Digikey new Tariff Status sorting - Page 1
Forum section: electronics / general

author: UnijunctionTransistor
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: March 21, 2025, 04:07:41 pm
content: Not exactly a straight manufacturing topic, but component procurement is the very first step towards manufacturing anything.Digikey has added a valuable, in my opinion, sorting capability; to check the tariff status of a component prior to adding it to the cart and only then finding an extra tariff. It also allows one to exclude from the search the tariffed devices.It also allows for some thought provoking purchasing “experiments”, for instance:I looked for a lowly 1N4732A zener, 4V7, 1W, 5%, DO41, tape and reel in 10k quantities. Prices in USD.The Central Semi, manufactured ABC, has a tariff-less unit price of $0.1034The Nexperia, manufactured in China has a unit price of $0.0331, including the tariffs.The OnSemi, also manufactured in China has a unit price of $0.0263, including tariffs.The conclusion here is that even with the tariffs, it still makes economic sense to purchase the Chinese products. We will pay more, though.And I know, I have ONLY analyzed a single device part number. If you have other examples, please share them here.

author: aeg
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: March 21, 2025, 09:46:13 pm
content: It would be even more valuable if they showed the actual price in the price column.

author: Kean
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: March 21, 2025, 11:39:06 pm
content: Obviously those of us outside the US will not see this, but I set my location to US and took a screenshot in case anyone is interested.

author: Simmed
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: March 21, 2025, 11:47:54 pm
content: about every item i see is = "tariff may apply"ok not allbut many manyOTOHsome china webshops keep giving you vouchersbait you to shop moreahemwhen will digikey give us vou...*cough* nah it will never happen

author: Kean
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: March 22, 2025, 12:20:16 am
content: Quote from: Simmed on March 21, 2025, 11:47:54 pmFor the example search on 1N4732A zeners that are in-stock right now at DK, 7 had potential tariffs and 6 didn't. If you include out-of-stock items, 23 of 34 don't have potential tariffs.Sorting by price in bulk, of course most of the cheapest ones have a potential tariff. Those that don't are not necessarily made outside China, they are possibly just from US supplier who already paid the tariff, or imported before the new tariffs came in.

author: Rat_Patrol
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: April 01, 2025, 04:08:43 am
content: Having C/O would be nice as a multi select and/or exclude feature instead of "tariff or not" only.Some of my clients are willing/have to pay more for NOT china/hong kong, would save me a bunch of time.

author: peter_mcc
author_rank: Contributor
timestamp: April 03, 2025, 10:59:24 pm
content: I'm a bit confused - I'm in Australia. If I buy stuff from Digikey are the new tariffs going to affect what prices I pay? I thought the tariff was paid when Digikey imported the item into the country (that's how I pay tariffs in Australia on stuff I import from overseas) - if that was the case then I'd be paying the USA tariff if it shipped from the USA. But it seems like the tariff is only charged if it is shipped to the USA.Is Digikey operating some sort of bonded warehouse where they only pay the tariffs if they sell it to the USA? I was thinking the latest round of USA tariffs would mean I needed to find new non-USA suppliers but perhaps that isn't the case.

author: thm_w
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: April 03, 2025, 11:07:51 pm
content: Quote from: peter_mcc on April 03, 2025, 10:59:24 pmForeign Trade Zone yes"Establishing a Foreign-Trade Zone enables the deferment of duties and taxes, and in the case of re-export of goods, will avoid the applicable duties and taxes altogether as the merchandise was considered to have never entered the U.S. consumption area."https://www.digikey.ca/en/blog/protecting-digi-key-customers-and-suppliers-from-tariff-effects

author: peter_mcc
author_rank: Contributor
timestamp: April 03, 2025, 11:12:44 pm
content: Quote from: thm_w on April 03, 2025, 11:07:51 pmThanks for that link - I was looking on the Digikey USA site and hadn't found that one.