Customers in Canada are beginning to feel the effects of electronics price hikes associated with President Trump’s global tariffs. A camera shop in Calgary, Alberta, has recently been informed by Leica that dealer prices will increase by seven percent starting May 1, 2025, across both the US and Canada, as reported by PetaPixel.
After The Camera Store received the price increase notice from Leica USA on April 16, managing director Peter Jeune reached out to their Leica representative to inquire why Canadian customers were subject to US tariffs when there might be legal avenues to avoid such charges when exporting to different countries, as he shared with PetaPixel.
Leica responded that it seeks price consistency between Canada and the US. However, Jeune recalled a similar inquiry made in 2019 about price increases in Canada following US tariffs on German goods, to which Leica had claimed that differentiating prices was “too much work.”
Leica clarified to PetaPixel that the price hikes stem from the logistics of importing products into both nations. “I can confirm that tariff price adjustments will affect the Canadian market similarly to the US, as Leica Camera North America is based in the US, with all imports managed through its US headquarters before arriving in Canada,” stated Nathan Kellum-Pathe, Leica’s trade marketing and product communications manager.
While the current tariff situation limits structural changes for the time being, Kellum-Pathe also mentioned that Leica Camera North America is actively examining options to enhance support for Canadian customers, including the potential establishment of Canada as a separate subsidiary within Leica’s global sales framework.
