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Kestner builds power and connectivity hardware on its own lines in China and Vietnam and sells it through a US company — you buy from an American company and reach a person who prices and owns the outcome.”","sourceUrls":["https://kestnersupply.com/products"]},{"id":"content-native-digital-agencies-aa8b6d1e6eb31147-a-5924d94d5dd91ad41757","label":"Can you build to our spec or private-label?","value":"“Yes. Standard SKUs or fully custom — power supplies and cable assemblies to your drawing, with your brand on the housing and your artwork on the carton.”","sourceUrls":["https://kestnersupply.com/products"]},{"id":"content-native-digital-agencies-aa8b6d1e6eb31147-a-b4009a9791ffaf2b9f91","label":"Where are your products made?","value":"“On our own lines in Vietnam and China, under one engineering system and test procedure. You choose the country of origin.”","sourceUrls":["https://kestnersupply.com/products"]},{"id":"content-native-digital-agencies-aa8b6d1e6eb31147-a-718a829d9f091608fda9","label":"Do you provide samples?","value":"“Yes. We provide samples for approval before a production run, and buyers can audit either line by appointment.”","sourceUrls":["https://kestnersupply.com/products"]},{"id":"content-native-digital-agencies-aa8b6d1e6eb31147-a-13552b6cff027f99c9c9","label":"What certifications do your products carry?","value":"“UL 62368-1 and DoE Level VI on power, USB-IF and UL AWM on cable, plus FCC, RoHS, and regional marks — each verifiable by file number.”","sourceUrls":["https://kestnersupply.com/products"]},{"id":"content-native-digital-agencies-aa8b6d1e6eb31147-a-95302c59acd1418820a1","label":"Are you a cable assembly manufacturer, or a distributor?","value":"“We're the manufacturer. We build USB-C, USB, Ethernet, HDMI, coax, fiber, AV, and power cables — plus custom cable assemblies — on our own lines in China and Vietnam: cut, stripped, terminated, overmolded, and 100% continuity-tested. Bulk cable and finished assemblies alike.”","sourceUrls":["https://kestnersupply.com/products/connectivity"]},{"id":"content-native-digital-agencies-aa8b6d1e6eb31147-a-8d040fccbb31fcd791b7","label":"Can you make custom cable assemblies to our drawing?","value":"“Yes. We build custom cable assemblies to your drawing or sample — cut, strip, terminate, overmold, and 100% continuity-tested, with your part number and artwork on the carton.”","sourceUrls":["https://kestnersupply.com/products/connectivity"]},{"id":"content-native-digital-agencies-aa8b6d1e6eb31147-a-9876ac2b8b2b94e40a4c","label":"Do you overmold custom connectors?","value":"“Yes. We produce overmolded cable assemblies with custom strain-relief boots and connector housings, from USB and DC barrel to circular (M12) and connector-to-connector builds.”","sourceUrls":["https://kestnersupply.com/products/connectivity"]},{"id":"content-native-digital-agencies-aa8b6d1e6eb31147-a-96e8451cd4277c10d621","label":"Are your USB-C cables USB-IF certified and e-marked?","value":"“Yes. USB-C cables are built to USB-IF spec with e-marker chips on assemblies rated 100 W and above, and UL AWM 2725 jacket ratings.”","sourceUrls":["https://kestnersupply.com/products/connectivity"]},{"id":"content-native-digital-agencies-aa8b6d1e6eb31147-a-583346ffe0fa9320f041","label":"Do you supply bulk cable?","value":"“Yes. Bulk Ethernet (Cat5e/6/6a), coax (RG6/RG59/RG11), and other cable on the spool or box, alongside finished assemblies.”","sourceUrls":["https://kestnersupply.com/products/connectivity"]},{"id":"content-native-digital-agencies-aa8b6d1e6eb31147-a-6daf8ad7595624f0cb46","label":"Are you a power adapter and power supply manufacturer, or a distributor?","value":"“We're the manufacturer. We build AC/DC power adapters, chargers, and switching power supplies on our own lines in China and Vietnam — standard SKUs and custom OEM builds — and back them with a US company. When a build needs a part we don't make ourselves, we source it to the same standard.”","sourceUrls":["https://kestnersupply.com/products/power"]},{"id":"content-native-digital-agencies-aa8b6d1e6eb31147-a-39169117ced6075fe997","label":"Can