Miner Weekly: Bitmain Ships 187 Tons of Antminer Parts to Avoid US Tariffs
Bitmain, the world's leading Bitcoin mining hardware maker, is increasing its supply of electronic components to the United States in response to changing trading conditions and reduced demand following the halving.
This article first appeared in Miner Weekly, a weekly newsletter from Blocksbridge Consulting featuring the latest Bitcoin mining news and data analysis from Theminermag.
According to TheMinerMag’s monthly shipping reports, Bitmain’s subsidiary in China began shipping electronic components to its Delaware subsidiary in June 2025, marking a significant change in its logistics strategy. Since June, the Chinese unit has shipped at least 187,000 kilograms of electronic components to the U.S., a previously undocumented amount.
The move represents a strategic shift by Bitmain toward localizing assembly and manufacturing in the U.S., likely in anticipation of higher tariffs on Chinese products. The Trump administration has proposed increasing import duties on a wide range of Chinese goods, including electronics, which could significantly impact the prices of fully assembled mining rigs.
This is not the first time Bitmain has reorganized its logistics in the US. As TheMinerMag previously reported, the company has been rerouting over 50 exahash seconds of unsold Antminer S19XP miners from its factories in Southeast Asia to a subsidiary in Georgia since 2023, likely for its own mining operations.
These devices, which originally emerged from the bear market, were apparently later repackaged onto the balance sheet of Cango Inc., Bitmain's newly formed NYSE-listed mining subsidiary.
The shift to supplying components rather than finished devices indicates that Bitmain is prioritizing domestic production to minimize the impact of tariffs and maintain flexibility in a volatile trade environment. Likewise, the U.S. manufacturing partner of Bitmain’s main competitor, MicroBT, has continued to import computer components to assemble WhatsMiner devices since the start of the latest bear market, according to TheMinerMag.
On a larger scale, Bitmain’s shifting supply and manufacturing strategies signal broader challenges in the mining hardware sector. Demand for new hardware has slowed since Q4, and hashrate prices and transaction fees have stabilized at low levels. At the same time, geopolitical tensions have complicated long-term supply chain planning for hardware manufacturers caught between global demand and changing domestic politics.
This article is from Theminermag, a trade publication for the cryptocurrency mining industry dedicated to the latest news and research from institutional Bitcoin mining firms. The original article can be read here.
Source: cryptonews.net
