Tariff Strategy and Support
Protecting Your Business Against Tariff Uncertainty
Tariffs have quickly grown to become one of the pressing issues facing businesses in 2025. While the situation changes constantly, tariffs have far-reaching effects on businesses and influence various aspects of their operations.
Meanwhile, retaliatory tariffs being implemented in other nations can also disrupt demand for U.S. exports. Tariffs can create cost volatility, compliance burdens, and strategic uncertainty. As global supply chains evolve and trade relations shift, tariffs are likely to become a permanent consideration.
EisnerAmper helps clients in its key sectors understand, navigate, and strategize around tariffs to plan proactively and optimize margins.
“Tariffs present significant challenges for businesses operating in the global marketplace. Businesses can navigate these complexities and minimize potential disruptions by developing a comprehensive understanding of tariffs and implementing proactive strategies.”
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The Key Tariff Challenges Facing U.S. Businesses
Organizations face significant operational and financial hurdles in today's evolving global trade landscape.
- Higher operating costs: Tariffs on raw materials, components, and finished goods can significantly impact profit margins.
- Supply chain disruption: Shifts in global sourcing and origin-based tariffs require agile planning and supplier evaluation.
- Transfer pricing issues: Tariffs complicate intercompany pricing structures and increase scrutiny from tax authorities.
- HR and mobility issues: Changes in trade relationships can make talent costs and global workforce planning more complex.
- Diminished demand for U.S. exports: Retaliatory tariffs can make some US exports less attractive in international markets, requiring decisions around price and profit.
- Uncertainty in trade agreements: Policy shifts can happen quickly—businesses need to model multiple tariff scenarios.
Industry-Specific Tariff Challenges and Solutions
Manufacturing & Distribution
Tariffs on raw materials, components, or finished goods can eat away at profit margins. This creates challenges related to supplier risk, rules of origin, and contract structuring. US manufacturers that export also face retaliatory tariffs in other countries. EisnerAmper can help manufacturers restructure sourcing strategies, model tax impact scenarios, and evaluate tariff engineering options.
Technology Companies
Tariffs can greatly raise costs for technology companies, especially as they rely on a large portion of imported components, electronics and semiconductors. This creates challenges with global supply controls, R&D allocations, and IP transfer. EisnerAmper can help technology companies with guidance on transfer pricing compliance, tax credits and in cost modeling for nearshore and offshore operations.
Real Estate & Construction
Real estate companies and developers face impacts from tariffs related to steel and building products, which can raise the costs and timeliness of projects. This can be even more challenging for developers with international investors and with imported prefab materials. EisnerAmper can help real estate companies with materials planning, deal structuring, and a cost impact analysis.
Financial Services
Tariffs can affect financial services companies indirectly through their international operations, portfolio companies, and reporting. They need to understand tariff-related impacts on valuations, risk, and regulatory compliance. EisnerAmper offers tax and risk consulting
Navigating Tariffs: Bridging Compliance and Strategy
A proactive and integrated approach is essential to effectively navigate the complexities introduced by tariffs. By focusing on these areas, organizations can develop robust strategies to mitigate tariffs' financial and operational impacts.
Tax Strategy and Planning
Structuring operations and transactions to minimize tariff exposure. Timing transactions to align with expected trade shifts.
Transfer Pricing Services
Ensuring pricing aligns with global tax authority expectations. Avoid double taxation caused by tariff-induced pricing shifts.
Human Resource Advising
Assess workforce relocation or outsourcing plans in response to tariff-influenced shifts. Support global mobility tax planning for key personnel.
Comprehensive Tariff Exposure Analysis
Map current and future tariff impacts by SKU, supplier, or jurisdiction. Provide risk modeling and decision support tools to guide sourcing, pricing, and operational moves.
Work With Advisors Who Think Beyond Compliance
Turn trade complexity into a competitive advantage. EisnerAmper helps clients across industries develop tariff strategies that align with business goals, minimize exposure, and prepare for change.