Trump’s Tariffs Have Come for Kickstarter Prices, Too

It’s not just the Apples of the world that are trying to adjust as quickly as possible to the unpredictable tariff regime implemented by the Trump administration. Smaller creators, including those who crowdfund their projects, are also dealing with the burden of 145% tariffs on goods from China. To help offset those costs, Kickstarter has introduced a new Tariff Manager tool, which will help creators add charges to fully funded projects to offset the unexpected costs of completing and delivering their final product. The Tariff Manager allows creators to apply a new tariff-related fee to backers who have pledged at certain levels. That fee will appear as a surcharge in addition to existing payments made by supporters, and will be clearly labeled as a separate line on the payment page so the backer knows that the charge is related to tariffs (and can properly point fingers at who is responsible for that). Kickstarter promises that the payments for the additional tariff surcharge will go ... Read full article.