Electronic Parts Distributor Says It Will Eat Tariff Costs for ‘Foreseeable Future’
Master Electronics will absorb costs of Trade Act Section 301 tariffs on Chinese imports that took effect over the summer by establishing itself as a “tariff free zone,” said the electronic components distributor Thursday. It’s vowing no tariff-related price increases…
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or surcharges “for the foreseeable future.” The first two rounds of 25 percent tariffs took effect July 6 and Aug. 23 and the third round took effect Sept. 24 at 10 percent, but scheduled to rise to 25 percent after Jan. 1. “Our prices do change regularly based on supplier prices and market elements,” says the company’s website. “There will be no price change, surcharges, or fees due to tariff policy.”