Boutique Pedal Manufacturers Are Feeling the Tariff Pinch

I'm looking at getting some custom machined aluminum pieces for a project I'm working on. Apparently Chinese aluminum is still subject to 100% tariffs, meaning my $25 parts cost $50 a piece from China. I told myself surely there was a domestic supplier that could beat that on a simple aluminum panel with a radiused edge and a few holes in it. Lowest quote I got from a US shop was $117 a piece. I could get down to $50 a piece if I order large quantities, but at that same quantity the price from the Chinese shop goes down to $24 a piece.
 
vigilante398 said:
I'm looking at getting some custom machined aluminum pieces for a project I'm working on. Apparently Chinese aluminum is still subject to 100% tariffs, meaning my $25 parts cost $50 a piece from China. I told myself surely there was a domestic supplier that could beat that on a simple aluminum panel with a radiused edge and a few holes in it. Lowest quote I got from a US shop was $117 a piece. I could get down to $50 a piece if I order large quantities, but at that same quantity the price from the Chinese shop goes down to $24 a piece.
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So you’re saying that the tariff should be twice as large in order to bring American manufacturing back?
 
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