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Australian Appliance Giant Shifts US-Bound Manufacturing Out of China Amid Trump Tariffs

In April, Breville announced it would make ’tactical adjustments’ to its manufacturing locations in response to the Liberation Day tariffs.
Australian Appliance Giant Shifts US-Bound Manufacturing Out of China Amid Trump Tariffs
Breville products on display at a store in Sydney, Australia on Aug. 15, 2019. AAP Image/Stuart Condie
Monica O’Shea
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Major Australian kitchen and coffee appliance manufacturer Breville has been steadily shifting manufacturing of U.S.-bound products out of China to avoid tariffs from the Trump administration.

The global company, famous for inventing the sandwich press, revealed in its latest financial results that Breville and Sage branded 120-volt products sold in North America were now manufactured in Southeast Asia and Mexico.

Monica O’Shea
Monica O’Shea
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Monica O’Shea is a reporter based in Australia. She previously worked as a reporter for Motley Fool Australia, Daily Mail Australia, and Fairfax Regional Media. She can be reached at monica.o'[email protected]