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Vermont maker Renown Skis says tariffs threaten pricing and supply chain; seeks state navigation help

2932133 · April 9, 2025
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Renown Skis CEO described at the hearing how tariffs on Canadian manufacturing will raise costs, squeeze demand and left the company seeking state help to navigate certificates, waivers and customs options.

Rob Golden, CEO of Renown Skis, told the joint committees that his Vermont company relies on a single contract manufacturer in Quebec and that recent tariff measures would sharply raise costs and complicate cross‑border shipments.

Golden said Renown uses a Canadian factory that has produced his skis for 10 years and that moving production to the United States or Europe is not viable: there are no comparable U.S. contract manufacturers and building a U.S. factory would cost…

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