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Fanimation’s Nathan Frampton Raises the Alarm to All Ceiling Fan & Lighting Companies Manfacturing Overseas About Reciprocal Tariffs
In an impassioned plea to his ceiling fan and lighting manufacturer peers, Fanimation president Nathan Frampton urges American companies to “push our Asian factory partners to lobby their governments to lower import tariffs on U.S. lighting and ceiling fan products. If they don’t, they could face reciprocal tariffs, making their products less competitive in the U.S. market.”
Frampton wrote, “Many manufacturers have moved – or are moving – a portion of their lighting and ceiling fan production from China to Vietnam, Thailand, Cambodia, and India, believing this shift would reduce tariff risks. However, under President Trump’s Reciprocal Tariff Policy, these countries may now be the next target. Are we ready for reciprocal tariffs on lighting and ceiling fans?”
Why you need to care about reciprocal tariffs
In Frampton’s note to the industry, he explained, “When a country imposes high tariffs on U.S.-made lighting and ceiling fans, the U.S. will match those rates under Trump’s reciprocal tariff policy. Exactly how this will be applied remains uncertain.”
He added, “Intel from the Trump administration indicates that they have not yet decided how reciprocal tariffs would be handled in cases like China. Right now, the U.S. has a 20% tariff on Chinese goods. If China’s import tariff on fans and lighting is 10%, the question remains: would the U.S. tariff rise to 30% or drop to 10% to match? My sources indicate that this decision has not yet been made.”
An Example of What This Could Mean
Using Vietnam – a country that has seen a boom in manufacturing over the past six to seven years – as an example, Frampton stated, “Vietnam currently imposes a 25% tariff on U.S.-manufactured lighting and ceiling fans. If President Trump applies his policy consistently, imports from Vietnam and countries with similar tariffs would face the same 25% tariff when entering the U.S. This would significantly impact manufacturers who have moved production to these regions to avoid trade issues with China.”
What needs to happen now, according to Frampton, is a united effort to entreat overseas factory partners to make their voices heard on how these tariffs will negatively impact their businesses.
“This isn’t just about one company — it affects the entire lighting and ceiling fan industry. Let’s get ahead of this together,” Frampton said.
It does appear that a “common sense” approach is long overdue. Why should our US made products, foods, other goods, and services have tariffs applied to us, while the exporting countries of EU, Asia and others not have tariffs applied to them? The tariffs applied to US goods and services , in manny cases prevent those from being competitive with their domestically produced goods.