For your awareness and planning, below is a summary of vendor pricing changes driven by tariff activity and general adjustments. Please reach out with any questions.
May 2025
May 1
May 3
- Mersen: No percentage provided; price adjustment implied
May 5
- IDEAL: No percentage provided; price adjustment implied
May 8
- Roxtec: Price reduction reported
May 14
- HPS (Hammond Power Solutions): 65% increase on all control transformers not currently in U.S. inventory. This is a significant jump, and customers should consider securing current stock or alternative sourcing if lead times are a concern.
May 15
- Bussmann: 13.4% price increase
May 18
- Rockwell: Tiered increase ranging from 1.75% to 8.25% depending on product category. It’s suggested to review specific product families if you expect upcoming Rockwell purchases.
May 30
- 3M: Price adjustment indicated; no detail on percentage or product scope
June 2025
June 1
- Erico: Average increase of 4.6%
- Eriflex: Average increase of 3%
- Ilsco: Average increase of 4.5%
- Panduit: 5% to 20% increase, suggesting a wide variance across product categories
- Stober: Increases range from 6.5% to 8.9%
June 2
- Appleton: Mix of price increases and reductions
- Brady: Adjustment mentioned, no specifics provided
- OZ-Gedney: Mix of increases and reductions
- SolaHD: Temporary price reductions for specific UPS products manufactured in China. These reductions are tied to a suspension of the 125% tariff previously applied. If the suspension holds, pricing will remain lower until the next formal list update. This covers products such as SDU500B5, S4K series UPS units, and multiple IntelliSlot communication and battery kits.
June 22
- Acme: 2% to 4% increase
- Hubbell Wiring: 3% to 7% increase
- Raco: 2% to 6% increase
June 30
- Federal Signal (Signaling Division): 5% increase on all products
- Effective for all orders placed on or after June 30, 2025
- To maintain current pricing, purchase orders must be submitted before June 30, and request immediate release
- Communicate internally to ensure procurement deadlines are met
July 2025
July 5
- Rockwell: 2.5% increase across 45 designated product groups (PGCs), focused on older and legacy items:
- PowerFlex 70 drives
- 2090 shunt resistors
- 1492-W terminal blocks
- DIN-style receptacles
- LIMs
- ETO/CTO/LCS items are not affected unless repair/exchange SKUs fall into the affected PGCs
August 2025
August 1
- Grace Technologies
- Expecting an average 5% price increase across GracePort® and GracePESD® product lines
- MagView™ and ThruView™ 360 round housings are not affected
- New pricing model for PESDs: transitioning from quantity-based discounts to a distributor-tier multiplier system
Our team at HESCO will continue to update this blog post with new and relevant information as necessary, so keep it bookmarked for when you need it! If you have any questions for us, don't hesitate to give us a call so we can answer any and all questions you have.
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