Dell And Lenovo Join Razer In US Laptop Shipment Freeze

Summary: Dell and Lenovo are among what appears to be a growing number of companies halting shipments of products like laptops to the US amid new tariffs. Other companies, such as Razer, halted shipments and sales earlier this week. While companies like Nintendo have delayed pre-orders of their upcoming Switch 2 console.

The looming threat of increased worldwide US tariffs imposed by Trump may have been paused for 90 days, but manufacturers like Dell and Lenovo are still feeling the weight of the 10% baseline tariff, causing them to pause laptop shipments to the US. Dell and Lenovo aren’t the only ones making this decision, either.

Earlier this week, Razer halted sales of its laptops in the US. This included the new Razer Blade 16 and the new Razer Blade 18. Both of which now come with NVIDIA’s RTX 50-series laptop GPUs. Even the Razer Blade 14, which was available the day of the initial report, is now listed as out of stock with a “notify me” badge.

That same day, Razer also announced a new laptop stand. In its press release, the company stated it was available for purchase. However, just like with the Blade laptops, there’s no option to buy it. Suggesting that shipments on this item have been halted as well for the time being. In short, technology companies are starting to feel the impact of these tariffs and are attempting to adapt to the situation. Meanwhile, consumers are going to end up with fewer options.

Tariffs are causing more than just Dell and Lenovo to halt laptop shipments

In addition to Dell, Lenovo, and Razer, more laptop manufacturers are reportedly pausing shipments. According to Commercial Times (via TechSpot), HP and a brand called Double A are also pausing shipments of laptops to the US.

Micron is also reportedly taking measures to adapt to the tariffs. Though not by halting shipments, and instead simply raising prices on its memory products like SSDs and RAM modules. A situation not too unlike what some manufacturers and retailers are doing with GPUs.

Additionally, TechSpot notes that some Chinese sellers on sites like Amazon are having to increase prices or exit the US market entirely.

Tech companies to see a significant revenue drop this month

While tech companies are trying to adapt to this new reality, it may not be enough to prevent a drop in overall revenue. TechSpot states that “industry sources” are predicting a sharp revenue decline for technology companies in the month of April. Segments like smartphones, networking equipment, and laptops are reportedly going to feel the biggest impact.

The effects of the tariffs are being felt elsewhere, too. Nintendo officially announced its Switch 2 console just days before Trump announced the increased global reciprocal tariffs. Following the tariff announcement, it then delayed pre-orders for the console in the US and Canada. Nintendo has confirmed that the launch is still on track for June 5. But there is speculation about Nintendo potentially increasing the price now from the initial $449.