REL Price Increase


From REL

After holding prices steady all year and absorbing increased costs, the continued burden has made a price adjustment unavoidable. Effective September 1, 2025, MSRP in North America across our product lines will increase on average by 10 percent. This increase only covers a portion of the added costs. We will continue to absorb most tariff expenses ourselves.

We don’t take this decision lightly.

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REL's last price increase was 2/2024. That was pre-tariff. 

As a manufacturer I can tell you that input costs in the US have radically increased in almost every area of manufacture. Most of the prices went hyperbolic in early 2022. Most were energy input cost and transport cost (also energy sensitive)  related. In the last 17 months my material prices are up more than 10% and we are not passing much of them to our customers. Because other costs are down (fuel, petroleum derivatives) our margins are not under enough pressure to raise prices and spook our customers. 

I don't think their price increases were excessive, nor do I believe they are exclusively tariff related. 

No shock.  In the end, the American taxpayer will carry the burden.  Check out Jeffrey Sachs if you want to see the reality of US imposed tariffs.

I'm more concerned with egg prices and a nicely appointed ballroom🤣🤣🤣

Love them gold trimmings!