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The USA may have lifted tariffs on books and comic books, but that's not the case for toys, board games, playing cards, and the like, with tariffs on China currently at 145% Plenty of folks are having to make some very tough decisions and have been posting about some of them on social media. Liberal Publication[...]

And with concern regarding such items being sold internationally, in light of the new US government tariffs, 10% on the world paused for 90 days, and 154% on China right now, Heritage Art Auctions have issued a new statement. Google Streetview, London "By now, everyone is likely aware of the new tariffs implemented by the US government:[...]

And while printed material may not be generating any tariffs right now, what about the slabs?  CCG, the Certified Collectibles Group, the leading slabbing and grading comic book company, has issued a statement regarding the current the imposition of new or increased tariffs on imports to the United States They state that "Many customers have[...]

As it stands, the current US government is set to place 104% tariffs on anyone who imports goods made in China But the White House issued a list of exceptions And one or two stand out that may be of high import to the comic book industry The one that publishes so many graphic novels[...]

The expected impact – and just the plain maths – of the new US tariffs on imports was again the most-read story on Bleeding Cool yesterday, this time as Todd McFarlane raises prices Lying In The Gutters is the daily runaround for the most-read stories the day before – as well as over the past[...]

This is why it may have been picked by CBS News to return to through the day yesterday, interviewing store manager and co-owner Jacob Shapiro about the impact he is expecting from the new US tariffs on much of the rest of the world, as he stated, "almost everything in the store from the comics[...]

The expected impact – and just the plain maths – of the new US tariffs on imports was again the most-read story on Bleeding Cool yesterday, this time as Todd McFarlane raises prices Lying In The Gutters is the daily runaround for the most-read stories the day before – as well as over the past[...]

The expected impact – and just the plain maths – of the new US tariffs on imports was the most-read story on Bleeding Cool again yesterday Lying In The Gutters is the daily runaround for the most-read stories the day before – as well as over the past six years Founded sixteen years ago and[...]

Yesterday, President Donald Trump announced a range of new tariffs across the world Labelled "reciprocal tariffs", they were anything but A list of claimed fictitious tariffs was placed against the US, and Trump listed his own tariffs back, generally around half of the fictitious ones And comic book publishers look to be hit hard. As it[...]

The United States of America has paused the promised 25% tariffs on comic books printed in Canada that will be coming to comic book stores in the USA for another four weeks That is because all such goods are covered in The U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA), which previously allowed goods to move among the three countries[...]

Even Image Comics Vice President Jim Valentino was minded to cut and paste our most recent article about the impact of new American taxes and tariffs on the comic book industry onto his Facebook page, saying "From Bleeding Cool (not a site I quote often, but there are some very excellent points herein)…" and adding[...]

As part of the new tariffs being imposed on US importers from Canada and Mexico, and China, it was believed that the "de minimis exemption" would be removed, which allows imports under $800 in value to avoid added duties as part of the tariff orders However it appears that this change has been delayed, and[...]

But is this the last appearance for Diamond Previews? #gallery-1 { margin: auto; } #gallery-1 .gallery-item { float: left; margin-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 50%; } #gallery-1 img { border: 2px solid #cfcfcf; } #gallery-1 .gallery-caption { margin-left: 0; } /* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes/media.php */ Diamond Previews Diamond Previews It is being hit by four major things. Diamond Previews is an expensive catalogue, in time and money, to assemble and publish, and relies on[...]

Since American President Donald Trump paused the threatened taxes and tariffs against American importers of Canadian and Mexican goods earlier in the year, and importers from China got away with just a 10% tariff, the fact that this was a delay rather than a cessation was an inconvenient truth that many tried to dismiss Tariffs[...]

I literally spelt the end of that sentence "it it" originally. Pepe Larraz Why is this all coming up now? Well, I am writing a lot about tariffs And everything in my body wants me to spell it "tarrif" And I think that was due, in part, to my inability to spell "Pepe Larraz" correctly, so I[...]

The Entertainment Software Association (ESA) has issued a statement to a media outlet regarding the impact the upcoming tariffs will have on the video game industry It's no secret that the incoming extremely unnecessary tariffs being levied against Canada, Mexico, and China are going to impact our way of life, as we'll soon be paying[...]

While the Distributor owes us money, as we haven't received payments since December, I believe we'll be able to reorganize and move forward." But tomorrow, the US tariffs on Canada, where most single comics are printed, and China, where many large collected comics are printed, are to be enacted And Matias Timarchi is having to make[...]

The decision by the US government to make their tariffs against Canada, Mexico and China kick in this Tuesday means that comic books already printed in Canada and going through shipping processes are about to rocket in price Not for this Wednesday; the comics have already left Canada for the USA, and plenty of them[...]

Donald Trump has announced new 25% tariffs on companies importing products from Canada and Mexico into the USA and 10% on Canada Reciprocating tariffs will now be imposed on other countries importing from the USA It's an old-fashioned trade war with all of the usual consequences Many comic book publishers both print and ship internationally[...]

There is some irony that America is celebrating Thanksgiving at a time when they are also planning new trade taxes on importers when the American Revolution was classically started over the rejection of tariffs over tea and a certain Botany Bay But I am a Brit, so what do I know? Well, I am a[...]

The extensive round of tariffs that were scheduled to go into effect on games produced in China this week has been suspended, at least for the weekend. A cease-fire was called after a meeting with Chinese leadership at the G20 summit, where negotiations have been ongoing to minimize escalating tensions between China and the Trump administration[...]

If you ever want to make gamers get out and vote, letting them know they'll end up paying more for their consoles with tariffs will do the trick In a joint letter to President Donald Trump, representatives for Microsoft, Nintendo, and Sony sent a joint letter addressing the impact of tariffs on the video game[...]