Latest Updates July 2025
On Wednesday, June 4th the U.S. announced an increased tariff on Section 232 impacting steel and aluminum increasing the tariff by another 25%. This tariff was immediate and affects all incoming shipments from our vendor partners. In our continued effort to work with you, we will add an additional 12.5% surcharge for impacted steel and aluminum extrusions and components that will go into effect on Monday, June 23rd. However, at this time, we will continue to offer all exterior extrusions and components without any surcharge.
We are pleased to inform you that the USTR has announced a 90-day pause on certain of the Section 301 tariffs. Due to this announcement made on May 31st, we will immediately reduce the previously communicated 17.5% motor surcharge down to 5%, which will align with our other products that are still impacted by the reciprocal tariff.
Battery & DC motors affected by Section 301 tariffs
All Automate branded Lithium Ion Battery & DC motors not under the Automate Basics brand will be subject to a reduced tariff surcharge rate.
The tariff surcharge rate will remain higher on this product family due to a Section 301 tariff exemption that is expected to lift on May 31st resulting in a new 25% tariff cost to be applied starting June 1st in addition to the 20% IEEPA tariff and 10% reciprocal tariff currently in place.
As a result of this newly added tariff, we will be adjusting our tariff surcharge rate on this product family from 25% down to 17.5%.
5% Surcharge
Other China-produced products
We will be reducing our surcharge on all other Chinese produced products impacted by the reciprocal tariffs down to 5%, with the exception of those product categories listed below.
Tariff Surcharge Clarification
Reciprocal tariffs for goods coming from China have been temporarily reduced from 125% to 10% while negotiations between the US and China continue to take place. The IEEPA-fentanyl tariff which impacts all products remains at 20% with no communicated changes from the US government at this time.
Section 232 tariffs which impact steel and aluminum products sourced worldwide increased from 25% to 50% as of June 4th. Section 232 tariffs have a history of longevity, and the expectation is that these tariffs will not be reduced anytime soon.
Section 301 tariffs which impact a wide range of products imported from China have certain exclusions on Battery and DC motors until August 31st.
Ordering Logistics
Orders placed on or after June 23rd, 2025 will be invoiced at current prices with the new tariff surcharge.
Orders placed between May 19th and June 12th that were surcharged at 17.5% will be revised at the new surcharge level of 5% resulting in either an update prior to shipping / invoicing or a credit applied to your account for the difference.
For all steel and aluminum affected by Section 232, orders will incur a surcharge of 12.5% starting on all orders place on June 23rd. And orders placed before June 23rd, not for immediate release and shipment will be charged the additional 12.5% surcharge.
We will continue to keep you informed of any further changes in trade with our sourcing partners and appreciate your continued loyalty and support.
Once logged in, please click here for more information including tariff overview by product line and a list of impacted part numbers.
Our goal is to remove our tariff surcharges due to either geopolitical macroeconomic changes resulting in lower tariffs and/or working with our vendors to reduce costs through various levers. As quickly as we are able to mitigate our overall cost impact, our goal is to translate those improvements to you, our customer, by reducing or removing surcharges.
- Clutches & Pin Ends
- Chain Hold & Chain Shield Products (Not Including Flex Chainhold)
- Easy Spring Air
- Zipscreen Extrusion & Hardware (China produced hardware for Zipscreen, Wire Guide & Extreme Systems)
- Texstyle X-Weave Fabric
- Automate AC Outdoor Motors