Bloomberg Law
Jan. 25, 2019, 12:00 PM UTC

Trade War Leaves Pet Supply Industry in Doghouse

Rossella Brevetti
Rossella Brevetti
Reporter
Jasmine Ye Han
Jasmine Ye Han
Data Reporter

Pet fish owners could soon pay more for aquarium water filters when they visit their local PetSmart, due to tariffs imposed on imports from China.

A few aisles over, the price of dog and pet food could soon rise as steel and aluminum tariffs increase the costs for producers such as Cargill and J.M. Smucker Co.

It’s not just the pet products coming here: retaliatory tariffs are making it harder for U.S. pet suppliers to sell their food in China, too.

The $70 billion pet care industry illustrates just how far the U.S.-China tariff war reaches and it could soon ...

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