Ammo Deals & Tariff On Import Ammunition Opinion As Of Today @ SGAmmo

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The following paragraph is my opinion, and should be taken as my opinion only, from my point of view in the US commercial market ammunition business as it stands today and not related to the ‘big picture’ of tariffs, trade, politics or anything else in the matter.

As discussed in my past few email newsletters, tariffs on import ammo have raised major concerns on supply and prices of key brands that manufacture ammunition for the US consumer overseas and caused massive order volume for these products at our store. Yesterday, the president announced a 90 day pause on 'reciprocal tariffs', meaning the portion of the tariff that was over the 10% baseline is no longer in effect at this time. For the ammunition business, this is a major relief for EU-made products, cutting the tariff in half from an unworkable 20%, to 10%, and allows a practical pathway to participate in the US commercial market. Bosnian and Serbian manufacturing that had tariff rates of 36% to 37% are now falling to 10% feeling major relief, and South Korean products at rates falling from 25% to 10% is very substantial as well. This drop in the rate makes the difference between these brands totally exiting the US commercial market or staying in and just passing on a smaller price increase. The 10% tariff that remains is a cost where some of that will get passed on to the consumer in the weeks and months ahead and it will take time to find a new normal for pricing. Overall, I feel some relief in regards to the future stability of the supply chain, however for every day the material stops flowing from the factory in either the manufacturing or logistical process, it can take up to a week to resume to normal, meaning if there is no flow for a week, it can take a month to 2 months to catch up. Most likely, what happened in the last week is enough to disrupt supply through the next few months, as exporters re-book transportation of shipping containers and vessels for products that have been made but were frozen in place last week. I would also expect foreign factory management to discuss & implement new strategies to restart manufacturing again in a way with less exposure to the increased cost or dependence on the US commercial market, meaning they might make less of some calibers and more of others. From here, time will tell how this plays out, but it appears the most likely course ahead is more limited supplies of import ammo and price increases in the 5% to 10% range. This will provide a major advantage to US manufacturers who are most likely going to use that advantage to push up on prices of the lowest margin calibers like 9mm FMJ and 5.56 / 223 FMJ. Due to extremely high order volume, orders placed at this time may take 2 to 7 business days to be picked and shipped out of our warehouse. While we are working hard and long hours to catch up on shipping your orders, the order volume from last Thursday to Monday was what we would normally get in 3 weeks and remains elevated. It takes some extra time to work through a flood of orders like that, but if you want to get your order in line to ship next week, it would be a good time to do so.

At SGAmmo we are dedicated doing the job right, picking and shipping your order quickly, accurately and well packaged for secure transportation from us to you. We also have one of the the best selections of high quality ammunition you will find anywhere online, and at competitive prices. We are still reducing inventory levels and have a huge number of products across many different calibers that are on clearance sale at reduced pricing, many netting a deal at or under our cost. Our selection of popular ammunition calibers is truly massive, with countless options more than we can list in this email. If you have some spare time please take a few minutes and look over the online catalog at www.SGAmmo.com where you can see all the products we have to offer. We also have free shipping on any order with over $200 worth of product, making for a more straight forward transaction without expensive surprises in checkout. You can mix and match different products to get to the $200 threshold for free shipping, so feel free to take your time and shop the website for anything you might need. We also set the bar for quality packaging in the industry, and double box all case orders free of charge to make sure your purchase arrives in the best possible condition. We want you to be satisfied with a hassle-free transaction by receiving the goods ordered as pictured and described, in good condition, quickly and efficiently. We thank you for your support of our family owned and operated business, please stay subscribed for future SGAmmo newsletters.

Thank you, Sam Gabbert, SGAmmo Owner