New York City – Skincare store in Brooklyn sells the items that you will not usually find on other retailers in the US
Almost all serums, face masks and creams sold in cented cent are imported from South Korea and Japan.
South Korea tops the list for import of cosmetics, but it can face 25% Tariff If President Trump’s plan proceeds A 90-day stagnation On most of his So -called new mutual tariffStagnation was announced last week.
A Japanese delegation held a meeting at the White House on Wednesday, which was in an attempt to avoid new 24% tariffs on its own imports after its conclusion. 90 days stop,
“They are nervous,” Mary Dell Rosario said, Store Manager of Centi Sant. “They know that this is coming. They know everything is going to change. Therefore, they buy the multiples of the products they love.”
Last year, the US imported more than $ 7.5 billion in cosmetics, according to the number of US International Trade Commission. About $ 1.7 billion of those imports came from South Korea. In recent years, retailers have seen a jump in Korean skincare sales, thanks to social media affected.
“Customers who are here come here with a purpose,” said Rosario. “… Most of the time this happens because they have seen us on social media.”
Carrie Kuiken told CBS News that she is shopping for her and her sister living in Seattle.
“She sends me like a complete list of things she wants, and then I ship them out,” Kuiken said.
Rosario says that his most popular item is its sunscreen, which is retail at $ 17.99. She says that the tariff will probably increase the price of more than $ 20.
And it concerns the Personal Care Products Council, a trade association that represents more than 600 brands, including L’Oréal, Neutrogena, Estee Lauder and Proctor & Gamble.
It said in a statement that it is particularly concerned about “trade policies that can result in high prices for individual care products,” saying that American consumers “use about six to 12 products each day, including sunscreen, toothpastes, shampoos, moisturizers and aroma each day.
Michelle Ranavat, CEO and founder of their own beauty line Ranaut, say that the cosmetic industry depends on a “very complex ecosystem”.
Ranaut told CBS News, “The longer this uncertainty lasts, the more difficult it is for small businesses to plan.”
Its products are packed in the US, but the material comes from India.
“I think the effect is going to be very important,” he said about the tariff.
For now, stores such as Centi Santies are preparing the worst.
“We estimate the increase in prices, either the late April or the first week of May,” Rosario said.
Jerika Duncan
