Why are the cost of swimming pool chemicals on the rise?
Fueled by growing energy costs, shrinking supply and high tariffs, chlorine based chemicals for the pool and spa industry have risen in price by 20 to 50% since late 2004. The chlorine price today vs. the price ten years ago…is 200 percent higher. (*source: pool/spa news March 28, 2005) The cost of trichlor tablets are up 70% from 1 year ago. The main reason being the tariffs levied in December 2004. Over the years foreign competitors, China and Spain have been “dumping” chlorine and other pool chemicals into the U.S. market forcing prices down. While great for the consumer, U.S. companies were unable to compete. In order to help U.S. companies in the market place a tariff was put in place on all imports. Thus the American companies raised prices dramatically. The U.S. Department of Commerce has made a final determination on the anti-dumping margins that should be levied on Chinese and Spanish producers and exporters of chlorinated isocyanurates. The federal agency determined that th
