Bay Area Businesses Face Uncertainty Amid US Tariffs on China

For businesses such as Gingko Furniture in downtown Mountain View, the effects of the tariffs have been immediate.

The exterior of Gingko Furniture in Mountain View, Calif., on April 12, 2025. Conner Lee/The Epoch Times

Some businesses in the San Francisco Bay Area are already feeling the effects of the latest U.S. tariffs on Chinese imports, while others wait with uncertainty.

For businesses such as Gingko Furniture in downtown Mountain View, the effects of the tariffs have been immediate. Jerry Xia, who has owned the store since it opened 15 years ago, told The Epoch Times that his business “will be hit quite severely.”