After months of quiet, how tariffs on Chinese-made goods could affect their business, Nikon announced a “necessary price adjustment” for its product that will begin on June 23, 2025, which will be effective in the United States. The company was on June 23, 2025.
“At Nikon, we remain committed to providing our customers with the highest quality imaging products and value,” Nikon said in a statement released Friday. “The necessary price adjustments to the products will come into effect on June 23, 2025 due to recent tariffs. We will carefully monitor any tariff developments and may adjust pricing as needed to reflect the evolving market conditions. We appreciate our customers’ understanding and know that we are taking every possible step to minimize the impact on the community.”
Earlier this month, in a speech that the company shared its latest financial results, Nikon (PDF) said the tariffs could reduce profits in the upcoming fiscal year by 10 billion yen, or about $70 million, as reported. Petapixel.
Nikon is not the first or only company to announce price increases due to U.S. tariffs. Australia-based Blackmagic Design started charging more for its digital movie cameras last month, while announcing tariffs that have planned to build a factory in Dallas, Texas, which is financially unfeasible.
In an announcement to announce its first-quarter financial results in late April, Canon told analysts it plans to raise prices and is “estimating the timing and amount of increase.” dpreview. The company also said its price increase will be limited to the United States, but things may change if tariffs trigger a wider global recession.
Other camera makers that have recently raised prices include Sony and Leica, the company told the company, while Mrs. Fuji temporarily suspended bookings for several of our cameras, including the budget-friendly X-M5 and the still-popular X100VI. dpreview In late April. Lens maker Sigma has also announced pricing adjustments, but like Nikon, those adjustments are not effective immediately and will begin on June 2, 2025.
