Louis Vuitton Hikes U.S. Prices to Dodge Tariff Tantrums. In yet another dramatic plot twist in the luxury-meets-politics soap opera, Louis Vuitton has decided that your next handbag should come with a side of international trade policy. Analysts at Bernstein and Barclays report a 4% price increase on the brand’s U.S. website a polite, monogrammed way of saying “tariffs are not our thing.”

The timing, unsurprisingly, aligns with the latest 10% import duty served up by the Trump administration like a surprise bill at a five-star restaurant. But insiders whisper that Louis Vuitton likes to nudge prices around this time anyway, perhaps as a spring tradition like tulips, but with more cowhide.

Meanwhile, Japan saw a 3% rise and France a modest 2%, because apparently luxury inflation is also a world traveler.

Despite the tariffs, analysts say the real sting on shoppers is more like a designer paper cut than a full-blown financial hemorrhage. Since the tax targets “industrial first cost” (read: what the bag costs before the unicorn tears are added), the retail price bump stays in the historically civilized range of 5 to 7% practically a bargain in the luxury universe.

Still, experts warn of deeper consequences: rattled markets, nervous currencies, and luxury consumers asking existential questions like, “Should I really buy my fourth Neverfull this year?”

And just to keep things interesting, Hermès recently announced it will also bump up prices in the U.S. from May 1. Because nothing says economic diplomacy like a slightly more expensive Birkin.