Important Update: Underlayment Tariff Adjustments
Updated 4/7/2025: In an effort to clarify our previous Tariff Update, the below information has been revised. The initial increase percentages were a representation of FOB material costing prior to shipment. The new data below represents a more accurate representation of the adjusted product pricing and is much lower than initially reported.
Dear Valued Customer,
We are writing to inform you of an urgent update regarding underlayment pricing due to recently announced tariff changes. This is an amendment to our previously announced price increase.
Immediate Tariff Increases:
On April 2, 2025, President Trump announced significant tariff increases on nearly all imported products into the USA, effective April 9, 2025. This impacts materials currently in transit and those scheduled for future production.
Resulting Price Adjustments:
These tariffs necessitate the following price adjustments:
- Nail-down synthetics: An 11% to 13% increase.
- Self-adhered products: A 10% to 12% increase.
Note: These increases are solely due to the new tariffs and are separate from any fluctuations in raw material costs, ocean freight, or manufacturing expenses.
Next Steps:
We will be billing these tariff costs as a separate line item until we are certain they will be more permanent.
It is our understanding that the Roofing Nail tariff will be staying at 70%, the additional tariff announced is not applicable to steel that already has a section 232 tariff which roofing nails does.
We will be contacting all customers with open orders to discuss the necessary price adjustments. We appreciate your understanding and cooperation during this time.
Thank you for your continued business.
Continental Materials, Inc. (CMI) is a leading national supplier of roofing system component materials. As the largest importer of roofing fasteners into the US, our roofing fasteners go on 2.2 million homes every year and our construction fasteners frame another quarter million homes. CMI is the exclusive supplier of top-of-the-line SecureGrip synthetic underlayments in both mechanically attached and self-adhered formats. And of course we’re known for our “No Smell” BUR asphalt with its WeatherSeal protective packaging and eco-friendly woodfiber roof insulation. CMI’s focus is on bringing Quality, Service, and Value to our customers and we’ve been doing just that since 1958.
For more information on CMI products, call (215) 884-4930, visit our website or contact your local CMI Sales Representative.