Canadians will also pay more for Leica cameras as a result of US tariffs

is a senior reporter who’s been covering and reviewing the latest gadgets and tech since 2011, but has loved all things electronic since he was a kid. Price increases on electronics as a result of President Trump’s global tariffs are starting to be felt outside the US, as a Canadian camera shop recently discovered. As a result of how Leica imports its products into North America, a store in Calgary, Alberta, was recently notified by the camera maker that it would be increasing dealer pricing by seven percent starting on May 1st, 2025, in both the US and Canada, according to PetaPixel. After receiving the notice about the price increases from Leica USA on April 16th, The Camera Store’s managing director Peter Jeune contacted their Leica rep and “asked why Canadians would be subjected to US tariffs when there are options to legally avoid charging tariffs when exporting to other countries,” Jeune told PetaPixel. Leica’s response was that the company “wanted price parity between Canada ... Read full article.