If you’re planning a commercial build or renovation in 2025, here's why investing in domestic epoxy and polished concrete could protect your timeline, your budget, and your long-term ROI.

Table of Contents

  • The 2025 Tariff Landscape and Its Impact on Flooring
  • How Supply Chain Issues Are Affecting Imported Flooring Materials
  • Why Epoxy and Polished Concrete Offer Tariff-Proof Alternatives
  • Domestic Sourcing for Epoxy Resin and Concrete Polishing Equipment
  • Surface Solutions: Your Local, Dependable Flooring Partner

The 2025 Tariff Landscape and Its Impact on Flooring

As of Q1 2025, new tariffs on building materials—particularly those imported from China and Southeast Asia—are driving up the cost of luxury vinyl tile (LVT), imported ceramics, engineered wood, and foreign epoxy resins.

According to the National Association of Home Builders, tariffs have increased some flooring product prices by up to 25%, with lead times stretched by port slowdowns and raw material shortages.

For many developers, this has caused a shift in specification strategy: use what’s domestic, durable, and tariff-proof.

How Supply Chain Issues Are Affecting Imported Flooring Materials

Even beyond tariffs, ongoing supply chain instability is making imported flooring a riskier bet.

Common issues include:

  • Delays in shipping and customs inspections
  • Inconsistent inventory availability
  • Price spikes tied to resin and petroleum derivatives
  • Higher carbon footprints from international logistics

For large commercial projects, a delay in flooring installation can impact occupancy permits, inspection scheduling, and client move-ins—costing thousands per day in penalties or lost revenue.

Why Epoxy and Polished Concrete Offer Tariff-Proof Alternatives

Epoxy and polished concrete avoid many of these pitfalls:

  • Domestic sourcing: U.S.-based manufacturers produce high-quality epoxy systems and equipment.
  • Local contractors: Services like ours are executed by licensed professionals with direct access to materials.
  • Longer lifecycle: These surfaces last 15–30 years, which reduces future supply exposure.

Since polished concrete is derived from your existing slab, there's no import cost or delivery risk. Epoxy resins and topcoats sourced domestically ensure consistency and predictability.

Domestic Sourcing for Epoxy Resin and Concrete Polishing Equipment

Many of the leading epoxy coating manufacturers—such as Key Resin, and Tennant Coatings—operate out of the U.S., giving American contractors a supply chain advantage.

Likewise, concrete polishing densifiers, grits, and lithium-based hardeners are manufactured domestically, avoiding overseas backlogs.

By working with suppliers based in New Jersey and the tri-state area, Surface Solutions minimizes the risk of:

  • Backorders
  • Customs delays
  • Currency fluctuations

That means we’re ready when you are.

Surface Solutions: Your Local, Dependable Flooring Partner

At Surface Solutions Consulting, we’ve spent years helping commercial clients across New Jersey and the Northeast install durable, cost-effective flooring with minimal disruption.

We only work with trusted domestic suppliers, and we’re proud to offer epoxy and polished concrete systems that are:

  • Tariff-proof
  • Long-lasting
  • Aesthetically adaptable
  • Safe and compliant with OSHA and FDA guidelines

Whether you're facing schedule pressure or working on a tight budget, we’re here to deliver flooring solutions that stand up to the demands of today’s economy.

Get in Touch

Call us at 877 CSTM-FLR

Email carolina@cstmflr.com

Visit www.cstmflr.com

Let’s build smarter—with flooring that won’t get caught up in international red tape.

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