Last week, Mike Hershey, head of OAAA Government Affairs, gave a presentation at IBO on federal tariffs and tax legislation. We asked Mike for his perspective on news over the last couple of days that some electronics are excepted from recent tariff increases. Below is Mike’s response. On Friday, the […]
The Trump administration is implementing a 25% tariff on imports from Canada and Mexico and a 10% additional tariff on imports from China. Billboard Insider asked some out of home industry suppliers what they think this means for costs. Jason Mallory, General Manager, Lindmark Steel The price of steel is […]
By Mike Hershey, EVP – Government Affairs, OAAA National news last week sent a ripple of uncertainty across various segments of our economy – the Trump Administration’s announcement of a 25% tariff on all goods from Canada and Mexico. This week, another trade news drop – a 25% tariff on […]
Today’s podcast guest is Don Szczepaniak, President and CEO of Prismview, a Samsung Electronics company which manufactures indoor and outdoor display products including digital billboards. Don talks about what Prismview has done to reduce the impact of tariffs and trends in digital billboard design. To receive a free Prismview […]
Prepare for a price increase on your Chinese-imported LED’s and digital billboards. This week the Trump administration proposed a new 10% tariff on a 195 page list of chinese imports. Here’s the tariff picture in three numbers. $426 billion. Chinese imports to the US. $34 billion. Chinese imports subject to […]
If you’re buying a digital billboard soon you might want to ask your digital billboard company what impact, if any, will occur from the imposition of the first round of Chinese tariffs. LED’s, the building block for digital billboards, were on the list of items which faced a 25% import […]
“No one in the US makes LED’s so what the hell are we protecting.” – A US digital billboard manufacturer on the impending LED tariff. The escalating US-China trade war may be coming to a digital billboard near you. Earlier this week the Trump administration released an updated list of […]
The Trump Administration has implemented a 25% tariff on imported steel and a 10% tariff on aluminum. Argentina, Brazil, Canada, the European Union and South Korea are exempt from the tariff. Insider talked with some sign fabricators and digital billboard makers about the impact of the tariff. Here’s what he […]
