1.On May 12, President Trump reached a deal with China who reduced the rates on imported goods from the country from 145% to 30% for 90 days. But for companies that had to supplement while the higher rates were in force, such as the open-source hardware retailer Adafruit, the costs of the highest rates are still being felt. In a blog post about the tariff account, Adafruit wrote: “We will have to increase the prices for some of these products, but we are not sure whether people will be willing to pay the higher costs, so we may be 'stuck' with unprecedented inventory on which we have already paid a large fee.”
2.The co-founder and president of Popsmith and Franklin's popcorn also went to X to share how the rates influence his business:
He clarified that yes, the rates will cause higher prices.
3.Some companies have announced dismissal with regard to the higher costs to do business under Trump's rates.
4.Higher prices also start to appear in the shopping boards. It can be more difficult to link these increases directly to the rates, because large American companies are currently not very transparent about how these new input loads influence prices. This goal employee, for example, lay the price of an imported 6-foot USB cable changed from $ 9.99 to $ 17.99 in mid-May before the highest rates were paused. The timing seems to be in line with the first round of the rates of effects, but there is nothing on the price tag to indicate why the price rose so quickly so quickly.
Buzzfeed has contacted the target for comment, but they did not respond immediately to our request.
5.A Walmart employee also shared the price jump on an 8-back container cocoa powder from $ 3.44 to $ 6.18. Walmart recently announced that it would increase some prizes because of the rates.
If you work in the retail trade, go to the comments and let us know what you see in your store – and post photos if you have them! Or, if you want to stay extra anonymous, e -mail me.
6.On the other hand, some smaller brands, such as the inclusive underwear company Tomboyx, started showing a rate levy on their products. The company explained on its website: “The tariff allowance helps us to stay sustainable while we quickly go behind the scenes – develop new styles and expand production to other countries. We adjust quickly, but building responsible production relationships takes a little time – and we refuse to compromise the quality you expect from us.”
7.And people really appreciate the transparency:
8.Meanwhile, in the “old -fashioned” supermarket, this shopper in Iowa saw a wild price tag on a container with freely imported fruit:
9.Restaurant prices also crawl. A restaurant owner told CBS News: “We do not import fresh ingredients such as vegetables, but everything around it – herbs, herbs, even our beers. Now it's double. Who is going to pay $ 20 for a beer?”
10.If you have children who do some online shopping, you probably have to talk to them about the rates to prevent annoying surprises, as this parent has discovered:
11.And if you are planning to buy new shoes or clothing for the summer season, be warned: most of these products are made in Asia.
12.Scientists who are lucky to still have financing for their research are now confronted with higher prices for laboratory equipment:
13.Although this is all going on, many everyday shoppers still ask: “Are 'import costs' the same as rates?” The answer is yes, yes they are.
14.Finally, before you say: “Just buy American”, there are many things that people and companies trust to survive that we cannot make here (or in some cases). It can take years before production is made, and paying high prices in the meantime is a financial pain that few Americans are equipped to satisfy.
Now it's time for comment corner. A few weeks ago I shared some of the first tariff vouchers that made the rounds online, and members of the BuzzFeed community took part in the conversation to share where they have noticed the rates that come into effect. This is what they had to say:
15.“Jasmine Rice is usually imported from Thailand. Costco already shows how rates of consumers and hard -working burgers such as I influence. In March 2025 a bag of Jasmine Rice $ 15.99 (25 LBS). April 2025: $ 17.99 (25 lbs). In the month of May, Al jumps to $).” “
—Anonym, 41, Florida
16.“I am an assistant shop manager at Skechers, and maybe a week ago we received updated/higher prices for everything in our store – shoes, socks, backpacks, clothing and even the cleaning supplies we have for your shoes !! I wish I had a joke when I said our three package of KwartaalCrew socks were between $ 14.00 and $ $ and $ $ and $ $
“Other couples socks, including children, ladies and men, went to $ 24.00 !!! All shoes went up at least $ 20 or more. Certain styles were either already a pretty good deal or were rather pricey, but to be honest, that $ 104.99 plus tax on a shoe when they know that shoe was only two weeks ago, literally $ 84.99?”
—Anonym, 26, Central Arkansas
17.“The costs of my house repairs are three times the aforementioned amount because of an increase in material costs. I have canceled all repairs unless absolutely necessary. I will just sell my house 'as it is' or not at all. Someone quoted $ 18k to set up a fence.
—Anonym, 66, Florida
18.“I have a small marriage company in California. I have noticed that people opt for the cheaper package that we offer, those are just being canceled. Flowers for weddings go up. People simply cut back for a long time and do not have the wedding they have always dreamed of.”
-Anonymously
19.“My contact lenses went from $ 750 last year to $ 1,248 this year. They updated the prices the week before my appointment and said it was due to the tariff costs.”
—Anonym, 35, North Dakota
20.“I work for a patio furniture company. Two weeks ago they started to increase all our prices by 40-70%, which is an incredible amount. We had a chaise lounge chairman of an already high from $ 1,000 to $ 1,600, while others do not believe that all these increases are really part of the tariff.”
—Anonym, 68 Port Saint Lucie, Florida
21.“I was fired from work because of rates. When they called me, they said that because they were an importing company of 80%, they lowered their staff by 25% because of the Trump rates. I was on the way to be promoted next month.”
—Anonym, 48, Los Angeles
22.“I have a small company where all my shares come from abroad. There are simply no American producers. My suppliers started to increase their prices in January due to 'expected rates', and they are still rising. What cost me $ 3 a year ago now costs me $ 6.50. This is untenable for companies and customers.”
—Anonym, 47 Seattle, wa
23.And finally, “My partner and I were buying an apartment here in Spain (he is Spanish, I am American) when the bank has withdrawn our mortgage offer because of 'economic uncertainty on the world market caused by the changing policy of Trump'. Even abroad we cannot escape the effects of all this.”
—Anonym, 36, Spain
Have you charged a tariff costs or noticed the prices that rise on imported goods? Tell us all about it in the comments or via this anonymous form:
