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It is no secret that things are still in flow in the United States due to the implementation of the new tariff President. Companies are adjusting in all categories, including many Photography businessEarlier this week, Blackmagic design announced High prices for some of its products, and now Harman technology is doing the same.
Harman Technology is the original company based on Ilford and Patterson brands; It is famous for its products for analog photographers. Petpixel Informed This company is increasing its film, paper and chemical prices in the US in response to tariffs. ShutterA Texas -based photo lab shared the information in a blog post, which revealed that Ilford and Harman film and paper would increase by 11%. Liquid chemistry will increase by 12% and will increase by 11% on most patterns products. It also states that there will be a big increase in the patterson items manufactured in China.
“When we understand how disappointing the price growth can be, especially in a niche such as film photography, this growth is a direct result of the newly installed tariffs. Like many manufacturers, Harman, Harman, is responding to the increased costs at his end,” the shutter junkies have written in their posts. “Harman has expressed that they expect to reduce prices if and when business agreements shift.” It also said that Phoenix film prices and powder chemistry prices will remain unchanged.
President Trump announced 90-day stop on mutual tariffBut he did not return completely. Baseline 10% global tariffs which were announced by President Trump on 5 April are still in force. Also, they have increased tariffs on China by 125%. That is why we are still looking at the rising prices with 90-day stoppage.
The shutter addicts said that the price of disposable cameras will be unchanged for stocks which they currently have. This is likely to be a case for many companies; The pricing for things that they were already on the shelves or in the store room would be without a markup, but the new stock may require a higher price. So, if you need a film, you may want to stock up now.
