With POTUS levying tariffs on everything and everyone, the fountain pens are going to increase in price as majority are made outside of the U.S. of A. Will it influence your purchasing decisions? Which brands do you think will be hit the hardest by the demand decline? Is this going to help the local makers?
Edit 1: I was made aware of the grammar mistake in the post headline, it should read "fewer". Mea culpa. Thank you for correcting me (unironically, english as a third language learner here).
Edit 2: I take no stance on the tariffs, nor the US politics. I am not a US citizen, nor do I live there, nor can I influence the decision to impose them in any manner. For me they are the new fact of life I need to get used to. The tariffs will influence me in Europe either through possible EU retaliation tarrifs on the US goods (and services), and even without the retaliation much of current European exposts will not be competitive in the US market necessitating possible production cuts and in so doing unemployement and adverse economic impact in the EU.
Edit 3: The Brexit had a similar impact on the prices of pens and the related paraphernalia for the EU citizens. After the brexit the VAT started to be levied on all purchases from Great Britain. In my case the VAT now stands at 25,5% and I now only buy the necessities (pen sacs and other repair supplies) from there, as these can not be bought in the EU. If there will be reciprocal tariffs on the US goods, my grail pen (Parker T1) might become utterly unattainable.
