For those readers of this forum who may be interested, Unication has notified their dealers of a Tariff Surcharge dated 09-12-2025. I received this notice directly from a very reputable communications dealer that I do business with.
Here is a direct copy-and-paste of the notice from Unication:
9/12/2025
Important Dealer Announcement: Tariff Surcharge
NEW TARIFF INFORMATION
The new tariffs have increased our supply costs beyond what Unication can reasonably
absorb alone:
· Effective August 1, 2025, the U.S. government imposed a 20% tariff on imports
from Taiwan.
· Changes in exchange rates have caused an approximate 11% currency loss
(USD/TWD dropped from 32.20 to 29.90).
· Raw material prices have also increased by roughly 8% – 11%.
· Overall, these factors have increased product costs by approximately 34% – 64%.
REASON FOR TARIFF SURCHARGE
To address these challenges fairly and transparently, Unication USA will implement a
flat 15% tariff surcharge on all orders. This will show up as a separate line item in the
shopping cart and on your invoice.
We chose to approach it this way instead of raising the base prices of every product for
the following reasons:
1. Efficiency – It avoids the resource-intensive task of updating individual product
pricing across all systems, online stores, etc.
2. Flexibility – Future tariff or trade policy changes can be quickly managed by
adjusting or removing the tariff surcharge as needed.
3. Transparency – Keeping the tariff surcharge visible helps preserve the integrity of
our product pricing and ensures customers clearly see that these increases are
the direct result of government-imposed tariffs, not Unication.
Here is a direct copy-and-paste of the notice from Unication:
9/12/2025
Important Dealer Announcement: Tariff Surcharge
NEW TARIFF INFORMATION
The new tariffs have increased our supply costs beyond what Unication can reasonably
absorb alone:
· Effective August 1, 2025, the U.S. government imposed a 20% tariff on imports
from Taiwan.
· Changes in exchange rates have caused an approximate 11% currency loss
(USD/TWD dropped from 32.20 to 29.90).
· Raw material prices have also increased by roughly 8% – 11%.
· Overall, these factors have increased product costs by approximately 34% – 64%.
REASON FOR TARIFF SURCHARGE
To address these challenges fairly and transparently, Unication USA will implement a
flat 15% tariff surcharge on all orders. This will show up as a separate line item in the
shopping cart and on your invoice.
We chose to approach it this way instead of raising the base prices of every product for
the following reasons:
1. Efficiency – It avoids the resource-intensive task of updating individual product
pricing across all systems, online stores, etc.
2. Flexibility – Future tariff or trade policy changes can be quickly managed by
adjusting or removing the tariff surcharge as needed.
3. Transparency – Keeping the tariff surcharge visible helps preserve the integrity of
our product pricing and ensures customers clearly see that these increases are
the direct result of government-imposed tariffs, not Unication.
