San Francisco Chronicle: From Lincoln Logs to luggage, U.S.-China trade deal still leaves huge cloud over American business
Joe Shamie counted himself out.
His company, Delta Children, manufacturers baby and kids furniture. His cribs, bassinets and other safety products have been weighed down by a 25 percent tariff, and he worries that higher prices will prompt parents to start using old or unsafe cribs.
Delta Children has nine test labs in China and hundreds of employees carrying out inspections. Shamie said he canāt just relocate production to another country because he relies on Chinaās infrastructure to guarantee his products are safe.
āIām stuck between a rock and a hard place,ā Shamie said. āI canāt move. What do I do?ā