The new tariffs on shipments from China will heavily impact many small businesses, including us. A lot of the inventory from this campaign has already been put into production, so we don’t have much of a choice but to pay whatever the tariffs may be… Which are currently at 145%. At the moment there is a 90 day pause on the tariffs. Luckily a majority of the inventory will arrive before then, however there is always the possibility of that changing any day. We honestly have no idea how this is going to turn out, but will try to fulfill this campaign to the best of our abilities! As the situation develops, I will update you about how we are affected and what we will do moving forward.
For backers outside of the US, there is also a possibility of you paying reciprocal tariffs your country places on the US, since that is where we ship from. We will make an update right before fulfillment starts that will list the reciprocal tariffs in each country so you know what to expect before it arrives to you. We will cancel and refund orders at your request, but please only do so if you really need it since this is impacting us financially as well 🥲
Beetle Backpack
After considering your thoughts on the last iteration, I feel like we’ve come to a good compromise! The beetle’s pinchers are much closer to the bag now due to the new D-ring placements. What do you think? This way, we avoid bending the pinchers if they’re unsecured AND that huge gap from last update! We would love to put this bag into production ASAP to try and avoid the incoming tariffs :’)
We are also a bit behind on emails at the moment, catching up now! If you need to contact us, you can do so at [email protected]
