Tariff Update for Ashes Ascendancy
We posted this on Kickstarter for the Ashes Ascendancy campaign, but thought it was important enough to also share here.
As you might expect, we’ve been getting a lot of questions from backers about how US tariffs might impact their orders. It's an incredibly volatile situation and nobody knows what it will be 4-5 months from now. With that said, we have developed a game plan so that you can back with confidence!
First, our printer has a facility outside of China, capable of perfectly matching the quality of their Chinese facility. We're looking into moving our production there. We'll let you know if that's possible, and if so, how it will affect our timeline.
If production in the alternate facility isn't possible, then our plan is this:
- First, the tariffs will only effect orders for people living inside of the US. If you are outside the US, you can back without worry.
- If the tariff on China is at 54% or less, we will not pass the cost on to US backers. Plaid Hat Games will handle the tariffs, and you can just enjoy playing Ashes.
- If the tariff on China is above 54%, we will NOT mark up your order by the percentage of the tariffs (see below).
Before the products ship from China, if US tariffs are above 54%, we will send out a backer survey notifying US customers of what the additional cost will be. At that time, US backers will be offered 3 options:
- Commit to pay the quoted tariff cost.
- Cancel your order and have it refunded.
- Delay bringing your portion of the order over to the US until tariffs drop to 54% or lower. (If you fail to answer the survey within a one-week time period, you will default to Option 3.) We have the ability to store our products in China at little to no cost to ourselves.
Again, we will NOT mark up your order by the percentage of the tariffs. We will not seek to maintain our profit margin, and will instead pass just a portion of the tariff costs on to you. Here are some estimates of what those costs would be if tariffs are at 125% (as an example):
- If you ordered just the Starter Set, your additional tariff charge would be around $5.00.
- If you ordered the All the New Stuff, your additional tariff charge would be around $15.00.
- If you ordered the New Player +, your additional tariff charge would be around $18.00.
- If you ordered the ALL IN, your tariff charge would be around $35.00.
We will not allow the tariff situation to stop us, and you can count on Plaid Hat Games to provide you with open and honest communication every step of the way. We will provide more updates as the situation changes!
Thank you!
