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Swedish Children’s Brand Polarn O. Pyret Pulls Out of U.S. Over Tariffs

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Another one bites the dust...over Trump's tariffs.


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Since 2009, Swedish brand Polarn O. Pyret has sold kid-size outerwear to a loyal fan base of outdoorsy American
parents. Now, citing tariffs, the company is pulling out of the U.S.

Jennifer Athanason, owner of the brand’s U.S. franchise, said she and the Swedish company decided together to
close Polarn O. Pyret USA and halt all U.S. sales by the end of the year. After several years of strong sales fueled by
pandemic-era interest in outdoor activities, Athanason said, her company has taken a hit this year from tariffs and
a weaker U.S. dollar, making it more costly to purchase inventory from the Swedish parent company.

Polarn O. Pyret manufactures most of its outerwear in China. Because the items originate in China, Athanason said,
they are subject to the U.S. tariff rate on Chinese goods. The U.S. business received its last shipment in April and
won’t import any more inventory, Athanason said.
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This is going to happen more and more as the tariffs stay in effect. Sometimes alternate sources are not available, and manufacturing goods such as these in the US is a non-starter.
 
MAGAs: "Buy 'Murican or do without! We were being unfairly treated by the Swedes!"
 
Lycanthrope said:
MAGAs: "Buy 'Murican or do without! We were being unfairly treated by the Swedes!"
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What's wild about this particular story is that while the Swedish company sources from China, if they made them in Sweden, they'd still face a 39% tariff.
 
Airyaman said:
Another one bites the dust...over Trump's tariffs.


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This is going to happen more and more as the tariffs stay in effect. Sometimes alternate sources are not available, and manufacturing goods such as these in the US is a non-starter.
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I've never heard of Polem O,Pyret. I guess their sales in the USA - and here - have been small. The big headlines seem overblown.
 
There's unintended consequences for actions. I don't think the Trump administration has really even explored the obvious results of their actions. They make grand sweeping changes that seems to be made without weighing the costs.

MAGA America, blindly walking into issues any person can see a mile off.
 
Sweden said:
I've never heard of Polem O,Pyret. I guess their sales in the USA - and here - have been small. The big headlines seem overblown.
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Well, if you've never heard of them...

:rolleyes:
 
Sweden said:
I've never heard of Polem O,Pyret. I guess their sales in the USA - and here - have been small. The big headlines seem overblown.
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My wife tells m I'm wrong. The company is well known here and has two stores selling under-12 clothes in nearby Uppsala.
 
Airyaman said:
Well, if you've never heard of them...

:rolleyes:
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See #8. Maybe I would have heard of them if we had an under 12 in the family here.
 
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