Warlord Games Offers Credit to Ease US Tariff Increases
President Donald Trump’s increase on tariffs and the removal of the “De Minimis” tariff exception are impacting consumers forcing companies to increase prices to pass along the increased cost of getting goods to the United States. The “De Minimis” exception meant that goods under a certain amount were not subject to tariffs at all. That of course is impacting the game industry where numerous companies are located outside of the United States and a lot of the manufacturing occurs in other countries as well.
Warlord Games, a British game publisher, has announced a plan to ease the burden on customers due to the “De Minimis” tariff removal and increased cost to consumers in the US. The company is moving to a “Delivered Duty Paid” service for US customers. That means tariffs will be calculated and charged at checkout which will help ease delivery times through customs.
Warlord Games has announced it is crediting accounts the value of the tariffs charged on Warlord Games products once the order has shipped.
An example they provided:
- Order total: $120
- Tariff: $12
- Total with Tariff: $132
- Credit in account to redeem once shipped: $12
While it’s never ideal to raise prices and this tax on consumers will increase costs for those in the US, it’s at least one way to ease the impact.
For those who had pre-ordered products that wouldn’t ship until after August 29, Warlord will send them Delivered Duty Paid at no addition cost. Warlord is eating the cost in those cases and customers won’t need to do anything more.
