You have 90 days. From clothes to electronics and appliances, here’s what you should stock up on before Trump’s tariffs pause ends in July
President Trump announced reciprocal tariffs
for
over 180 countries
on April 2, an announcement he called ”
Liberation Day
.” Just one week (and plenty of
market mayhem
) later, on April 9, Trump
hit the snooze button
on his tariffs rollout, giving countries a 90-day reprieve, instead imposing a blanket levy of 10% across the board except for China, which he hit with a 125% tariff “effective immediately.” (One day later, the White House clarified its tariff rate on Chinese imports is actually 145%.)
While China and the U.S.
trade barbs and tit-for-tat tariffs
, many are anxiously awaiting the new deadline for when the rest of the world’s reciprocal tariffs will kick in.
Given how many purchases could get significantly more expensive after the new deadline—that is Tuesday, July 8—we’ve created a list of things you might want to consider buying before you see prices go up, noting some of the countries that play a role in producing them and their corresponding tariff percentage once the 90-day pause is up. We’ve also bolded the items China directly contributes to producing as you’ll likely see price increases for those
sooner rather than later
.
In terms of methodology,
Fortune
collected consumer spending data from U.S. government agencies like the
Bureau of Labor Statistics
and the
Bureau of Economic Analysis
to compile what goods Americans spend the most money on. We then cross-referenced those categories with U.S. import data and statistics from the
World Bank
and the
U.S. International Trade Commission
, and then looked at supply chains for these products—particularly where they’re assembled and manufactured. We then prioritized the
list of countries
based on the prices that are most likely to spike—Asian countries,
not surprisingly
, are dominant in many categories.
Appliances
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Babies & Kids
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Clothing
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Electronics
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Health & beauty
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Home décor
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Household items
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Jewelry & accessories
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Kitchenware & home goods
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Outdoor gear
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Pharmaceuticals & over-the-counter medications
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School supplies
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Vehicles & auto parts
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