Major cannabis vaporizer companies increasingly are moving manufacturing operations away from China, due in part to a 20% tariff enacted by the Trump Administration.
Now, some operators fear price compression accompanying the tariffs – now totaling 45% for goods manufactured in China – will prompt unscrupulous operators to purchase cut-rate vape cartridges and other inputs, potentially jeopardizing consumer health.
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Executives from many U.S.-based vape companies say the process of finding – and, in some cases, building – new manufacturing operations has been a years-long endeavor that is getting renewed attention because of the tariffs.
Shenzhen, China, is a well-known manufacturing hub located near Hong Kong, a financial and shipping powerhouse; together, the Special Economic Zone still is responsible for producing the majority of
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