Posted by Mark on 28th Jul 2025
Important: August 1st Tariff Changes Affecting Your PPE Costs
New Tariff Announcements: What Centennial Safety and Supplies Customers Need to Know
Published: July 28, 2025
President Trump's announcement of sweeping tariff increases affecting 14 countries, set to take effect August 1st, will have significant implications for PPE and safety supply costs. The new tariffs range from 10% to 36%, with several key manufacturing regions for disposable safety products facing substantial increases:
- Thailand: 36% tariff
- China: 30% tariff (possible extension past August 12th)
- Malaysia: 25% tariff
- Vietnam: 20% tariff
- Indonesia: 19% tariff
- India: 10% tariff
These countries are major suppliers of the nitrile gloves, isolation gowns, face masks, and other disposable PPE that form the backbone of our product offerings.
For Centennial Safety and Supplies customers, this represents the second major tariff adjustment in recent years, following the 25% increases we navigated in 2025. Most impacted products:
- Nitrile examination gloves (Thailand, Malaysia & Vietnam sourced)
- Isolation gowns (China & Vietnam sourced)
- Face masks (China & Southeast Asia sourced)
- Other disposable PPE
Thailand, Malaysia, China, and Vietnam are key suppliers of nitrile gloves that serve our veterinary, automotive, and dental customers. With these significant tariff increases, we anticipate substantial cost pressures on these essential products. We're already coordinating with our six primary suppliers to assess the full impact and explore alternative sourcing strategies where possible.
Our commitment to you:
- Transparent communication (same approach as previous tariff challenges)
- Tiered price adjustments prioritizing customer operational needs
- Quality and availability maintained
- Cost savings passed along when possible
- Alternative sourcing options are being explored with our supplier network
- Bulk purchasing strategies to minimize impact
We remain committed to supporting your safety supply needs during these market changes, just as we have throughout previous challenges.