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Tariffs and Our Supply Chain
Whitmore Lake, MI February 4th 2025
Dear TBF Community,
We want to provide another update on the 10% tariff imposed on Chinese imports by the Trump Administration. Our main priority is to remain transparent and to ensure you have all the information needed to make informed business decisions. Here is our latest update:
Per Customs Border Patrol notice this morning, inventory that shipped before the executive order was signed is scheduled to remain tariff-free. This means that products currently in our warehouse or already in transit before the order took effect will not be impacted
What This Means for Your Orders
- Tariff-Free Inventory: Any products shipped before the executive order was signed will not be subject to additional tariffs.
- Stock Update Street: We recommend regularly reviewing our Stock Update Sheet, where we will highlight current stock replenishments likely to be impacted by these tariffs as new information becomes available.
We understand that pricing stability is important to our customers, and we are doing everything to manage these changes efficiently. Our team is closely monitoring the situation and will provide updates as needed. If you have any questions or concerns about how this may impact your orders, please don’t hesitate to reach out to our team.
Whitmore Lake, MI February 2nd 2025
Dear TBF Community,
We want to provide an update on the recently imposed 10% tariff on Chinese imports by the Trump Administration and how it may impact our industry. Our priority remains transparency, fairness, and ensuring that you have the information needed to make informed business decisions.
These tariffs will affect certain products in our lineup, but we want to assure you that price adjustments will only be applied to new inventory directly impacted by these increased costs. Any products currently in stock will not be subject to these tariffs, allowing us to maintain stability as we navigate this evolving situation.
To help keep you informed, we encourage you to regularly check our Stock Update Sheet, where we we will be identifying current stock replenishments that are expected to be affected by these tariffs as information is made available. However, just because an item is subject to a tariff does not mean its price will increase immediately. In some cases, we have built up back stock that will need to be sold through first before any adjustments take place.
Over the past two and a half decades, we have weathered numerous economic challenges, including the COVID driven supply chain crisis of 2021 when container prices reached all-time highs.
As we did then, we remain committed to standing by You, our customers, by prioritizing long-term relationships with every decision and step we take forthcoming. While some may use these economic shifts as an opportunity to drive up costs, we are taking a different approach—one rooted in community and perseverance.
We are actively monitoring this situation and will continue to provide updates as more details emerge. Our goal is to minimize disruption while ensuring that our customers continue to receive the highest quality products at fair and sustainable prices.
If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to reach out. Thank you for your continued trust and partnership. Together, we will navigate this challenge just as we have in the past—with resilience, adaptability, and a focus on what truly matters.
With gratitude,
The Bear Factory Team