KreoPensas
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I got an email from DigiKey this morning promoting their DKRed service. My head doesn't feel like mathing but 1.50 / sq in, minimum 1 sq inch, minimum 4 boards. Any color you like, as long as it is red.
Jlcpcb and tariffs
- Thread starter Locrian99
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Locrian99
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So i just had 30 faceplates and 30 pcbs delivered in march slow shipping. I thinj it was about. 40$.
One of those pcbs would cost 9.85 and have to be red.
KreoPensas
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I don't know how much "not worrying" is worth to you.
Locrian99
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At a 1000% increase in price and then still having to decide on what to do for graphics, its probably just not worth making them anymore. I sell 1-2 a week probably at a price that doesnt make the labor make sense beyond i like doing it. Not sure howd they move for 15-20$ . Hopefully trump and the chinese president put the rulers away, zip up their pants. And we can all move past this non sense since we obviously cant compete with a zerd world country for labor prices
PedalBuilder
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This really isn’t comparable with JLCPCB or any of the other Chinese PCB fabricators. A few months ago I decided to build a clone of the Mountainking Megalith, so I whipped up a PCB and had JLCPCB fabricate it, which cost $3.71 including shipping. The entire build cost just under $30, including a UV printed enclosure. If I was stuck having to use DKRed, it would have cost me $42 for the PCBs alone. It would turn a $30 project into a $70 project, which for me would mean that there would be no project.
KreoPensas
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I only reported the possibility and no opinion of it. That's the last time.
Big Monk
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JLCPCB is going to be worth it for most of us established using it, regardless of tariffs.
As @vigilante398 pointed out earlier, even a tariff heavy pick and place order is gonna be cheaper than stateside fab houses.
As @vigilante398 pointed out earlier, even a tariff heavy pick and place order is gonna be cheaper than stateside fab houses.
Locrian99
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Apologies if my comment came off as rude. Your input was good valid input as a different possible route. The pricing is just so dang crazy comparably it makes things challenging.
Locrian99
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I think at this point its just wait and see what the deliveries charge for brokerage. Paying double for boards isnt too bad honestly compared to alternatives.
Anyone gotten a quote from tayda yet?
PedalBuilder
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I emailed them ten days ago and never heard back.
Big Monk
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Given how bad JLCPCB shipping already is for large pick and place orders, I don’t see Tariffs being a big deal at all.
My last batch was almost $70 JUST for shipping.
Robert
Reverse Engineer
I got a quote from them years ago (it's been several), the pricing was similar to USA fabricators at the time.
Passinwind
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I use DK Red quite a bit, for my typically very small boards the only major drawback is the non support for plated slots, but there’s always OSH for that. I tried going direct to their primary fabricator in California for a quote once, DKR is actually a huge bargain in comparison!
vigilante398
Authorized Vendor
I placed a JLC order yesterday and all went fine, then went to add another one today and was met with this. I guess I don't need those boards after all.
Nostradoomus
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holy hell
Nostradoomus
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gonna be a conspiracy to commit more than electronics soon
Big Monk
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benny_profane
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I just checked by adding a recent order to may cart. Tariff fee shows up for all shipping methods but global standard direct line.
Merchandise: $38.58
Shipping Estimate: $26.56
Customs Duties and Taxes: $67.52 (Effective rate = 175%)
Global Standard Direct Line note: Carriage paid to a named destination. Duty, tax, and the carrier’s clearance handling fee collected before or at the time of delivery at the destination.
Merchandise: $38.58
Shipping Estimate: $26.56
Customs Duties and Taxes: $67.52 (Effective rate = 175%)
Global Standard Direct Line note: Carriage paid to a named destination. Duty, tax, and the carrier’s clearance handling fee collected before or at the time of delivery at the destination.
