Hi all,
Yesterday (11/26/2025) Black Friday sales began at Player One in China, so I made several purchases totaling about $4K. I bought four new cameras and a filter wheel.
I must have had a severe brain fart at some time because I didn't even think of the tariffs. Am I going to get crushed with tariffs? Anybody know how bad I'm likely to be hit?
Thanks,
Tommy
The tariffs are already factored in before purchase.
That would be a savior!
Tommy Mastro · Nov 26, 2025, 09:39 PM
That would be a savior!
Yeah, most large vendors and manufacturers pre-apply tariff rates to their products, which allows them to control their profit margins more accurately.
When tariff rates increase, vendors and manufacturers are more likely to just increase the prices of the product to offset the tariff increase.
Sometimes companies will opt to not change prices in response to tariffs. Profit margin shrink can offset by increased sales due to competitors increasing pricing, while keeping their own product’s prices the same, although it is only applicable under specific circumstances.
They just responded to my inquiry and said I shouldn’t be charged anything because they ship “duty paid”.
Oh man, I may have dodged a huge speeding bullet! Fingers crossed!