Source: Financial Times [UK]
“Amazon and Walmart’s third-party sellers are hoarding stock in Canada as they try to wait out President Donald Trump’s trade war with China. Independent vendors who sell products — from cheap dog toys to appliances — through the companies’ US ecommerce platforms are shifting goods from China to Canadian warehouses, according to half a dozen sellers, logistics providers and consultants. Several makers and distributors of Amazon’s and Walmart’s own products, as well as suppliers to companies such as Disney, are also using the tactic, some of the people said. … Flexport, a US logistics group, said there were early signs that shipments were being routed to Canada after it observed a 50 per cent increase in consignments from China to the country last week.” (04/22/25)