Supply Chain
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US duty‑free import threshold scrapped for parcels under $800. The United States has eliminated its longstanding tariff exemption for low‑value imports, forcing businesses and logistics providers to reconfigure shipping strategies as new charges and regulatory complexity take effect.
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Tariffs have become geopolitical weapons of trade warfare in 2025. The US is targeting BRICS countries with sweeping levies, forcing businesses to rethink supply chains, risk planning, and resilience in a fragmented trade order.
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US tariffs are reshaping the UK’s trading relationship with America. British businesses face a 10% baseline tariff on most exports, with new sector-specific quotas and compliance hurdles fundamentally altering access to the world’s largest market.
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A new transatlantic trade era begins with a 15% tariff. European business leaders face lasting uncertainty as the US and EU strike a high-stakes deal that averts a full trade war but cements tariffs at levels unseen in nearly a century.
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Nearly three in ten UK risk leaders lack vendor trust. Many UK organisations still cannot fully trust third-party vendors to manage their most critical digital risks, CyXcel research finds — with internal blind spots and mounting complexity undermining resilience.
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UK introduces new steel safeguard measures from July 2025. The UK government has announced strengthened steel import safeguards, reducing quota liberalisation and implementing caps to protect domestic producers from redirected foreign imports in response to US tariffs.
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The new UK-EU reset slashes border friction and carbon costs — rewriting logistics maths for manufacturers, hauliers and retailers on both sides.
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President Trump’s easing of car import tariffs offers some relief to manufacturers — but deepens long-term uncertainty for global trade.