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We regret but have to temporary suspend the shipments to USA

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639 points CTOSian | 1 comments | 26 Aug 25 17:22 UTC | HN request time: 0.001s | source
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InitialLastName ◴[26 Aug 25 17:49 UTC] No.45029930[source]▶
This whole tariff circus boils down to regulatory capture by manufacturers at the 10+-figure market cap scale. Olimex (and other small and medium businesses) can't reasonably be expected to calculate the exact material composition of their products (much less their suppliers' products); the only people who can are on the scale of Apple, Microsoft, Samsung and Google whose volumes can amortize the cost of doing so on a per-product basis (and who have probably already done that analysis as part of their process control).
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1. madaxe_again ◴[26 Aug 25 18:23 UTC] No.45030327[source]▶
Not so. There exist BOM analysis tools which are free for manufacturers of products to use - you just upload your parts list and your suppliers, and it works down the list either requesting info from the supplier or using pre-supplied info. The suppliers in turn contact their suppliers, etc. - it’s the suppliers who ultimately pay a few hundred bucks a year for access. At the end of the process you know exactly what’s in your doodad, get a materials compliance declaration, don’t poison any kids, etc.

This is something this manufacturer should already be doing, otherwise it’s unclear how they’re complying with RoHS or REACH.