It’s hard to make sense of tariffs<\/a> because things are changing day by day<\/a>. The only constant seems to be the exorbitantly high 145 percent tariff on China<\/a>. While President Donald Trump<\/a> may have exempted tariffs on a handful of electronics<\/a> over the weekend, like smartphones, laptops, and TVs (though maybe not for long<\/a>), that doesn’t apply to other gadgets from China, even if there’s a printed circuit board inside, like sex toys.<\/p>\n Sex toy manufacturers<\/a> are generally bucketed under the \u201cmassagers\u201d or \u201cadult\u201d product category when it comes to imports and exports, meaning these companies have been forced to pay a hefty tariff on their goods since April 9. Brands, like Dame, Unbound, and Vibratex, are already feeling the effects, and if things don’t change, there’s a chance some may have to close up shop.<\/p>\n Alex Fine, CEO of Dame<\/a>, was among the first to publicly address the impact on Instagram<\/a>. \u201cSo far we\u2019ve already had shipments that incurred a 20 percent increase,\u201d Fine tells WIRED. She says the company has been working to minimize how much extra customers pay, but had to implement a $5 \u201cTrump tariff surcharge\u201d on all orders. \u201cA 54 percent increase in cost of goods sold would have put Dame in the red last year, and at 125 percent, I\u2019m not going to even do that math.\u201d That was before Trump raised the tariff to 145 percent.<\/p>\n![\"Image](\"https:\/\/media.wired.com\/photos\/67fdaa90977c77f1f756f849\/master\/w_1600%2Cc_limit\/Your-Favorite-Sex-Toy-Brand-Might-Go-Under_UInbound-SOURCE-Unbound.jpg\")