New parents are worried Trump’s tariffs will make having a baby prohibitively expensive. ‘Babies don’t stop being born because there’s tariffs’

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CEO Steven Dunn founded his company in 1991, it made baby bottles in California with tooling from New Jersey.

Trump exempted some baby products, including car seats and high chairs, from import taxes during his first administration.

In response to the tariffs, Dunn halted orders from China and instituted a hiring freeze at Munchkin’s California headquarters, where 320 people are employed.

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Author / Journalist: Dee-Ann Durbin, The Associated Press

Category: EconomyBusiness

Markets: United StatesChina

Topics: Donald Trump Parenting Tariffs Tariffs and trade

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Published On: 2025-04-20 @ 14:42:36 (6 days ago)

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