News / US retailers at a crossroads as import hurdles continue to be raised

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US retailers are navigating choppy waters, with scant visibility of the route forward, pummelled in recent weeks by regulatory plans that threaten significant upheaval.

The incoming Trump administration is bent on imposing tariffs, although it remains unclear how severe, the outgoing government has set its sights on changes to de minimis rules and Mexico abruptly imposed tariffs on imports of textiles and garments that undermine this route to the US market.

The Mexican move prompted some ...