Amigo's US Subsidiary Shuts Down Due to Tariffs
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Amigo Games, the US branch of German board game company Amigo Spiele + Freizeit, ceases operation. CEO Alexander Jost shares that fluctuating production costs, especially after Trump's tariffs, made the company unviable.
Amigo Games Inc., the US subsidiary of German board game company Amigo Spiel + Freizeit GmbH, is closing down. The company branch announced its closure through an Instagram post. According to the post, “the ongoing economic challenges since the coronavirus pandemic”, specifically “ever-changing landscape of shipping and component cost increases” forced the company out of the market. The final straw had been Trump’s tariffs and the following insecurities in supply chains and prices in the last twelve months, Amigo says.
"It's not an easy decision for us, but it's the right decision," explains Alexander Jost, CEO of Amigo Spiel + Freizeit GmbH in Germany, where he is responsible for AMIGO Games Inc. "After eight years of intensive efforts, we have to admit that we cannot meet the economic challenges of the American market with our small company. We would like to express our sincere gratitude to the Amigo Games team Alex Yeager and Corey Delmonto for their tireless efforts."
Amigo Games Inc. was founded in 2018 by Amigo Spiel + Freizeit owner Uwe Pauli. The subsidiary reintroduced several classical board games such as Bohnanza back in the US and successfully placed several new games as well, such as Cabanga and D.O.N.T. Llama.
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