Hi All,

 

I wanted to send a quick update with some important information regarding recent changes to our upcoming fulfilment plans. 

 

In light of yet another recent change to the US tariffs on Chinese imports, and after careful consideration, I’ve determined that the best way to proceed with the Mammoth fulfillment is to continue the majority of our fulfillment from the USA. 

 

While I had mentioned previously that my intention was to have the main fulfillment from the US, as of the past couple months, our recent delivery dates had all been based on the strong possibility of fulfilling preorders from China via duty-free shipping, which was going to be slightly more cost effective and would forgo the 4-6 week transport time to our US warehouses. With the previously looming tariff expenses of 54%, we would have had no better option. However, with the news of this new tariff pause, our entire strategy has had to be reworked (again). While the current 30% tariff is still substantial and will ultimately impact our MSRPs (more on that later), it does create enough of an incentive for continuing our main fulfillment from the US. I realize that many of you were looking forward to receiving these items sooner, so I sincerely apologize for the additional wait time. 

 

For anyone unaware, the US has extended the delay for the China tariff increase as of  Aug. 12th, for another 90 days, which means that it will hold at 30% for at least the next three months. Because of this, fulfilling the majority of our preorders from the US still remains our most reliable and most economically viable option.

 
In the event that this assortment is delayed past the extension date of Nov. 12th and tariff here increases, there may be yet another change to the fulfillment strategy, but if that were to happen, I'll surely keep you all posted here as soon as I have news.

Below is a breakdown showing where each region will be fulfilled from as well as the estimated delivery period.

North, Central, and South America

Australia 

Middle East

Africa

 

United Kingdom

Europe

 

China

Asia Pacific 

Japan

South Korea

 

Preorders received on or after 9/15/25 will ship from the US. 

 

Status as of this post: Paint samples approved, Package designs submitted; production in-progress

 

Of all of the items we currently have in the pipeline, the Mammoths have had the least number challenges and all is moving along smoothly thus far. That being said, with the latest tariff pause playing a factor in the final delivery dates, most customers are now expected to receive these in the first half of November instead of late September. 

 
Preordering (all Creative Beast Studio items)

And on that note- while we never like to give news of delayed reward fulfillment, the silver lining is that the preorder prices will remain available for a bit longer. I also want to confirm that due to these new tariff expenses, it has become necessary for us to increase the MSRP (Manufacturer's Suggested Retail Price), for these new items once they're in stock, by 5%. But the current preorder prices will remain unchanged. For anyone still looking to preorder, you can find all of these items either on our BackerKit preorder store, or on our main web shop at creative-beast.com. 

Please note that as of this update, all preorder listings have been updated with these new estimated delivery dates and final MSRPs.

For those interested on how the recent tariffs have affected our other assortment releases, please see my original post about this news here: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/creativebeast/cyberzoic-sci-fi-dinosaur-and-dragon-action-figures/posts/4460785

With the Mammoth production now underway, we can show the box layouts for the new Complexly variants, which will be exclusively for those that ordered though BackerKit. These will also include a unique collector card and environment background insert as well.

And just as a comparison, here's a look at the Beasts of the Cenozoic packaging, which will be for all non-BackerKit orders. Note that the figures are exactly the same as their Complexly counterparts, only the packaging is different. 

The Beasts of the Cenozoic package versions can still be preordered here: https://creative-beast.com/?s=mammoth&post_type=product

That'll do it for now! As always, please be sure to follow us on Facebook, Instagram, and X , or visit the 'News' section of my website each week for the latest developments of all of our products.

Take care everyone, until next time!

David