Order NOW! Imminent costs and delays on the way

We would like to inform you of current market developments that may impact pricing and delivery conditions in the coming weeks and months due to events in the Middle East.

Global supply chains continue to experience uncertainty due to geopolitical developments, energy costs, raw material availability, transport costs, and currency fluctuations.

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Price increases and Supply disruption, our advice is to order now for the next 4-6 months, we can discuss holding stock and call off orders to guarantee prices and stock (please don’t delay)

As a result, a number of our raw material suppliers have notified us of price increases in the region of 10% to 15%, along with broader pricing realignments across parts of their product ranges.

Although we continue to source materials through established European & UK suppliers, many components used in the manufacture of self-adhesive materials — including base films, release liners, adhesives, Inks and their chemicals and specialist coatings — are often produced or processed in the Far East before reaching European manufacturers. Together with increased energy costs in manufacturing, this ongoing disruption is now impacting both costs and availability.

While we are working closely with our suppliers and reviewing internal efficiencies to minimise the impact, increases of this scale cannot be fully absorbed. As a result, quotations and price agreements may need to be reviewed depending on market conditions at the time of order confirmation. We kindly ask customers to take this into consideration when planning projects or placing orders, and to confirm pricing for bespoke products prior to ordering.

We are currently assessing the full impact across our product range and will communicate further details regarding any pricing adjustments in the coming weeks. In the meantime, we will also make every effort to secure materials ahead of these increases where possible, although this cannot be guaranteed.

We do not take this step lightly. Our priority remains to maintain the quality, service, and reliability you expect, while managing these developments as responsibly and fairly as possible.

Ribbons & Coding products:

No immediate issues but prices might rise due to the film manufacturing and supply may become tighter as these are often from Asia.

Mobile devices and terminals:

Price increases were already planned in April from the bigger manufacturers like Zebra, Honeywell & Datalogic due to the cost of Ram this will lead to extra costs of upto 20% due on the devices to the AI market sucking up the supply and increasing demand, we now expect some supply issues down the line.

Printers and Printheads:

Prices and avabillity seem to be stable at the moment, we will keep a close eye on this market as the majority of the supply is from Asia and they are seeing issues.

Thank you for your understanding and continued partnership.

Kind regards,

Supplyine Auto ID