What 94% Tariffs Reveal About Global Manufacturing Dependence?
When the United States applied tariffs of up to 104% on playground equipment imported from China, the shock-waves reverberated through the indoor-play and soft-play industry. Projects for school playgrounds, municipal parks and family-entertainment centres stalled or vanished altogether. For manufacturers such as Wenzhou Dream Garden Amusement Equipment Co., Ltd . (Dream Garden), which serve schools, municipalities and global indoor/outdoor playground projects, this episode revealed a deeper truth: modern playground-equipment manufacture is not a commodity business. It is a layered ecosystem of design, engineering, certification and logistic orchestration. 1. The Ecosystem Behind Playground & Soft-Play Manufacturing Although playground equipment might appear straightforward from outside, it depends on complex capabilities built over years: Multi-material fabrication: steel frames, HDPE moulding, foam & safety padding systems. Integrated CAD/3D design plus modu...