Pinball Medics 25% Tariff Surcharge
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Of course unless you had to order these parts in, than that dealer was just padding his pockets with an extra 25% profit on their instock parts at your expense. Hopefully they took you out for dinner before screwing you!
Canadian tariffs don’t start until 21 days from March 4 as per our laws for instating the tariffs Btw.
Canadian tariffs don’t start until 21 days from March 4 as per our laws for instating the tariffs Btw.
They aren't screwing anyone, when they fill that replacement order it'll cost them 25% more to get it in. Then some people will bitch if the tariffs leave but they don't drop their prices 25% right away.
Tarrifs don’t exist at this point, he got taken. On top of which you know they won’t restock they will just place orders as needed charging that customer the tarrifs per order if it ever comes to be.
Paul
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I can understand paying the 25% on products they had to pay the 25% tariffs on. If they haven’t paid 25% tariffs yet, then it shouldn’t be charged. So really people are getting screwed.
As per this article, 25% were put in place on March 4th 2025 on 30 billion of goods from the USA.
Canada announces robust tariff package in response to unjustified U.S. tariffs - Canada.ca
Today, the Honourable Dominic LeBlanc, Minister of Finance and Intergovernmental Affairs, and the Honourable Mélanie Joly, Minister of Foreign Affairs, announced that in response to unjustified U.S. tariffs, the Government of Canada is moving forward with 25 per cent tariffs on $155 billion...
With the list of affected products here
List of products from the United States subject to 25 per cent tariffs effective March 4, 2025 - Canada.ca
Effective March 4, 2025, the Government of Canada is imposing 25 per cent tariffs on $30 billion in goods imported from the United States (U.S.).
Included in the list
9504.30.00 Video game consoles and machines, table or parlour games, including pintables, billiards, special tables for casino games and automatic bowling equipment, amusement machines operated by coins, bank notes, bank cards, tokens or by any other means of payment.
The process was started on March 4, still provides 21 days before the tarrifs are charged It kinda a weird law that they enact the tarrifs but give the 21 days before grace period. I am guessing that is to allow for intransit materials to arrive tarrif free.
ManaPinball.com
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Nope. It was in affect as of Mar 4. They almost got me with some pinball machines, thankfully it was in transit before that otherwise I'd have been screwed. So anything shipped on Mar 4+ will be affected.
I wish they weren't in yet but sadly they are.
The first phase of Canada's response includes tariffs on $30 billion in goods imported from the U.S., effective as of 12:01 a.m., March 4, 2025. The list includes products such as orange juice, peanut butter, wine, spirits, beer, coffee, appliances, apparel, footwear, motorcycles, cosmetics, and certain pulp and paper products.
It also includes pins.
Hammerhead
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Mike has an article about it
No... one set of tariffs came in effect immediately on March 4. 21 days later a bigger set was set to come into place. Those have been postponed until April 2nd to see what political theatre happens in the US.
gunner007
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They wrote a full piece on FB with details of why there is an increase. Very detailed and accurate. They are great to deal with, quick shipping, decent prices and helpful. So I wouldn't fault them for the increase in prices.
Pretty sure this is an incorrect application of a tariff surcharge though. The vast majority of pinball parts are not made in the US, so even though they're being shipped from the US they wouldn't have the 25% tariff applied. The origin of the parts for LED's, coils, etc is most certainly somewhere like China. They should be labelled as such, and they'd have the same charges they've always had. If the parts suppliers aren't willing to label the shipments properly, that's certainly a problem all in itself.
Does the $800 exemption still apply if you are bring in parts, etc. from the US and are visiting for over 48 hours? Assuming the parts are made in the US. Thanks.
So does this mean pinball machines are now 25% more expensive if purchased from the USA effective March 4th?
So does this mean pinball machines are now 25% more expensive if purchased from the USA effective March 4th?
I asked this question last night as I have things to buy at Allentown and A Stebel did some studying, no tariff on the exempted amount but on anything value over.