According to estimates, sales of golf apparel make up about one-third of overall golf business. Jeffrey Greenberg/UCG/Universal Images Group via Getty Images
Like almost every product category that imports manufactured goods to the U.S., golf apparel brands are dealing with financial shocks from the Trump tariffs. Most U.S. golf apparel is made in Asia or Southeast Asia and faces stiff tariffs unless the U.S. makes deals with each country to reduce the tariffs.
As of Thursday, China was confronting a tariff of 145 percent, while Vietnam and Bangladesh were working with 10 percent levies. However, those could soon change. When the Trump administration’s 90-day tariff pause ends July 8, “reciprocal” levies against Vietnam will increase to 46 percent and Bangladesh to 37 percent, meaning significantly higher apparel prices are almost assured in late 2025 and into 2026.
Market estimates for golf apparel peg the category to be about one-third of the overall golf business, heavily focused on sales through the green-grass pro shops. For refe...