Far be it from us to dive too deep into the legal workings of the United States legislative branches, but if you’re a filmmaker or video content professional in the US, then you might want to follow what’s happening today—and likely over the next few weeks or months—regarding tariffs.

Led by big names like GoPro, over a thousand companies in the US have banded together to sue US President Donald Trump over tariff policies. According to a report in Bloomberg, these companies have all had to raise prices due to these tariffs, which are currently having their own legality debated by the Supreme Court.

There’s a lot to unpack here, but let’s look at some broad strokes and see if we can glimpse into what the future might hold for GoPro and other US camera and gear companies.

Tariffs Raise Prices

While there might be conflicting opinions about not only the validity, but the goals too, of the ever-changing tariffs laid out by the Trump administration over the past year, what’s not arguable is that this has raised prices for everyone.

Cameras and video tech gear have been some of the hardest hit as companies like GoPro have raised prices, as has pretty much every brand in the space. US companies and international companies have all raised prices, and filmmakers and video professionals have been hit hard.

Outside of tariffs, we’ve also seen a drone ban go into effect, which has made it illegal for Chinese companies like DJI to sell new drones in the US as well—a decision that’s cost US customers the use of the popular new Mavic Pro 4 and other drones and products so far.

A Supreme Court Decision

The future fate of these tariffs, though, appears to be currently up for debate and might possibly change. Or, depending on what is decided by the Supreme Court, which is reviewing the legality of these tariffs and could reach a decision as soon as today, January 9th, things might also stay the same.

What we can best guess and predict moving forward, honestly, is that things will not clear up anytime soon. Even with a potential Supreme Court ruling, much of the damage and effect of tariffs has already been done.

There is some hope that if tariffs are lifted, prices might drop again, but that’s seldom the case, as prices rarely fall after they’ve been raised. The hope for supporters of these tariffs is that these will spur (or will spur) companies to invest in developing and building products in the US, something which takes time and will likely take years to see the impact of, if at all.

Overall, we’ll continue to monitor this story, but if you’re a filmmaker looking to see if prices are expected to change one way or another, you might want to hope for some reductions, but likely expect things to stay the same.

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