If you export goods to the United States directly or through your customers or supply chain, the new tariff environment may be increasing your costs, squeezing margins and affecting your competitiveness.

 

But are you paying more tariff than you need to? Here are five important US tariff health check considerations for your business.

1. US Export Exposure
 

Does your company currently export goods directly or indirectly to the United States, or supply goods/components that ultimately enter the US market?

2. Tariff Impact
 

Have the recent US tariff changes materially increased your landed cost, reduced your margins, affected customer pricing, or made your products less competitive in the US?

3. Tariff Classification Opportunities

Are you confident that the HS/HTS tariff classifications currently used for your products are correct and that all available exclusions, exemptions or alternative classifications have been considered?
 

4. FTA & Country-of-Origin Opportunities

Does your supply chain involve manufacturing, processing, assembly or sourcing from more than one country, and have you assessed whether Free Trade Agreements and Country-of-Origin rules could legitimately reduce your overall tariff exposure?

5. Supply-Chain & Export Route Review

Would you be interested in reviewing whether changes to your sourcing, manufacturing processes, country of origin, or export arrangements could reduce US tariff costs while remaining fully compliant with US customs and trade rules?

How we can help 

If any of these questions raised a doubt or highlighted a potential risk, it may be worth starting a conversation with us.

Our Trade Advisory specialists can help businesses undertake a US Tariff & Supply Chain Review, including:
 

Tariff Classification Review

  • Are you using the correct HS/HTS codes?
  • Are exemptions or exclusions available?
     

FTA & Trade Agreement Review​

  • Are there preferential trade arrangements that you are not currently using?
     

Country-of-Origin Review​

  • Where does your product legally originate for US customs purposes?
  • Could legitimate changes to sourcing or manufacturing improve the tariff position?
     

Supply Chain Resilience Review

  • Should you reconsider sourcing, manufacturing locations or export arrangements?
      

BEFORE ACCEPTING HIGHER TARIFFS AS A COST OF DOING BUSINESS, CHECK WHETHER THERE IS A BETTER WAY.

Reach out to our Trade Advisory Specialist for an initial discussion on how the US tariffs are affecting your business.

Toh Boon Ho
Director
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+65 67151392

The objective is not tariff avoidance. It is to ensure that businesses pay the correct tariff, make full use of legitimate trade arrangements, and structure their supply chains efficiently while remaining fully compliant with US customs and trade regulations.
 

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