Supply Chain Research

Kids’ car seat manufacturer Britax is facing margin pressure from tariffs on the parts it purchases to make seats in the U.S., while its overseas competitors have received an exemption from tariffs on completed car seats. That’s led Robert McCutcheon, head of Britax’s Americas business to state “our incentive now would be to move our production back overseas”. The firm has applied for an exemption on parts but this could take some time to receive. In the meantime U.S. seaborne imports associated with Britax from China dropped 9.0% year over year in the three months to Aug 31, though they...