How the trade war is making manufacturers move supply chains out of China

The moves by US companies add up to a reordering of global manufacturing supply chains as they prepare for an extended period of uneven trade relations

US manufacturers are shifting production to countries outside of China as trade tensions between the world’s two biggest economies stretch into a second year.

Companies that make Crocs shoes, Yeti beer coolers, Roomba vacuums and GoPro cameras are producing goods in other countries to avoid US tariffs of as much as 25 per cent on some $250 billion of imports from China. Apple Inc. also is considering shifting final assembly of some of its devices out of China to avoid US tariffs.

Furniture-maker Lovesac Co. is making about 60 per cent of its furniture in China, down from 75 per