#Latest news with #SeanGuStraits Times22-04-2025BusinessStraits TimesFrom slow-cookers to towel warmers, China-made goods for US market now stuck in warehousesSeveral companies at the recent Canton Fair in Guangzhou said American customers had suspended orders and shipments. ST PHOTO: JOYCE ZK LIM – At the factory in eastern China where Mr Sean Gu's company makes slow cookers, just one production line is running. It is a far cry from the average of five lines – or more than 10 on a good day – that it had been operating before the US hiked tariffs on Chinese imports by 145 per cent in 2025. Join ST's Telegram channel and get the latest breaking news delivered to you.
Straits Times22-04-2025BusinessStraits TimesFrom slow-cookers to towel warmers, China-made goods for US market now stuck in warehousesSeveral companies at the recent Canton Fair in Guangzhou said American customers had suspended orders and shipments. ST PHOTO: JOYCE ZK LIM – At the factory in eastern China where Mr Sean Gu's company makes slow cookers, just one production line is running. It is a far cry from the average of five lines – or more than 10 on a good day – that it had been operating before the US hiked tariffs on Chinese imports by 145 per cent in 2025. Join ST's Telegram channel and get the latest breaking news delivered to you.
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