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Alliance Consumer Pulls Production to China Amid 145% Tariffs

7/30/2026

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COO Phil Laster said Alliance Consumer Group is pulling production back to China despite a half-built factory by Ningbo Bright Electric near Bangkok.
U.S. tariffs on Chinese goods rose to 145 percent last year, prompting firms to seek factories in Vietnam and Thailand.
In early July, President Donald Trump set a 12.5 percent tariff on Chinese exports, matching countries.
Analysts expect the administration will keep Chinese tariffs restrained to stabilize trade.

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COO Phil Laster said Alliance Consumer Group is pulling production back to China despite a half-built factory by Ningbo Bright Electric near Bangkok.
U.S. tariffs on Chinese goods rose to 145 percent last year, prompting firms to seek factories in Vietnam and Thailand.
In early July, President Donald Trump set a 12.5 percent tariff on Chinese exports, matching countries.
Analysts expect the administration will keep Chinese tariffs restrained to stabilize trade.