Framework “temporarily pausing” some laptop sales because of new tariffs

Framework “temporarily pausing” some laptop sales because of new tariffs

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Structure, the designers and sellers of the modular and repairable Framework Laptop 13 and other items, revealed today that it would be “temporarily pausing US sales” on a few of its laptop computer setups as an outcome of brand-new tariffs placed on Taiwanese imports by the Trump administration. The impacted designs will be eliminated from Framework’s online shop in the meantime, and there’s no word on when purchasers can anticipate them to come back.

“We priced our laptops when tariffs on imports from Taiwan were 0 percent,” the business reacted to a post asking why it was stopping briefly sales. “At a 10 percent tariff, we would have to sell the lowest-end SKUs at a loss.”

“Other consumer goods makers have performed the same calculations and taken the same actions, though most have not been open about it,” Structure stated. Nintendo likewise stopped briefly United States preorders for its upcoming Switch 2 console recently after the tariffs were revealed.

For today, Framework’s sales time out impacts a minimum of 2 particular laptop computer setups: the Intel Core Ultra 5 125H and AMD Ryzen 5 7640U variations of the Framework Laptop 13. Since April 1, Framework was offering pre-built variations of those laptop computers for $999 and $899, respectively. Without those choices, the least expensive variations of those laptop computers begin at $1,399 and $1,499.

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