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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Joanna Partridge

Dr Martens promises not to raise prices this year despite US tariffs

Model poses wearing Dr Martens boots
Almost two-thirds (62%) of Dr Martens footwear is made in Vietnam, and 31% in Laos, south-east Asia. Photograph: Dr Martens/PA

Dr Martens has vowed not to increase prices this year and will continue sourcing from Vietnam and Laos, despite the threat of cripplingly high tariffs on the south-east Asian countries, where the bulk of its shoes are made.

The British footwear brand, best known for its boots with distinctive yellow stitching, said most of its autumn and winter stock would be either in the market or in transit by the start of July, around the time the 90-day pause on an array of tariffs imposed by the US is due to come to an end.

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