- Ms. Fisk
- 13 hours ago
- 1 min read
All the news around tariffs and the trade war are pretty spooky and, honestly, I don't understand most of it (and I'm not going to pretend to) beyond that things are going to get more expensive... including 3D printing.
All the news and seeing other business and market groups discussing impact, plans... the whole nine yards, got me taking what steps I can to be prepared for this as a very fledgling business. We're still our baby steps.
Chiefly, I've managed to source/switch to a USA based FDM filament maker (majority of the store products are printed using both PLA and UV Resin) in preparing for hiked costs. I believe the maker also sources their raw materials in the USA so, hoping, I have avoided the rising costs on that end.
However, the printing resin is an entirely different matter. There are no US manufacturers I could find and even if there were, the raw materials would still come from overseas, so avoiding any passed along tariff costs is impossible. I also use Plant-based or Bio/Eco Resin so... ya
What this means for the shop? As the resin prices go up, I'll be adjusting prices to match with the rising costs as I add new figures. What is already added to the shop will not see a price increase unless absolutely necessary. If it comes to that, I'll make an announcement well in advanced (like this one) before the increases go into affect.
I thank you for your patience and support in navigating this WHILE trying to get this business off the ground.
