Tariffs, Supply Chain, Price Stability and Delivery
| 1 | Supply Chain and Tariffs are a reality, and that is not going away |
We all remember 2020-2022, COVID 9, supply chain from China clogged, prices went up by double, transportation calls skyrocketed to 4X. This was only a trailer, the Film has still to play out.
| 2 | Tarrif rates are Volatile, keep on changing and WILL keep on changing in the near future. There may even be a complete decoupling meaning no imports from China and no support for products made in China. |
Tariffs on Chinese goods that were less than 5% at the beginning of 2025 went up to over 50% in April when President Trump announced the reciprocal tariffs. China countered. Tariffs soon shot up to 145% which essentially means decoupling, that is no trade with China. Finally the tariffs have settled down to 47.5% but that is a temporary truce for one year. Most strategists of Geo-politics predict that China is going to make a move to capture Taiwan by 2030. And that would result in decoupling for sure.
| 3 | Made in America is the only solution |
EZAutomation did not suffer the slightest bit and kept on shipping throughout the COVID pandemic.
Current tariff rates are:
From China: 47%
From Mexico: 25%
From Japan and EU: 15%
Most of Automation Direct’s products are manufactured in China.
Most of Schneider, Siemens, Omron, Idec, Mitsubishi, Unitronics’, Eaton’s low to middle end products are manufactured in China.
Mexico just announced a tariff of 50% on all imports from China. This will have a major impact on prices from Rockwell as most of their automation control products use components and base assemblies built in China and then final assembled in its largest manufacturing facility in the world in Monterrey, Mexico.
In light of the above, all CEOs and CFOs of America, need to plan how to cope with Automation products manufactured in China or Mexico. Plant managers need to plan for scenario when spare parts for C-more HMIs (EA9 already obsoleted by ADC) or DL or Click PLCs are no longer available.
EZAutomation offers:
- Same day product shipments, Factory Direct, with no worries of Supply Chain issues, Tariff issues and price stability.
- FREE program conversions on C-More and Panelview HMIs (including DH+/RIO) and most of PLCs from Automation Direct.
- PEACE OF MIND
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