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In a factory that makes baseball caps, Trump’s tariffs bring chaos and likely price hikes
NBC News | Comcast ^ | April 5, 2025 | By Janis Mackey Frayer and Peter Guo

Posted on 04/05/2025 4:23:20 AM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer

GUANGZHOU, China — At his factory in southern China, hat supplier Jeffy Ma is trying to keep up with global demand as well as President Donald Trump’s seismic changes to international trade.

His company, Ace Headwear, sews, embroiders and finishes golf visors, cycling headwear and baseball hats for brands such as Wilson and Fila, as well as for Major League Baseball teams. About 40% of the hats his 350 employees make are sold to the United States.

“For us, the manufacturing profit is very low, so we cannot absorb so much,” Ma told NBC News last week at his factory in the southern Chinese manufacturing hub of Guangzhou. “I think the final result is that the consumer in U.S.A., they will pay.”

The 34% tariffs come on top of earlier tariffs of 10% each that Trump imposed on Chinese goods in February and March. China had announced retaliatory tariffs in response to those as well.

“It’s a mess,” Ma said of the tariffs.

(Excerpt) Read more at nbcnews.com ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Miscellaneous; Sports
KEYWORDS: chicompropaganda; china; janismackeyfrayer; media; nbc; nbctreason; peterguo; press; tariffs
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To: laweeks
Just to add insult to National Rifle members, all their caps are made in China.

The NRA is in the business of acquiring and retaining dues-paying NRA members. Nothing more.

When they endorsed gun-banning Romney, I knew they were a bunch of phonies.

41 posted on 04/05/2025 12:38:49 PM PDT by Drew68 (I haven’t seen the Democrats this mad since yesterday. Save some tears for tomorrow.)
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To: napscoordinator
Even trump hats are made in china.

The official ones on Trump's website are advertised as made in USA.

You can buy MAGA hats on Amazon all day long that are undoubtedly made in various Asian countries and for which Trump likely doesn't receive a penny from.

42 posted on 04/05/2025 12:41:14 PM PDT by Drew68 (I haven’t seen the Democrats this mad since yesterday. Save some tears for tomorrow.)
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