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 Luxury cars, watches, toys not being shipped to US over tariffs — here are some of the brands being held back
By Michael Kaplan and
Lisa Fickenscher   
Published April 7, 2025, 6:19 p.m. ET

The supply of many foreign-made goods into the US is likely to grind to a halt as a result of President Trump’s tariffs, sources told The Post Monday.

A baseline tariff of 10% was applied to many countries Saturday, with heftier percentages applied to the “worst offenders,” which levy high tariffs on US goods they import, in two days.

Companies producing everything from toys to luxury wristwatches said they are holding off shipping goods — risking America going from the land of plenty to the land of plenty unavailable.

The first luxury items to leave circulation: Jaguar, Range Rover and Land Rover vehicles, all manufactured in the UK.

“I cannot risk putting any product on the water that might incur [high] tariffs as implemented and threatened by the president,” Jay Foreman, chief executive of Basic Fun, which makes toys in China, told The Post.

Leaving almost no territory off the list, even the tiny South Africa nation of Lesotho (top exports: diamonds, denim and suits) and St. Pierre and Miquelon, a small French archipelago near Canada with a population of just 5,000, will face 50% tariffs.

Although many producers are waiting to see what happens — hoping deals for lower tariffs will be struck in the coming days — the supply of plenty of in-demand items will be disrupted.

Here’s what has been affected so far:

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the supply of plenty of in-demand items will be disrupted.
Jaguars, Land Rovers and Range Rovers, Oh my.
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Come July, Tonka Trucks, Care Bears, K’nex, Lincoln Logs and many more toys could be completely sold out in the US.

The classic toys are made by Boca Raton, Fla.-based Basic Fun, which today halted shipments of all its toys made in China.

More than Jaguars, Land Rovers, and Rolexes...
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We have no problem shopping thrift stores.  There is enough latent supply of "stuff" in this country to last us 20 years. 

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We have no problem shopping thrift stores.  There is enough latent supply of "stuff" in this country to last us 20 years. 

Hard Ball can be played both ways.

Amen.  A potential new lucrative side hustle could be to start a Local "Fix-It" shop.  We throw too much stuff away anyhow.
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