A year after the Trump Administration announced its “Liberation Day” tariffs, Q1 industry imports settled to more normal historic levels, dropping 8% overall from 2025 to $5,578.0 million from $6,059.5 million. Athletic footwear was a bright spot, increasing 5% to $1,815.0 million from $1,730.6 million, but sports apparel dropped 13% to $875.8 million from $1,010.9 million, and equipment imports also fell 13% to $2,887.3 million from $3,318.0 million, with only golf imports positive across the hardgoods categories.

Those are among the key findings of our quarterly study of sporting goods imports, drawn ... Log in to view full article.