The Kickstarter you backed may soon ask for more money to cover Trump’s tariffs
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Summary
Kickstarter has launched a new tool called Tariff Manager to help creators add surcharges to funded projects to deal with rising import costs due to Trump’s tariffs.
Designed to help Kickstart creators affected by Trump’s import tariffs on Chinese goods, the Tariff Manager will allow creators to apply additional fees to pledges made by US-based supporters after a campaign has finished.
The tool is still a few weeks away from launching and will only apply to select Kickstarter projects, with each campaign having the option of applying or passing on the additional charges to backers, according to the platform’s blog.
Some campaigns, such as luggage maker Peak Design’s $13m Kickstarter campaign, have said they will not pass on the tariffs to backers.