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<blockquote data-quote="Sacrosanct" data-source="post: 9643867" data-attributes="member: 15700"><p>Just got this email from Print Ninja (bolded in red by me)</p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 8px"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34)"> <table style='width: 100%'><tr></tr></table><p><p style="text-align: left">[td]<p style="text-align: left"><span style="color: rgb(82, 82, 99)"><span style="font-size: 16px"><span style="font-family: 'WorkSans'"><br /> <br /> We wanted to take a moment to update you on the confusing times we face in regards to tariffs and goods that are shipped out of China.<br /> <br /> The size of the recent tariffs has the potential to be devastating to a business like ours that works with vendors in China and the US, so here is a quick breakdown of facts to help guide some decision-making as you weigh your options in the near future. <br /> <h2>The Good News</h2></p> <p style="text-align: left"><strong>Books are one of the products that are exempt from the (very hefty) 145% tariff on imports into the US from China.</strong><br /> <br /> We've also absorbed the initial tariff (pre-April increases) into our pricing structure. The newest round of tariffs has had the exception for publications in place. <br /> <h2>The Bad News</h2></p> <p style="text-align: left"><strong>The exemption does not apply to game products. Those are currently priced with the additional 145% tariff costs.</strong> <br /> <br /> While we absorbed much of that cost early on, the rapid and unpredictable jumps have become too much to take on without destroying our business model. We're still hopeful that a revised trade partnership will alleviate this.<br /> <br /> <strong><em><span style="color: rgb(184, 49, 47)">As a result, we're pausing quoting of any international custom game orders, as we continue to work to find solutions to the orders that were in process.</span></em></strong><br /> <h2>The Other Good News</h2></p> <p style="text-align: left">With the launch of our domestic production based in Illinois, <strong>both card game projects and book projects can be ordered with no tariff concerns.</strong><br /> Visit our domestic <a href="https://www2.printninja.com/e/208102/book-calculator-/5r4q93/2756583269/h/qO3O95Uf7wt4G4wzVd3v-Rr8spf9ezAnhm1E7IbSZ_8" target="_blank"><span style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204)">book</span></a> and <a href="https://www2.printninja.com/e/208102/card-calculator-/5r4q96/2756583269/h/qO3O95Uf7wt4G4wzVd3v-Rr8spf9ezAnhm1E7IbSZ_8" target="_blank"><span style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204)">card</span></a> calculators to start pricing a project out now, or visit our <a href="https://www2.printninja.com/e/208102/2025-04-23/5r4q99/2756583269/h/qO3O95Uf7wt4G4wzVd3v-Rr8spf9ezAnhm1E7IbSZ_8" target="_blank"><span style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204)">international book calculator</span></a> to continue to order the style of book projects that we've offered since our start back in 2012. <br /> <br /> We appreciate all the kind sentiments that we've heard from our customers. Let us know if you have any further questions. We're happy to help. <br /> <br /> -- The PrintNinja Team</span></span></span></p></p> <p style="text-align: left">[/td]</p> </p><p></span></span></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Sacrosanct, post: 9643867, member: 15700"] Just got this email from Print Ninja (bolded in red by me) [SIZE=0px][FONT=Arial][COLOR=rgb(34, 34, 34)][TABLE] [TR] [LEFT][td][LEFT][COLOR=rgb(82, 82, 99)][SIZE=16px][FONT=WorkSans] We wanted to take a moment to update you on the confusing times we face in regards to tariffs and goods that are shipped out of China. The size of the recent tariffs has the potential to be devastating to a business like ours that works with vendors in China and the US, so here is a quick breakdown of facts to help guide some decision-making as you weigh your options in the near future. [HEADING=1]The Good News[/HEADING] [B]Books are one of the products that are exempt from the (very hefty) 145% tariff on imports into the US from China.[/B] We've also absorbed the initial tariff (pre-April increases) into our pricing structure. The newest round of tariffs has had the exception for publications in place. [HEADING=1]The Bad News[/HEADING] [B]The exemption does not apply to game products. Those are currently priced with the additional 145% tariff costs.[/B] While we absorbed much of that cost early on, the rapid and unpredictable jumps have become too much to take on without destroying our business model. We're still hopeful that a revised trade partnership will alleviate this. [B][I][COLOR=rgb(184, 49, 47)]As a result, we're pausing quoting of any international custom game orders, as we continue to work to find solutions to the orders that were in process.[/COLOR][/I][/B] [HEADING=1]The Other Good News[/HEADING] With the launch of our domestic production based in Illinois, [B]both card game projects and book projects can be ordered with no tariff concerns.[/B] Visit our domestic [URL='https://www2.printninja.com/e/208102/book-calculator-/5r4q93/2756583269/h/qO3O95Uf7wt4G4wzVd3v-Rr8spf9ezAnhm1E7IbSZ_8'][COLOR=rgb(17, 85, 204)]book[/COLOR][/URL] and [URL='https://www2.printninja.com/e/208102/card-calculator-/5r4q96/2756583269/h/qO3O95Uf7wt4G4wzVd3v-Rr8spf9ezAnhm1E7IbSZ_8'][COLOR=rgb(17, 85, 204)]card[/COLOR][/URL] calculators to start pricing a project out now, or visit our [URL='https://www2.printninja.com/e/208102/2025-04-23/5r4q99/2756583269/h/qO3O95Uf7wt4G4wzVd3v-Rr8spf9ezAnhm1E7IbSZ_8'][COLOR=rgb(17, 85, 204)]international book calculator[/COLOR][/URL] to continue to order the style of book projects that we've offered since our start back in 2012. We appreciate all the kind sentiments that we've heard from our customers. Let us know if you have any further questions. We're happy to help. -- The PrintNinja Team[/FONT][/SIZE][/COLOR][/LEFT][/td][/LEFT] [/TR] [/TABLE][/COLOR][/FONT][/SIZE] [/QUOTE]
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