People walk past a Tommy Hilfiger store at a mall in Beijing on February 5, 2025. US firm PVH, which … [+]
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PVH, the owner of the Calvin Klein and Tommy Hilfiger brands, has been added to China’s Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) list of “unreliable entities.” It got blacklisted because the country has determined PVH “undermines market rules and violates Chinese laws,” according to a statement issued by the MOFCOM.
By being put on the Chinese Ministry’s blacklist, it could effectively shut down all PVH business in China. As of yet, MOFCOM announced no specific sanctions and the company is given a timeframe to present its defense.
PVH is the first fashion brand to be so blacklisted, a designation typically reserved for defense and biotech companies, such as Illumina, which was also just added to the unreliable entities list. Up until now, only a handful of U.S. companies have been put on that list and none that operate in the consumer market.
The decision follows the Trump administration’s move to impose a 10% tariff on Chinese imports, though MOFCOM has been conducting an investigation into PVH’s China business since September.
In effect, PVH, Calvin Klein and Tommy Hilfiger are the first U.S. fashion brands to fall…
