Tin Can Towers & Their Impending Tariffs
Off-season tin can production that leads into peak season canning requires a significant ramp-up of cans. Tin cans are manufactured 24/7 with 50- 60 cans per second. Think about that for a second . . .
The build-up to the peak typically requires additional off-site storage in a class-A facility of food-grade quality, with no current or previous tenants whose products may have had a lingering odor. The pallets that stand 9’ tall are safe to stack up to four high if your building is tall enough. Special handlers are trained and skilled in safely and damage-free maneuvering these tin towers.
The industry's newest challenge will be the increased tariffs on steel imports. Effective March 12, 2025, any imported steel items or any steel items that reside inside a U.S.-based Free Trade Zone will be assessed the new tariff rate as soon as the goods leave the FTZ after March 12, 2025.
These increased tariff amounts will eventually be realized to all consumers sooner rather than later until manufacturers can develop a pivot strategy to recover any portion of the 25% spike in duties.
AW2 Logistics offers our clients 3PL warehousing solutions, skilled in handling these tin towers, with our owned assets and vetted and reliable partners who can assist during the influx of tin cans during peak season. Servicing the tin can industry with this type of ebb and flow offers unique challenges, so working with a trusted partner like AW2 Logistics is experienced in supporting the tin can industry.
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