#265: Navigating the Tariff Changes in The Toy Industry | April 2025

Making It in The Toy Industry | Start A Toy Business - A podcast by Azhelle Wade | The Toy Coach | Toy Creators Academy - Wednesdays

Is it time to stop manufacturing overseas? Or are these tariffs just temporary chaos? In this episode we're talking about the massive new tariffs shaking up the toy industry and what they mean for your bottom line. With import costs from China jumping up to 54% April 2nd, and a potential 104% threat looming over the horizon, toy creators everywhere are wondering what to do next. Should you absorb the cost? Raise prices? Cancel a launch? Shift production? I’ll walk you through what’s really ha...