Hey everyone,

You’ve probably heard about the ongoing tariff situation. The president has been putting in place and even threatening additional tariffs on imports from China. The tariff on imported goods from China will be 104% by midnight tonight. 

As you might be aware, nearly all pins are manufactured in China, and that includes every pin I make. There are no enamel pin manufacturers in the US. If the 104% tariff goes through, it would essentially double the cost of producing pins. Not only will this tariff affect the costs of my current campaign (Bakeshop), but it will also affect the pins from the previous campaign (Ink & Enamel Romantasy). The Ink & Enamel pins are still being manufactured, but won’t be shipped until tariffs are in place, and therefore will face a 104% tariff. Due to the nature of crowdfunding, and launching my previous project before Trump was in office, I of course did not budget for a 104% tariff, because quite frankly that’s outrageous and unheard of. 

This current predicament is not sustainable for most small businesses, and has caused a large amount of stress. With tariffs being enacted on imports from basically anywhere, we can all expect everything we buy to become more expensive.

As backers of either the previous campaign, or the most recent campaign, I will not be charging more for pins or shipping, because that’s just not how crowdfunding works. I put out a campaign, we agree on a price, you pay that expected price, and then you receive the items later on. 

As a result of the tariffs I may have to raise my prices in general, but I’m not about to do that just yet. What I am going to do is launch a 40% sale on all regularly priced enamel pins, in an effort to liquidate some of my inventory, and bring in some money to set aside for tariff payments. There is no code necessary, if you navigate to the Etsy site, you’ll see the prices already marked down. I plan to run this sale for 1 week. 

If you would like to support myself and other small business owners, please consider calling your state representatives and senators to voice your discontent with the current tariff situation. 

On a more positive note, I received some photos from the manufacturer. You'll see on the Cauldron Pin photo that there was an incorrect color added to the cauldron with the green smoke. I've reached out the the manufacturer and they are correcting that issue. Keep in mind that photos from the manufacturer aren't the best quality, but it's what I've got at the current moment.