Ivanka Trump brand products made ... in China
Between the election of Donald Trump and the end of February, 1,600 leather wallets, two tons of blouses and 23 tons of “made in China” shoes from the Ivanka Trump brand crossed the Pacific, according to US customs. .
Since the beginning of the Trump era, the risks of conflicts of interest have been legion as the empire of the President of the United States is large. The tenant of the White House and his family are no longer except for a contradiction. While the American president keeps accusing China of "stealing" American jobs by producing cheaper and of inciting his compatriots to "buy American and hire American", certain products of the brand of his daughter, Ivanka Trump, are made ... in China.
Between the election of the US president on November 8 and the end of February, no less than 1,600 leather wallets, two tonnes of 100% polyester blouses and 23 tonnes of “made in China” shoes from the Ivanka Trump brand crossed the Pacific. Almost one shipment per day cleared US customs during this period, reports the AFP correspondent in China. And orders keep coming in. According to the Chinese daily Global Times, in early February, a company in southern China claimed to have received an order for 10,000 shoes for the next season.
Ivanka Trump products are selling well
Still, the Ivanka line is not the only Trump brand to be produced in China. At the end of January, a senator from Michigan had pinned on Twitter the new president, whose eponymous clothes are produced in China or in Indonesia. Over the past 10 years, more than 1,200 shipments of products bearing the billionaire's surname have been shipped to the United States from mainland China or Hong Kong, according to US customs data consulted by the anti-Trump cabinet "Our Principles PAC ”. Since the inauguration of her father, Ivanka, like Donald Trump, have entrusted their business interests to relatives as long as the billionaire is in the White House without selling their companies, which would allow them to take them back in hand after the end of term.
And the business is pretty good. Annual revenue is estimated to be around $ 100 million for the Ivanka brand. In recent weeks, sales are even on the rise. According to the website Slice Intelligence, they doubled in February compared to the previous month (+ 207%). On Amazon, sales even jumped 332% in January and February compared to last year. These good sales figures coincide with a controversy that erupted in early February over the affairs of the president's daughter. The decision of the American chain of luxury stores Nordstrom to withdraw the Ivanka Trump line from its shelves, explaining that the brand was no longer successful, had caused the wrath of the White House. Donald Trump then tweeted his annoyance and his entourage even encouraged his supporters to buy his daughter's products.
