U.S. and China Sign Phase 1 Trade Deal
In response to the U.S.-China trade war, various printer/copier companies have shifted some production of their hardware to other Southeast Asia countries in order to avoid the tariffs.
by Kathleen Wirth · Published January 15, 2020 · Last modified February 3, 2020
In response to the U.S.-China trade war, various printer/copier companies have shifted some production of their hardware to other Southeast Asia countries in order to avoid the tariffs.
Canon / Featured Posts / HP / Xerox
by Kathleen Wirth · Published December 16, 2019 · Last modified December 18, 2019
Several printer/MFP companies have responded to U.S. tariffs by saying they will shift production to other countries, such as Thailand, to avoid the tariffs.
Acquisitions / Canon / Epson / Featured Posts / HP / Imaging Supplies / Xerox
by Kathleen Wirth · Published September 27, 2019
In this week’s news, new product introductions continue to reflect OEM diversification from office printer and imaging. As we’ve noted......
Featured Posts / Fuji Xerox / Fujitsu / News / Xerox
by Kathleen Wirth · Published September 20, 2019
This week, we saw two surprising new developments involving Clover and Xerox.
Featured Posts / Kyocera / News
by Kathleen Wirth · Published September 18, 2019 · Last modified September 23, 2019
A new U.S. 15-percent tariff went into effect earlier this month, with the new tariff imposed not just on Kyocera copier/MFPs and printers made in China, but on other vendors’ equipment made in China.
by Kathleen Wirth · Published September 6, 2019 · Last modified September 17, 2019
This week’s news-maker was San Diego-based Memjet, which made a key new introduction in its evolution of single-pass inkjet printing.......
Canon currently has four plants in China, as well as plants in more than 20 other countries.
Canon / Imaging Supplies / Kyocera / News
by Kathleen Wirth · Published September 3, 2019 · Last modified December 16, 2019
“Adjusting supply chains and other necessary changes could cost the company (Kyocera) tens of millions of dollars.”
Featured Posts / HP / News
by Kathleen Wirth · Published August 26, 2019 · Last modified August 27, 2019
In response to China’s retaliatory tariffs, President Trump threatened to declare a national emergency that would result in American businesses freezing their relationships with China.
Canon / Featured Posts / HP / News
by Kathleen Wirth · Published August 13, 2019 · Last modified February 14, 2020
The USTR stated that it intends to conduct an exclusion process for products subject to the additional tariff.
And what summer doldrums and “slow news”? This past two weeks has been full of drama in the printer/copier industry...
by Kathleen Wirth · Published August 2, 2019 · Last modified September 17, 2019
U.S. President Donald Trump announced yesterday that on September 1st, the United States would impose a 10-percent tariff on the......
The United States and China have agreed to restart trade talks, and the Trump administration will hold off for now......
The good news on the tariff front is that a U.S.-proposed 5-percent tariff – that could have gone up to...
Featured Posts / Konica Minolta / Kyocera / Sharp
by Kathleen Wirth · Published June 13, 2019 · Last modified August 5, 2019
Konica Minolta joins Ricoh Company of Japan, which also recently announced that it will shift some of its copier/MFP production out of China.
Sharp CEO and Chairman Tai Jeng-wu said trade frictions between the United States and China could provide an “opportunity” to expand its business with Chinese companies, in contrast to many other manufacturers who have voiced concerns over U.S. tariffs on imported Chinese goods.
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