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Prepare to break open your wallet for Barbie, Mattel warns
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5/8/2025
Tariffs may force the company to increase prices on its toys.
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After President Trump acknowledged his new trade policies could wind up increasing the price of
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some toys, Barbie maker Mattel confirmed the remarks. While the company says newly implemented
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tariffs didn't affect its first quarter numbers, Mattel admitted it would be looking for supply
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chain options outside of China. The company also said it would be taking pricing action in its U.S.
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business if necessary. On its earnings call, Mattel revealed that the current tariffs would
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add around $270 million to the company's costs this year. Despite having no impact in Q1,
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Mattel's CEO pushed back against the tariffs, saying zero tariffs for toys gives the greatest
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number of children and families access to play. The current 145% tariffs on goods coming from China
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is taking a heavy toll on the toy industry as a whole. Roughly 80% of all toys sold in the U.S.
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are made in China, according to industry group Toy Association. And according to the Commerce
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Department, more than 13 of the nearly $18 billion worth of toys imported into the U.S. in 2024 came
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from the region. That'll do it for your daily briefing. From New York City, I'm Kelsey Barberio
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with the street.
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