04/03/2025
I just received an email (attached below) from our primary distributor, through whom we purchase most of the goods for our business. They have announced that due to the upcoming tariffs taking effect on April 11th, 2025, prices will be increasing. This change will impact all aquarium and small animal products, including food and live fish!
Unfortunately, we will not be able to absorb these increased costs due to already low margins, which means that the prices of goods in our business will also rise. We want to be transparent with our customers and help you understand the reason behind these changes. We truly appreciate your continued support and understanding during this time. Here is an excerpt from the email:
“Good morning, everyone, I hope everyone is doing well.
I wanted to give everyone a head’s up on what to expect with the NEW tariffs that were put into place overnight.
Unless something drastically changes in the next 7-10 days, you will see price increases that will go into effect starting on Friday, April 11th, 2025. As you probably know, the tariff percentage is based on country of origin. In addition, the tariffs are applied based on the “sum of its parts,” or percentage of origin, as to what tariffs have been levied. As it stands today, there will be a significant increase on most products from China, Asia, and Europe. This impacts most of the products sold today in our industry. Some may not realize it, but most of the glass today comes from China and is only assembled in the United States.
Why am I sharing this with you, simply said, I want to put everyone on notice and be able to plan. This is going to have a major impact on our industry. Many of the manufactures today in the United States do very little production in the States, most bring in from across the water(s). If I can suggest ordering what is absolutely needed before the price increase takes effect. I can only suggest this and wanted to make sure you all are “in the know” and what to expect.
I wish I could give more notice but we get many shipments every 7-10 days from manufactures so the price increase will be implemented almost immediately, or by Friday, April 11th.
This is very much a fluid situation, and we hope some stability is ironed out before too much change occurs and we see a continual flow of products where price increases are implemented. Of course, should things change, either forward or backwards, we will change accordingly.
Thank you for your continued support.”
