An examination of shipping data associated with Ivanka Trump’s brand reveals many shoes, clothes, and handbags are imported from China and Hong Kong.
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Ivanka Trump’s clothing line has had a rough week.
Nordstrom announced on February 2 that it decided to stop carrying the brand due to declining sales. And as of February 3, all the first daughter’s products had disappeared from Nieman Marcus’ website as well.
Both retailers have been targets of a consumer boycott of all companies associated with the Trump family — a list that also includes Amazon, Bloomingdales, and Dillard’s (all of which carry Ivanka’s line).
An examination of shipping data associated with Ivanka Trump’s clothing and accessory brand reveals another problem that could hurt the business: a significant amount of her brand’s shoes, clothes, and handbags are imported from China and Hong Kong, going against President Donald Trump’s ‘buy American’ policy.
The practice of manufacturing clothing and accessories in Asia and shipping them into the United States is common in the apparel industry — as of 2015, over 97% of clothes and 98% of shoes sold in the US were imported, according to the American Apparel a nd Footwear Association. But that dependence on foreign imports might become a particular issue for the first daughter because of President Trump’s stance on trade.
In early January, Trump told the New York Times that he’d support a 45% tariff on Chinese exports to the US.
