FURTHER MASSIVE INCREASE IN SHIPPING FROM FAR EAST JUL 2021

[Tiger Hobbies]

We have just been informed by our shipping company of further increases in far east shipping

Prior to September 2020 a cost of a 20 foot container was all in about £2500

November container £5,000

January Container £6000

Our last 20 foot container cost ( landed at all in £7,000

We have just booked at Container to leave China in the next two weeks and that will cost us £11,000 with all charges.

So what does this mean?, at the moment we are holding our prices for all goods released to our Trade and retail customers on pre-order, Tiger Hobbies Policy is once we priced something on release, we will stick to it.

In the future we may have to increase all of our prices by about 15%, poss early in 2022 or late 2021 on new items for release or re-stocks after that date.

In the larger Hobby Picture we are seeing a problem for New Hobby products finding UK Distributors, and I expect there will be current brands that UK importers may have to dump as they are not viable to import when you take into account all costs involved with importing.

Sorry this isn't good news but as they say, forewarned is forearmed. Our customers, both trade and retail can pre-plan their purchases accordingly.

Best regards.

Captain Tiger.