U.S. President Donald Trump’s 145% tariff on Chinese imports—along with additional duties on Vietnamese goods—is rippling through the Black beauty supply chain, sharply increasing the cost of hair extensions, wigs and glues that dominate the market for textured-hair styling. Salon owner Dajiah Blackshear-Calloway in Smyrna, Georgia says a package of Vietnamese hair she once bought for $190 now costs $290, while Chinese-made hair glue has almost doubled to $14.99 a bottle. She has begun asking customers to bring their own hair, cutting a ‘quick weave’ service with supplied hair to $400 from $140 without it, in an effort to keep appointments from falling further. Philadelphia-based entrepreneur Kadidja Dosso waited more than a month for $50,000 of braiding hair to clear customs after the May tariff hike, while Slayyy Hair founder Diann Valentine faced a $300,000 fee to release 26,000 units stuck at the Port of Los Angeles. Valentine has since raised retail prices by 20%, laid off four staff and is working extended hours to meet demand at her two California supply stores. Higher input costs are squeezing margins at many small, Black-owned firms that already operate with limited capital, said Brookings Institution fellow Andre Perry. NielsenIQ estimates Black U.S. consumers spent about $2.29 billion on hair-care products in 2022, but analysts warn discretionary salon visits and store traffic are beginning to dip as clients adjust to steeper prices. Economists argue the tariffs function as a tax on domestic businesses and consumers. Sina Golara, a supply-chain professor at Georgia State University, notes that although some of the burden may be absorbed overseas, most is now landing on U.S. wholesalers, retailers and ultimately the women who rely on protective and styling services.