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ASI Media's Tariff Coverage
Welcome to your destination for in-depth information on tariffs, featuring the latest news and analysis on how these changes are impacting promotional products companies.
Tariffs and Rising Material Costs Make Jewelry Sourcing, Pricing Difficult
NewsEconomic uncertainty and rising global costs associated with sourcing materials, specif...
US, EU Agree to 15% Tariff Rate, But Steel & Aluminum 50% Rate Remains
NewsThe EU rate is half of what the Trump administration threatened earlier, but not everyo...
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Promo Sales Drop for Second Consecutive Quarter, but Optimism Up for Rest of 2025
ResearchDistributor sales collectively declined by 3.2% in Q2 2025, according to new findings f...
Trump Announces 35% Tariff on Canadian Goods Starting Aug. 1
NewsIn a letter to Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, the U.S. president cited the ongoin...
How Supply Chain Woes & Distributor Creativity Are Spurring Gift Card Sales for MediaTree
Brian Duran's No. 1 rule for selling gift cards is not to sell gift cards. Coming...
Trump Issues Executive Order Delaying Reciprocal Tariffs to August 1
NewsThe reciprocal tariffs announced April 2 were supposed to take effect this week. The pr...
Trump Announces Trade Deal With Vietnam
The pact, which reportedly hasn’t been fin...
Industry Outlook Slowly Rebounds Even as May Sales Sluggish
ASI Research’s monthly sales report reveal...
Trump Administration Says No More Changes Coming to China Tariffs
If followed through upon, the decision wou...
Federal Circuit Upholds Order Allowing Trump Tariffs To Remain for Now
The ruling wasn’t based on the merits or l...
ThreadX 2025: Economist Alex Chausovsky Talks Tariffs, Pricing Strategies & Using Data To Predict & Control Variables
The Bundy Group executive presented data-d...
Will Inventory Shortages Hit the Merch Market in 2025?
In April, the White House increased the...
Price Hikes Loom for Promo Drinkware & Other Categories as Trump Raises Steel & Aluminum Tariffs
NewsOn June 4, the president increased the levy rate on imported steel and aluminum article...
President Trump To Double Steel & Aluminum Tariffs, Prompting Cost Concerns for Promo
NewsThe president indicated he would increase the levy rate on those imported metals from 2...
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Trump Tariffs Back On As Court Ruling Temporarily Halted
NewsAn appeals court on Thursday paused an order from a lower court the day before that had...
Court Voids Many Trump Tariffs, Says President Exceeded His Authority
NewsThe White House is appealing, but for now most of the import duties President Donald Tr...
ANTE Act Could Expand Application of Section 301 Tariffs
NewsThe act intends to prevent China-backed exporters from bypassing the levies through thi...
Family-Run Business Sues Government Over Elimination of De Minimis Exemption for China-Made Imports
NewsDetroit Axle wants a federal court to overturn the nixing of the importing rule, which ...