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Tariffs, trade, & transition: insights from a supply chain expert

Tariffs, tariffs, tariffs. Since the inauguration of Trump, that cursed word has been almost inescapable. Just so happen to produce a key commodity or component? Tariff. Trade just a bit too much with your red, white, and blue neighbour? Tariff. Maybe you happen to own a big chunk of land by the arctic? Tariffs! Fundamentally

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Industry Insights

US tariffs could redirect manufacturing to Mexico

The United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA), effective 1st July 2020, modernises the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) by updating trade, labour, environmental, and digital commerce regulations. A key feature is that USMCA-compliant goods are exempt from US tariffs, including those set for 2nd April 2025. Compliance hinges on a significant portion of a product’s value

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News Supply Chain Management

Global tariff turbulence prompts rethink of trading partnerships

UK small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) are being significantly impacted by the upending of the global trading environment, propelled by the US administration’s tariff policies, according to new research from independent funder Bibby Financial Services (BFS). BFS’s Trading Places report, which surveyed over 500 UK SMEs that trade overseas, found over half (55%) see tariffs as

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Market Analysis

Mercantilism & leveraged diplomacy threatens the electronic components market

This article originally appeared in the March/April issue of Procurement Pro. By Adam Fletcher Chairman of the Electronics Components Supply Network (ecsn) New US President Donald Trump has started to deliver on his promised (threatened?) ultra-aggressive ‘America First, Economic Trade Based, Leveraged Diplomacy’, believing if the US acts powerfully and in unpredictable ways, other countries

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News Supply Chain Management

SEMI notes Q1 2025 trends amid tariff uncertainty

According to the Q1 2025 Semiconductor Manufacturing Monitor (SMM) Report released by SEMI in collaboration with TechInsights, the global semiconductor manufacturing industry entered 2025 with typical seasonal patterns. However, looming tariff threats and evolving supply chain strategies are expected to create atypical seasonality for several industry segments as the year progresses. Despite heightened trade policy risks, current data

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Market Analysis

Liberation Day Tariffs will change ‘rules of the game’

Reciprocal tariffs announced by Donald Trump on ‘Liberation Day’ could prevent shippers from making important decisions on supply chains, but are not likely to cause an immediate spike in freight rates. Peter Sand, Chief Analyst at Xeneta – the ocean and air freight intelligence platform – said: “Liberation Day will not feel very liberating for

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Market Analysis

Tariffs: how do they impact the electronic components market?

This article originally appeared in the Jan/Feb issue of Procurement Pro. By: Adam Fletcher, Chairman of the Electronics Components Supply Network (ecsn) For many years procurement professionals in the electronics industry have had to contend with a number of headaches, the largest of which were triggered by problems surrounding short-term supply, but no longer! Today

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News

Tariffs & restrictions: the U.S.-China trade war heats up

Many of us have heard over the past year or so of the trade war between the U.S. & China, with both parties looking to become independent of one another, so what’s happening currently? New waves of tariffs and restrictions have warmed things up recently as both parties tighten their grips at a crucial time

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Supply Chain Management

A Look Back: Supply Chain Reflections

As we embark on 2020, let’s pause and reflect on what we learned last year. Looking at 2019 from a 50,000′ level, the year saw an unprecedented supply chain transformation. Security, outsourcing, garnering greater intelligence via AI, and the explosion of IoT impacted the supply-chain landscape, even while the U.S./China tariff game inserted confusion. Blockchain

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Supply Chain Management

Will 5G Mean Greater Supply Chain Risk?

The beefing up of security for the 5G products supply chain has sparked an investigation by the Alliance for Telecommunications Industry Solutions (ATIS). Spurred by concerns over such companies as ZTE and Huawei spying on U.S. telecommunications networks, ATIS seems to be one of several entities taking on the task. Last year, for example, President

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