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The Black hair industry imports products from China. Here's what tariffs mean for braids and wigs
- President Donald Trump's tariffs on imported Chinese hair care products significantly increased costs for many Black women and stylists in 2023 and 2024 in Atlanta and beyond.
- These tariffs started at 145% in April and dropped to 30% earlier this year amid ongoing U.S.-China trade negotiations and federal court rulings affecting enforcement.
- Black stylists and beauty supply stores reported steep price hikes often exceeding $100, slower supplies, and some limiting product availability while managing inflation and higher rents.
- Cornell McBride Jr., president of Design Essentials, acknowledged that while businesses hesitate to pass on costs, ultimately it is the consumer who bears the financial burden, as salons navigate challenges with clients’ ability to afford services.
- These rising costs may force stylists to raise fees despite longstanding income disparities that cause many Black women to choose between hair care and essential expenses.
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Trump administration's tariffs hits black haircare industry hard
Prices at salons have been going up with inflation and higher rents, but shoppers and stylists alike are more squeezed as U.S. President Donald Trump administration’s tariffs on imported goods begin to drive up prices for plethora of products many Black women consider essentials.
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The Black hair industry imports products from China. Here’s what tariffs mean for braids and wigs
By Charlotte Kramon | Associated Press ATLANTA — Before the oppressive summer heat descends on Atlanta, therapist Brittanee Sims usually gets her thick, curly hair braided at a salon to preserve her healthy mane. But it’s more expensive this year. So she’ll only pay for her teenage daughter and son to get their summer hairdos. Not having braided hair “creates more of a hassle for everything,” said Sims, who counts herself among the tens of milli…
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Before the oppressive summer heat descends on Atlanta, therapist Brittanee Sims usually gets her thick, curly hair braided at a salon to preserve her healthy mane. But it’s more expensive this year. So she’ll only pay for her teenage daughter and son to get their summer hairdos. Not having braided hair “creates more of a hassle for everything,” said Sims, who counts herself among the tens of millions of women that regularly spend on the Black ha…
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The Black hair industry imports products from China. Here's what tariffs mean for braids and wigs
Black women are starting to pay more for their hair care because of the Trump administration’s tariffs on goods imported from China.
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