you build a custom power supply to our spec?","value":"“Yes. We build custom and OEM switching power supplies — AC/DC adapters, USB-C PD, and desktop or wall-mount units — to your voltage, connector, enclosure, and certification, under the same UL file as our standard lines.”","sourceUrls":["https://kestnersupply.com/products/power"]},{"id":"content-native-digital-agencies-aa8b6d1e6eb31147-a-2c6a7b64006981ed03e5","label":"Can you match or replace an existing power adapter?","value":"“Yes. Send the specs or a sample and we cross-reference an equivalent with the same output, connector, and safety marks for a drop-in replacement.”","sourceUrls":["https://kestnersupply.com/products/power"]},{"id":"content-native-digital-agencies-aa8b6d1e6eb31147-a-4702c0717a53f031891e","label":"Do you make USB-C PD and GaN chargers?","value":"“Yes. GaN chargers from 30 to 140 W with USB PD 3.1, single and multi-port, plus fixed-output USB-C power adapters — standard or white-label to your housing and packaging.”","sourceUrls":["https://kestnersupply.com/products/power"]},{"id":"content-native-digital-agencies-aa8b6d1e6eb31147-a-94f005853efc775d3621","label":"What is the total tariff on a power adapter imported from China?","value":"“As of July 24, 2026, a switching power adapter of Chinese origin under HTS 8504.40.85 pays an effective 37.5%: a 0% MFN base rate, 25% Section 301 (List 3), and a 12.5% Section 301 forced-labor duty.”","sourceUrls":["https://kestnersupply.com/insights/duty-stack-power-products"]},{"id":"content-native-digital-agencies-aa8b6d1e6eb31147-a-bbd22c316bfd376a3004","label":"Do the tariff layers add or compound?","value":"“They add. Each layer is ad valorem on the same entered (customs) value, not compounded on the prior layer.”","sourceUrls":["https://kestnersupply.com/insights/duty-stack-power-products"]},{"id":"content-native-digital-agencies-aa8b6d1e6eb31147-a-d7308fcff290dfb8da2b","label":"Why do USB-C and HDMI cables pay more duty than power adapters?","value":"“Because since 6 April 2026 they are articles of copper. HTS 8544.42.10, 8544.42.20, 8544.42.90 and 8544.49.10 are listed in HTSUS U.S. note 16(c)(viii), so a connectorized cable carries a 25% Section 232 copper duty on its full customs value under heading 9903.82.09 — from every origin, USMCA-originating Mexico included.”","sourceUrls":["https://kestnersupply.com/insights/duty-stack-power-products"]},{"id":"content-native-digital-agencies-aa8b6d1e6eb31147-a-fe817879a420e60bca01","label":"What AV and audio cables do you make?","value":"“Analog RCA, 3.5 mm (TRS and TRRS), and composite or component video cables — standard types or built to your drawing.”","sourceUrls":["https://kestnersupply.com/products/connectivity/av-audio-cables"]},{"id":"content-native-digital-agencies-aa8b6d1e6eb31147-a-2a09c631eece43536f81","label":"Are they shielded for clean audio and video?","value":"“Yes — shielded conductors reduce interference on analog runs; we match the shield and gauge to your length.”","sourceUrls":["https://kestnersupply.com/products/connectivity/av-audio-cables"]},{"id":"content-native-digital-agencies-aa8b6d1e6eb31147-a-4f5ed24615a50bf1cafc","label":"Can you build custom connector combinations?","value":"“Yes — RCA-to-3.5 mm, dual-RCA, and custom breakouts, with the connector, length, and jacket you specify.”","sourceUrls":["https://kestnersupply.com/products/connectivity/av-audio-cables"]},{"id":"content-native-digital-agencies-aa8b6d1e6eb31147-a-400b8a9d7367f82506fc","label":"What certifications do they carry?","value":"“UL AWM wire ratings and RoHS; file numbers on request.”","sourceUrls":["https://kestnersupply.com/products/connectivity/av-audio-cables"]},{"id":"content-native-digital-agencies-aa8b6d1e6eb31147-a-e260b81331e82828e1c5","label":"Custom lengths, jackets, and branding?","value":"“Yes — length, jacket, connector, and logo to spec, with origin documented per unit.”","sourceUrls":["https://kestnersupply.com/products/connectivity/av-audio-cables"]}]}