Tim Roberts
CREATOR
about 1 month ago
Project Update: Do the tariffs affect Wires in the Woods?
Hey there,
Sorry to barge in with the T word, but I know that the majority of our backers are in the USA and they will be concerned about how the tariffs might effect our project.
Firstly, from all of our research, we firmly believe the books will be tariff free. I am happy to go into the boring details if enough people ask.
Secondly, we are looking to bring as much production into the UK as possible -- we already did this with the resin minis, playing cards and any prints that come with your rewards.
Why? Because the tariffs currently stand at 10% for non-book items which will be much easier to swallow than the current 104% tariff on China (the country where most of the world's tabletop accessories are created). If we can bring production out of China, we can vastly mitigate the effects of the tarrifs. That said, we cannot predict what the state of tariffs will be come summer, but I wanted you to be assured that we will always be working to ensure we get the best solution for all of our physical backers.
There will be some items we simply cannot avoid having made in China -- namely the d6 -- because there are no realistic alternatives for production anywhere else. There are also some items we already have in production in China that we can't halt: neoprene mats and bags.
Will this affect anything else with the project?
It might put our prices of production up (this will not affect you as we will soak up the extra costs). However, there is a nice sense of wellbeing that we would get being able to move production to local businesses where we can -- knowing the working standards for the people who create them will be better.
There will be some challenges, but we are up for it.
Will it slow things down? Maybe, but we can't be sure. Working with local companies might actually speed things up on the communication and delivery side of things, but it may also slow things down as production facilities are not to the scale that they are in China.
Regardless, I will keep you updated over the coming days, weeks and months on these matters, and share images of where we are and the things we have in hand (finished production items).
To make it clear, we don't support the tariffs, we think they are dangerous to both the stability of the world economy and to the average consumer. We have no power to change what is happening here, but we do have the power to react in a way that puts our backers first.
If you have any questions about the tariffs or anything else related to Wires, please do ask in the comments. I will answer everyone. Just give me some time as things are a bit hectic at the moment as you can imagine.
Tim
(and Simon, busy wearing out his pencils)
Sorry to barge in with the T word, but I know that the majority of our backers are in the USA and they will be concerned about how the tariffs might effect our project.
Firstly, from all of our research, we firmly believe the books will be tariff free. I am happy to go into the boring details if enough people ask.
Secondly, we are looking to bring as much production into the UK as possible -- we already did this with the resin minis, playing cards and any prints that come with your rewards.
Why? Because the tariffs currently stand at 10% for non-book items which will be much easier to swallow than the current 104% tariff on China (the country where most of the world's tabletop accessories are created). If we can bring production out of China, we can vastly mitigate the effects of the tarrifs. That said, we cannot predict what the state of tariffs will be come summer, but I wanted you to be assured that we will always be working to ensure we get the best solution for all of our physical backers.
There will be some items we simply cannot avoid having made in China -- namely the d6 -- because there are no realistic alternatives for production anywhere else. There are also some items we already have in production in China that we can't halt: neoprene mats and bags.
Will this affect anything else with the project?
It might put our prices of production up (this will not affect you as we will soak up the extra costs). However, there is a nice sense of wellbeing that we would get being able to move production to local businesses where we can -- knowing the working standards for the people who create them will be better.
There will be some challenges, but we are up for it.
Will it slow things down? Maybe, but we can't be sure. Working with local companies might actually speed things up on the communication and delivery side of things, but it may also slow things down as production facilities are not to the scale that they are in China.
Regardless, I will keep you updated over the coming days, weeks and months on these matters, and share images of where we are and the things we have in hand (finished production items).
To make it clear, we don't support the tariffs, we think they are dangerous to both the stability of the world economy and to the average consumer. We have no power to change what is happening here, but we do have the power to react in a way that puts our backers first.
If you have any questions about the tariffs or anything else related to Wires, please do ask in the comments. I will answer everyone. Just give me some time as things are a bit hectic at the moment as you can imagine.
Tim
(and Simon, busy wearing out his pencils)
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