toys Company, which has a warehouse in Indiana.
With his products now facing a steep 145 per cent levy, “we stopped shipping goods into the US,” he added.
Nearly 100 days into Trump’s White House return, businesses in the United States are scrambling to adjust to fast-changing trade policies.
The US$40 billion toy industry, which heavily relies on production in China, is hard hit, companies have said.
If this isn’t cleared up in 30 to 60 days, it’s going to be a really difficult Christmas season
Of over US$17 billion worth of toys imported to the US last year, more than US$13 billion came from China.