02/09/2026
AVIXA's August 2026 Pro AV Business Index reports that USA tariff pressure on AV hardware is causing businesses to delay purchases or reduce project scope. Displays, cameras, and computing products are all getting more expensive - a turnaround following decades of ever reducing tech prices.
When project budgets get squeezed, the spec sheet gets revisited line by line. For distributors and resellers quoting multi-site rollouts, vendors that hold local stock become a sincere point of competitive advantage - they avoid tariff pinch points and price variation after quote. This is a huge benefit in a time where quotes go out with asterisks about potential tariff variations and fuel surcharges.
Tariff pressure continues to negatively impact purchasing and project scope.