{"id":1642,"date":"2025-08-12T13:17:44","date_gmt":"2025-08-12T13:17:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lightingnewsnow.com\/?p=1642"},"modified":"2025-08-14T12:18:41","modified_gmt":"2025-08-14T12:18:41","slug":"time-to-talk-about-price-hike-on-mirrors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lightingnewsnow.com\/?p=1642","title":{"rendered":"It\u2019s Time to Talk About the Nearly 400% Price Hike on Mirrors"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

While most headlines have been keeping score of fluctuating tariff amounts on goods imported from China and other countries \u2013  most recently, the greater impact on India and Brazil \u2013 there is another duty that went into effect last month (July 15) that is not as well-known. If you haven\u2019t heard the term \u201cfloat glass\u201d before, it\u2019s a material critical in the manufacture of glass shelves, windows, and tabletops as well as mirrors and decorative wall panels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Two domestic glass factories located in Pennsylvania \u2013 Vitro Flat Glass<\/a>, LLC, and Vitro Meadville Flat Glass<\/a>, LLC \u2013 filed a petition with the U.S. Department of Commerce\u2019s International Trade Administration, citing concern that float glass manufactured in China and Malaysia is being sold below fair market value (aka \u201cdumped\u201d) or benefits from unfair subsidies, which would put domestic glass manufacturers at a disadvantage. The petition was filed on November 21, 2024, and the Department of Commerce initiated an investigation on December 31, 2024. Since then, the filing has undergone the usual series of steps that culminated in the \u201cpreliminary affirmative anti-dumping duty determination\u201d on float glass products that went into effect on July 15. (See details of that ruling here<\/a>.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to documentation from the U.S. Department of Commerce, the country of origin of each float glass product is determined by the location where the sodalime-silica glass is first manufactured. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hardest hit are Canadian lighting manufacturers that offer mirrors because in addition to the new duty on the country of origin for float glass, Canadian products entering the U.S. carry a 35% tariff as of August 1 independent of the float glass duty.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Company presidents of Eurofase and Artcraft sent out letters to customers, warning of the unavoidable price increase.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Howard Bernstein, president of Artcraft, wrote, \u201cThis ruling imposes tariffs that increase the landed cost of these goods by 384%, creating the need for an immediate adjustment to our selling prices for all LED mirrors. We appreciate that this is sudden and not in keeping with the Artcraft practice of providing you advance notice. We would not have taken this action if the tariff changes were absorbable \u2014 but raising costs by nearly 400% without raising prices is simply impossible. We are trying to balance being in full compliance with U.S. Federal Trade Policy, while also being sensitive to your business needs and advance warning of price changes. We are committed to navigating this unpredictable and volatile landscape with transparency, sensitivity, and integrity and we feel uncomfortable and apologize for this sudden and rather large price increase caused solely because of the 384% increase in tariffs and therefore landed costs.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For Eurofase, which had recently expanded its decorative LED-illuminated mirror category several markets ago, the new duty is an especially hard blow.  Rob Zeidel, president, and Zach Sharon, vice president, of Eurofase, jointly penned a letter to customers that spelled out the new duty costs regarding mirrors and added that the company will be \u201csuspending all new and existing backorders with U.S. destinations.\u201d  The letter continued, \u201cWe understand this change is both sudden and disruptive. It may affect customer discussions, active projects, and outstanding orders. Please know that Eurofase is fully complying with U.S. Federal Trade Policy, and we\u2019re committed to navigating this shift with transparency and integrity. We are actively exploring all available options to restore viability and value to this important and growing category.\u201d

For lighting showrooms, the unexpected price increase will undoubtedly affect retail sales as well as future orders going forward. For those wishing to explore domestic mirror and LED-illuminated mirror resources, Electric Mirror Company in Washington State and Baci by Remcraft in Miami are two manufacturers who cater to the lighting showroom market. (To find additional domestic lighting factories, check out LNN\u2019s Made in USA<\/a> directory).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How is your<\/em> showroom handling the price increase on mirrors? Email linda@homenewsnow.com<\/a> and share your strategy.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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