NEW YORK—Levi Strauss & Co. has been “deliberate and diligent” in moving production out of China because of uncertainty hanging over tariffs on goods imported from China, Chief Executive Officer Chip Bergh said in an interview with Reuters.
Just 1 percent or 2 percent of Levi’s products sold in the United States are manufactured in China, Bergh said, compared to 16 percent two years ago. Bergh was speaking one day before President Donald Trump said he would impose tariffs on another $300 billion of Chinese goods, including apparel.
