EU-US Tariffs Suspended

[PictureTaker]

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The local Leica store was not yet certain when this would take effect, including for orders in flight so to speak:

https://www.cnn.com/2021/03/05/economy/boeing-airbus-tariffs-suspend-us-eu/index.html

The initial suspension - GAS window - is four months.

[Pixeleater]

I’m curious to see when this will be reflected in pricing. 

[84bravo]

Wonder if this will make the Portugal labeled lenses even cheaper, or will that scheme be suspended now?

 

[steveBK]

I'm sure they'll suspend the Portugal line.  

Presumably they shifted just the right final production steps from Germany to Portugal to be able to change the "Made in __" label legally, avoiding tariff.  
Likely little cost saving to them on production side.

Maybe the short lived  "Made in Portugal" M lens might hold some sentimental, personal or collector value 20 years from now?

[astrostl]

4 hours ago, Pixeleater said:

I’m curious to see when this will be reflected in pricing. 

I'm curious to see IF this will be reflected in pricing  

[astrostl]

FWIW I did recently ask a major Leica dealer about this and he said that neither he nor anyone else he knows in the industry expects Leica to lower prices post-tariff. We'll see!

[jaeger]

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it seems like only applies to food, alcohol and airplanes.  I don't see electronics in the list of relief. 

[PictureTaker]

My apologies for creating the original thread prematurely. Not only are the tariffs not going away, but prices increases are now upon us.