Mexico City, Jan 31, 2026 (AFP) - How Lego got swept up in US-Mexico trade frictions

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2026-01-31

Manufacturing a Barbie or a Lego brick requires large quantities of plastic, much of which comes from China, the world's largest producer of the material. So when Mexico hiked tariffs on the Asian giant at the start of 2026, its toy manufacturers, including local factories of Lego and Barbie-maker Mattel, had mixed emotions. On the one hand, they cheered the clampdown on cheaper Asian imports but on the other were left wincing at the rising costs......

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