If it isn’t, they argue, companies may move their warehouses, and the jobs that come with them, outside the United States. In 2022, David’s Bridal said it paid about $20 million in fees to U.S. Customs. Competitors based in China that ship dresses directly to shoppers paid nothing, Mr. Marcum said. In the course of six years, he added, David’s Bridal paid about $100 million in duties that could have been invested in modernizing its business. “You can see the enormity of that — the disadvantage that we’ve had to face,” Mr. Marcum said.

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Persons: ”, Shein, ” Jim Marcum, “, David’s, Marcum, ” Mr, Ron Sorini Organizations: Chinese Communist Party, ”, . Customs Locations: United States, China, U.S