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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