Tariff anxiety prompts US importers to rush spring orders ahead of China duties

Small-scale importers supplying large US retailers are accelerating spring-season orders for China-made goods such as strollers and toys ahead of threatened 100% tariffs starting November 1. They are storing inventory in their own warehouses to avoid steep levies. While recent trade-talk progress between the US and China may ease some pressure, this scramble underscores how trade policy uncertainty is reshaping supply-chain behaviours and could influence future demand patterns.