Excerpt from Jaron Schneider - PetaPixel – To read the original article, click here.
"Leica will increase the price of its products in the United States as a result of the blanket tariffs announced by President Donald Trump earlier this year. While this is an expected result stateside, it is having an adverse effect on cameras sold in Canada, too.
On April 16, The Camera Store in Calgary, Alberta received a notice from Leica USA that advised them that dealer pricing would increase on May 1 due to US tariffs.
“I contacted our rep and asked why Canadians would be subjected to US Tariffs when there are options to legally avoid charging tariffs when exporting to other countries,” Peter Jeune, Managing Director of The Camera Store (TCS) tells PetaPixel.
“They said they wanted price parity between Canada and the US which makes no sense. If an American purchased a Leica product anywhere in the world and brought it back to the US they would still be subject to the tariff. If they purchased in Canada, they would effectively end up paying the tariff twice.”
Jeune says that he asked Leica the same questions back in 2019 when the United States first imposed tariffs on German products and, “they basically said it was too much work” to have different pricing in Canada and the US.
“I asked them to reconsider last week. I was told today that this is their final decision,” Jeune says. As a result, Canadians should expect to see a 7% increase in price to Leica products.
This morning, Leica USA confirmed that pricing is going up for both regions. To add greater context to what was told to Jeune, the company says its choice is one that it is forced to make due to how it manages imports into North America."
| SKU | Product Description | Leica's Old Price |
Leica's New Price |
| L24027 | Leica M11 BC-SCL7 Battery Charger | $ 245.00 | $ 475.00 |
| L19191 | Leica D-Lux 8 | $ 2,275.00 | $ 3,880.00 |
| L18548 | Leica Automatic Lens Cap D-Lux (Typ 109) | $ 120.00 | $ 235.00 |
| L18562 | Leica Lux Grip | $ 460.00 | $ 870.00 |
Click here to read the full article which includes input from Nathan Kellum-Pathe, Trade Marketing & Product Communications Manager at Leica Camera.
