China’s clothing factories face a point after new tariffs

Liu Miao sold clothing in Amazon to the United States in the last five years. This trade came to a sharp stop.

Mr. Liu has a small factory in Guangzhou, in the center of the highly competitive clothing industry. O and other factory managers, who are already busy with intense profits, said last week that the Tariffs and President Trump said New tax in cheap import had deep cut its work in a deep way. Expenses along the supply chain are also higher.

Tariffs made Mr. Liu’s sale in Amazon impossible, here for about $ 1 here, but now 50 kopecks. And he said he felt that his employees could not cut his salary, Mr. Liu, as an example of a dress, like his workers in front of the pavement, went over the steering wheel.

“You can’t sell anything to the United States right now,” Mr. Liu. “Tariffs are very high.”

Platforms like Amazon, Shein and Temu China brought the wide production chain to the world doors. These online marketplaces made thousands of possible Small factories of Guangzhou To reach buyers in the United States. And less than $ 800 worth of packages can enter the United States Free of taxFactories and platforms in turn were able to pay very low prices.

Export has been one driver China’s economic growth in the past few years. Work was especially good in e-commerce. In a Guangzhou neighborhood, foreign luxury cars – was used to a park outside the factories that pay $ 60 a day to walk in applications such as Mercedes-Benzes, BMWS and Cadillacs – Shein and Amazon.

But as now Trade tension Separate the two largest economies in the world and face the point of touching many enterprises in Guangzhou.

Tariffs combine multiple problems looking at clothing manufacturers. After the Chinese government spends more than the country’s collapse of the country’s property market, it becomes more difficult to make a profit for spending more consumers. Without upgrading home values, many Chinese people curb their spending.

This is harmful to Zhang Chen, who has six clothing store in Hubei’s central province. But when buyers returned after the COVID-19 pandemic and rent, he decided to close it all.

“In 2020, the business did not return and did not return in 2021. When it was like this until 2022, he said. Zhang said. Now it is $ 100 a day offering freshly built clothing to the northern collection points near the airport.

Not factories in Guangzhou automatic In order to ensure the burning of semiconductors from the river of electric vehicles or production campuses, geopolitical sustainability Advanced technology. However, China’s clothing factories work for millions of workers to make living.

In the interviews, in Guangzhou, the nine factory owners and managers are thinking of transferring their operations, some of themselves, 600 miles, because of 600 miles, and employees can pay a lower salary. Several owners said that many Chinese factories were established to prevent potential tariffs from potential tariffs to prevent potential tariffs to the exports of China.

Most stated that there are defective orders. Others said they stopped some of the production lines. In the last few months, the neighboring enterprises closed the doors of the enterprises.

As Friday US policy To end China’s taxis, Liu Bin collected a garbage clothing factory that pilots pilots against the windows.

Mr. Liu factory is designed to be dressed in a beach council or a history night on clothes and tops, and Sheen usually purchases 100,000 units from one month. However, in April, after ordering about half of the company, it began to transfer the production line to Jiangxi province. Could not be rented in Guangzhou already.

Mr. Liu, Sheen offered to promote promoting to help Sein pay the cost of transactions to Vietnam and thought it.

He said he was trying to find the buyers of Tiktok and Temuda, but he took place on each platform. “All falls and we’re just waiting and watching,” said Mr Liu.

Shein did not respond to a request for comment. Temu said it was on Friday Shipping has been suspended Products directly to buyers in the United States.

The Chinese government is inspiring Local e-commerce platforms To help small businesses sell to home markets. However, it will be difficult to sell as a country as far as the factories are careful not to spend the spending with Chinese consumers.

Han Junxi, who sells innovation socks in Shein and Temu, said that the US government can collect tariffs in low-preceding US packages per day, he said.

“I just don’t think this is real,” Han said, “Han said, Guangzhou’nun annual export shows said after close the booth for the night.

Hairy socks for pajama parties are its most popular products.

According to the lady’s lady, this is what Americans need to buy from Chinese institutions. “Where do they want to buy all this?” asked.

Siyi zhao contributed research.