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Sentiment in the US is a "significant concern" for Nike as it directly affects demand for its footwear, says Sheng Lu, a professor of fashion and apparel studies at the University of Delaware.

The three - among the top five largest apparel importers to the US - could soon see levies ranging from 34% to 46% charged on their products.

The industry is diverse, spanning apparel, metal products, electronics, processed food products and other goods.

The husband-and-wife team, who emigrated from South Korea three years earlier, sold clothes and apparel to teens and young adults at nearly unbeatable prices.

Every morning, he says, he looks into his closet stocked with cardinal and gold apparel and has to pinch himself.