I haven't put in the orders with the manufacturers yet. Both my plush manufacturer and my pin manufacturer are based in China, and with the way tariffs are rising, I was standing on shaky ground being uncertain of whether or not to move forward.

Tariffs are announced to increase to 125% for imports from China. This is obviously vastly different from what I budgeted for, and what I based prices around. And I have no guarantee that the tariffs will even stop at that percentage.

Tariffs are paid not now, but rather further down the line when the plush and pins are finished and shipped to me. So there would be a high likelihood that I could order the plush and pins only to be completely unable to pay the tariffs when they import, and have all the products sitting in a crate indefinitely, never reaching me. In that case, I wouldn't even be able to refund you because the money would have already been spent on manufacturing.

So I've made the call to pause the campaign for the time being. If the situation with the trade war dies down within a few months, I can start manufacturing. If it doesn't, I will refund everyone.

As for the shipping costs: your cards have not been charged yet. I will not charge your cards unless we get to the point where it seems safe to proceed with the campaign. At that point, I will give you all a warning, so the charge doesn't cause any issues for people not expecting it.

Thank you for your patience and understanding.