Tariffs and Your Contracts
The aggressive tariffs under President Trump have reawakened uncertainty in supply chains and cast new doubt on the profitability of cross-border product sales. Long-standing commercial relationships are now being tested by price volatility, shifting trade policies, and increased tariff costs. Much like the reevaluation of force majeure provisions during the days of COVID-19 and the post-pandemic supply chain crisis, businesses are once again turning to their contracts鈥攖his time, to understand their exposure to tariff-related risks.
Each article in this 鈥淭ariffs and Your Contracts鈥 series will address how to assess and structure commercial contract provisions amid the recent widespread tariff changes. The currently published articles in this series include:
- Introduction
- Article 1. Tariffs and Your Contracts: Why do pricing and tax provisions matter?
- Article 2. Tariffs and Your Contracts: Why do delivery terms matter?
- Article 3. Tariffs and Your Contracts: Why does the 鈥渋mporter of record鈥 provision matter?
- Article 4. Tariffs and Your Contracts: Why do force majeure provisions matter?
- Article 5. Tariffs and Your Contracts: Why do termination rights matter?
- Article 6. Tariffs and Your Contracts: Why does the contract quantity matter?
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