This Week in Imaging: A Sigh of Relief – for Now
The good news on the tariff front is that a U.S.-proposed 5-percent tariff – that could have gone up to...
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.
HP / Imaging Supplies / Lexmark / News
by Kathleen Wirth · Published June 4, 2019 · Last modified June 13, 2019
A proposed 5-percent tariff on goods made in Mexico and imported into the United States would hurt tech companies such......
Ricoh, for its part, announced this week that it will move some of its printer and MFP production out of China and into Thailand in order to evade U.S. tariffs.
by Kathleen Wirth · Published March 1, 2019 · Last modified April 18, 2019
We’re sure many in the industry breathed a sigh of relief this week when President Trump announced that the United...
Featured Posts / HP / News / Xerox
by Kathleen Wirth · Published January 24, 2019 · Last modified January 25, 2019
Fujifilm North America Corporation, Graphic Systems Division, has received exclusions on the majority of the 147 Exclusion Requests it filed several months ago.
by Kathleen Wirth · Published January 15, 2019 · Last modified January 29, 2019
Ricoh is said to be preparing to transfer its printer production line to Thailand.
by Kathleen Wirth · Published December 3, 2018 · Last modified December 4, 2018
On January 1, 2019, U.S. tariffs on Chinese goods had been set to rise from 10 to 25 percent.
by Kathleen Wirth · Published July 11, 2018 · Last modified July 12, 2018
Among the goods targeted are photocopying apparatus.
Financial News / Imaging Supplies / Inkjet / News
by Kathleen Wirth · Published July 6, 2018 · Last modified July 11, 2018
The U.S. government had announced the tariff on June 15th, initially targeting some $50 billion worth of goods.
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