We can only hope the deal doesn’t undergo any more changes.
The hefty tariffs that have been holding up Switch 2 preorders in both the United States and eventually Canada have been temporarily reduced.
Today, an official social media account broke the news, revealing that the tariffs on imports from Vietnam—which has been Nintendo’s hardware production hub since the late 2010s—have dropped from 46% to a more manageable 10% for the next 90 days. The same reduction applies to the roughly 25% tariffs on Japan, where the game cards for the Switch are produced. These new rates will stay in effect through the release of the Switch 2, but there’s a catch: if negotiations don’t pan out, shipments arriving in the U.S. after the launch might feel the sting of those higher tariffs once again.
In the same breath, the announcement added that China, which used to be a production location for Nintendo hardware, will face a daunting 125% import tariff. This is in direct response to China imposing a hefty 104% tariff on U.S. imports. Mexico, which dodged the previous tariff round and where the cases for North American Switch game cards are made, could also see a 10% blanket tariff come its way.
