In one case, a Chinese supplier of hairpins and claw clips said Target (TGT) requested they “pick up half the costs of the tariffs.” After attempting to negotiate, the supplier saw delays in their order and ultimately lost the business. Target has not responded to Quartz’s multiple requests for comment.

Currently, there is a 20% tariff on all Chinese imports, impacting around $430 billion worth of goods. Target does not operate any physical stores in mainland China, but says it has worked to reduce its reliance on Chinese imports, cutting the share of its goods from China from 60% to 30%.

After Trump announced his reciprocal tariff policies, the National Retail Federation, the trade association for the largest retail corporations, said that tariffs would lead to higher costs.

“Tariffs are a tax paid by the U.S. importer that will be passed along to the end consumer. Tariffs will not be paid by foreign countries or suppliers,” David French, its government affairs lead, said in a written statement.

As – News has frequently reported, economists at the Federal Reserve and the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) found minimal pass-through into broad inflation.

“President Trump has a mandate from the American people: bring jobs home, end our dependence on China, and restore American manufacturing. Big Retail is now seeing  the cost of inaction as they fail to get on board with the America First agenda,” a Republican operative told – News in a statement. “Americans made it clear they support American manufacturing, and Big Retail will pay the price if they continue to outsource to China,” a Republican operative told – News in a statement.