A Note on Recent Tariffs and their Impact on Larktale Families
Like many of you, we have been closely monitoring the tariff news and how the latest changes will impact American families. While Larktale’s manufacturing is completed in China, our innovative designs, engineering, growth development, and safety testing supervision all happens at our headquarters in Richmond, VA. Like many other baby product brands, we are an American company that manufactures in China. This international relationship has been essential in creating the safest and best possible gear, while ensuring these necessary baby products remain affordable for families around the world.
As we navigate the changing tariff landscape, we are making every effort to absorb as much of the cost as possible, but unfortunately, some cost increases are unavoidable. At the end of the day, we are deeply committed to quality, safety, and innovation. A price increase ensures that we can continue to deliver on those promises, while continuing to provide our valued employees and extended team members with jobs and benefits so they can support their own families.
What Does This Mean for You?
- Due to the steep increase in import tariffs, new pricing will go into effect starting May 1st across select Larktale products.
- We will continue to focus on delivering innovative designs that are both quality and safety tested to the standards you have come to expect from Larktale.
- We plan to keep our full staff employed so we can continue to deliver prompt and outstanding customer service when you need us most.
What Steps are We Taking?
- We are reevaluating our internal processes, both in the US and at our factories in China, so we can stay efficient in manufacturing, without compromising on quality or safety.
- We are continuously researching the option to source raw materials from new countries to help reduce production costs.
- We are continuing to monitor the situation and are ready to reevaluate our pricing if these tariffs are lifted or an exception is made for our industry.
Please know this was not a decision that was made lightly, and merely the result of our commitment to providing safe and innovative gear that every family deserves. We thank you for your trust and we will continue to navigate these on-going challenges together with openness and transparency.