I've been avoiding writing about this contentious issue, in part because I'd been hoping that is was a lot of bluster from incoming President Trump, but it's looking more and more likely.
Also I've been motivated by Jason Shron's excellent column in January RMC on the same topic.
Simply put, the threatened tariffs will raise the end cost of almost everything we consume in this shared hobby of ours.
It's that simple.
How the tariffs will be collected remains to be seen, but most likely for mail order items such as my products, it'll be collected by the post office before they hand over to you your package.
If I wind up having to prepay the tariffs before shipping into the US, that amount will be added to the price of every item I sell.
That's the way it works.
I'm hoping that wiser heads prevail in this.
Right now I am still moving forward on new projects. The Canadian Postal strike and a few other hiccups have set me back on releases of new kits.
I'm hoping that within a month or so this car will be ready
Stay tuned
3 comments:
Would seem to me, considering that resin kits are produced in relatively small quantities for relatively high prices, that US customers having to pay another $10 or so for your kits wouldn't reduce the demand all that much. What would hurt is extra paperwork for you, especially if you continue to bring your kits and parts to RPM meets in the States. How would that work?
Thank you for the update Pierre. We will all be navigating this new reality for some time. I’m very excited to see the tease on your upcoming release! Now I will be saving my hobby budget to probably order both the NP and SP&S versions - thanks for that ;)
That is one of the great unknowns. Right now, my mindset is no more RPMs for me.
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