AriensCo - a manufacturer of bright orange snowblowers - has braced for the cold blast of tariffs since November.

“I mean, he campaigned on tariffs,” said Nicholas Ariens, president and chief operating officer of the family-owned manufacturer in Brillion, Wisconsin, referring to President Donald Trump’s frequent vows to boost import taxes if elected, “so we’ve basically been preparing since the election.”

That’s included contacting all their suppliers to assess those firm’s exposure to tariffs. AriensCo makes most products in its U.S. plants with mostly U.S. materials, but could end up paying more for raw materials like steel and imported components, while its exports to places like Canada could get hit with counter tariffs.

Wisconsin is one place where a full-on trade war could be particularly painful given its economy’s close ties with Canada and the fact that it’s a key political prize that has been determinative of who gets the White House and has swung back and forth between the two parties in recent elections.