Impact of US Tariffs policies on equipment price

[kindof99]

With the change of tariff policies, what will be the impacts for US buyers to buy from Europe, Japan, and China?
Please share information you know and discuss the issue here.

 

[Angerer]

All manufacturers will bring their production to the U.S. and the prices will plummet.

 

[kindof99]

All manufacturers will bring their production to the U.S. and the prices will plummet.

The sad truth is that there is probably no table tennis equipment manufacturers in the US right now, and who knows the tariff policies will change again.

 

[Dr Evil]

There's a 10% baseline tariff that will hit everything starting April 5. Then there are the "discounted reciprocal tariffs” for nations who have been insufficiently respectful of Trump. So 24% on Japan and 20% on the EU (instead of the baseline 10%) starting April 9. For nations who have violated the White House dress code it's even worse, such as a new 34% tariff on China added on top of previous tariffs like the 20% Trump already added to punish China (along with Mexico and Canada) for the US fentanyl crisis. But, no worries, this is carefully planned and will all work out fine.

 

[Infernal]

With the change of tariff policies, what will be the impacts for US buyers to buy from Europe, Japan, and China?

You will pay higher prices for everything.

The exact price increases can be found in the table that mr. Trump presented:

China 34%
EU (All ESN) 20%
Japan 24%

 

[dingyibvs]

It probably won't affect things much if you buy it from smaller vendors directly from China, they tend to declare $500 packages for $15, and nobody can verify. If you buy from say TT11 though then you're SOL. Last time when Trump briefly revoked the de minimis law TT11 shipments were being held up at customs for some of my clubmates. Presumably if the revocation had held up tariffs would've needed to be paid before they'd been released.

Now that the de minis law appears to be truly revoked, I expect all cross border shipments to have issues, though only vendors who honestly report the value of their shipments will be hit hard by the tariffs.

 

[zeio]

Can't wait for news of table tennis equipment smuggling into the country making the headlines. Table tennis trafficking ring busted...

 

[Doralikesmath]

Paddle Pallace and Megaspin won't be able to compete anymore, as if they could before.

 

[haggisv]

Hopefully (for our US friends here) some of the retailers have stocked up before the tariffs came in.

 

[Peter93]

It probably won't affect things much if you buy it from smaller vendors directly from China, they tend to declare $500 packages for $15, and nobody can verify. If you buy from say TT11 though then you're SOL. Last time when Trump briefly revoked the de minimis law TT11 shipments were being held up at customs for some of my clubmates. Presumably if the revocation had held up tariffs would've needed to be paid before they'd been released.

Now that the de minis law appears to be truly revoked, I expect all cross border shipments to have issues, though only vendors who honestly report the value of their shipments will be hit hard by the tariffs.

The de minimis threshold to China was eliminated

https://www.wsj.com/livecoverage/trump-tariffs-trade-war-stock-market-04-02-2025/card/trump-ends-popular-de-minimis-trade-exemption-for-china-used-by-shein-temu-9Ib4ozrVgEK1OudeahtJ

So now you will be paying import duties on products of any value coming into the US from China. Thankfully it still appears to be in place for the EU and Japan.

 

[dingyibvs]

The de minimis threshold to China was eliminated

https://www.wsj.com/livecoverage/trump-tariffs-trade-war-stock-market-04-02-2025/card/trump-ends-popular-de-minimis-trade-exemption-for-china-used-by-shein-temu-9Ib4ozrVgEK1OudeahtJ

So now you will be paying import duties on products of any value coming into the US from China. Thankfully it still appears to be in place for the EU and Japan.

Right, and I believe it'll go into effect next month. It'll likely lengthen shipments from smaller vendors from China, but the actual $$ amount won't really matter since they declare so little. A 30+% tariff on a "$15" package is only like $5.

 

[vvk1]

I guess we can expect lots of reviews of Killerspin equipment in coming months

 

[Takkyu_wa_inochi]

in 2035 the world hardbat champions will come from the US

 

[Peter93]

Right, and I believe it'll go into effect next month. It'll likely lengthen shipments from smaller vendors from China, but the actual $$ amount won't really matter since they declare so little. A 30+% tariff on a "$15" package is only like $5.

It's really a matter of how much the distributers are getting hit now. If Megaspin gets their stuff directly from China, say dozens of sheets a time, or from DHS in North America who could be importing thousands of sheet at a time, it's not going to be pleasant.

 

[kindof99]

The de minimis threshold to China was eliminated

https://www.wsj.com/livecoverage/trump-tariffs-trade-war-stock-market-04-02-2025/card/trump-ends-popular-de-minimis-trade-exemption-for-china-used-by-shein-temu-9Ib4ozrVgEK1OudeahtJ

So now you will be paying import duties on products of any value coming into the US from China. Thankfully it still appears to be in place for the EU and Japan.

I think The de minimis threshold to all countries not just China was eliminated

 

[kindof99]

It's really a matter of how much the distributers are getting hit now. If Megaspin gets their stuff directly from China, say dozens of sheets a time, or from DHS in North America who could be importing thousands of sheet at a time, it's not going to be pleasant.

The inflation will probably be at about the same rate for all sellers since they need to pay the tariff tax one way or another

 

[kindof99]

It's really a matter of how much the distributers are getting hit now. If Megaspin gets their stuff directly from China, say dozens of sheets a time, or from DHS in North America who could be importing thousands of sheet at a time, it's not going to be pleasant.

Megaspin does not really stock equipment. They just take orders and pass them to other online stores

 

[Caravenav]

I think we should wait for the next move of Sport Squads (Joola's owner)... maybe they can do something locally (build a factory?) that will benefit the local players...

 

[Peter93]

I think The de minimis threshold to all countries not just China was eliminated

The order explicitly names China according to the white house:

Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Closes De Minimis Exemptions to Combat China’s Role in America’s Synthetic Opioid Crisis

CLOSING LOOPHOLES IN THE TARIFF SYSTEM: Today, President Donald J. Trump signed an Executive Order eliminating duty-free de minimis treatment for

www.whitehouse.gov

Megaspin does not really stock equipment. They just take orders and pass them to other online stores

Be that as it may, it's still going to someone who has to import the rubbers and rackets, which will be hit by tariffs, and larger orders mean higher duties.

 

[Tony's Table Tennis]

I guess we can expect lots of reviews of Killerspin equipment in coming months

but sorry to spoil you, even that, they are imported