Supply Chain Research

Supply Chain Edge: Tariff teach-in, lobster nativity, AI catch up

December 19, 2025

– 2025 saw historic changes in US trade policy. Heading into 2026, we provide a guide to the different types of US tariffs, coping strategies and examples of their effects in the energy sector. The latest data shows US import duties reached a record high in dollar terms in September 2025 with ... Read more →

Supply Chain Edge: H200 liberated, CBAM expanded, shipping slowed

December 12, 2025

– Supply chains are at the center of delivering the promise of AI, and have had to deal with regulatory volatility in 2025. Nvidia Corp. has received clearance to export its H200 accelerator to mainland China, but will still face substantial hurdles both within mainland China and from the avai... Read more →

Supply Chain Edge: Turkish strategies, US exemptions, memory markups

December 5, 2025

– Supply chain regulations, tariffs and strategies are in focus this week. We have extended our series on reshoring to look at Türkiye’s opportunities to diversify beyond Europe as a customer market. Aside from reshoring decision-making, there are many uses for supply chain network mapping — i... Read more →

Supply Chain Edge: Revealing rates, costing conflict, building artificial intelligence

November 28, 2025

– The resumption of US trade data after the government shutdown reveals new details about the rates of tariffs being paid — the headline average tariff rate of 10.4% is flattered by exemptions and United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) compliance, with underlying rates at 17.0% and set ... Read more →

Supply Chain Edge: More deals, fewer tariffs; a decade of automotive change; winter chills begin

November 21, 2025

– A renewed round of trade deal frameworks announced by the US government has brought the total to 13 with a wide mix of concessions on tariffs — including reduced rates for Switzerland and reduced apparel tariffs in Latin America — in return for investment and purchasing commitments. At the s... Read more →

Supply Chain Edge: Tariffs normalized, memory constrained, sugar sweetened

November 14, 2025

– US import tariffs are becoming a business-as-usual matter for supply chain decision-makers. In new research this week, we analyze the overlapping nature of the US Trump administration’s various tariff actions and examine the strategic implications of positions taken by companies in the curre... Read more →

Supply Chain Edge: Entering the age of agility; decision-making beyond tariffs; new technology frictions

November 7, 2025

We have published two new reports looking at the outlook for supply chains in 2026. In our macroeconomic and geopolitical outlook, we identify the continuation of fluctuating trade policies, a delicately balanced global economy and shifting asymmetric geopolitical power providing an environmen... Read more →

Supply Chain Edge: Tariff smoke clearing, Tesla’s energy duties, front-loading for 2026

October 31, 2025

Key findings – The past week has brought more details on US International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) tariffs and related deals, setting the agenda for further trade policy developments in 2026. The US-mainland China agreement will cut tariff rates, but a review of mainland China’s p... Read more →

Supply Chain Edge: Reshoring winners, VR on the move, autos tariff relief

October 24, 2025

– Our research series on reshoring continues with a comparison of the positioning of different ASEAN markets and the road ahead for supply chain realignments as the early movers seek to defend their position against newcomers in both emerging and developed markets. We also dig into the prospec... Read more →

Supply Chain Edge: Rising tech tensions, Philippine focus, tariff margin math

October 17, 2025

– Trade tensions moved beyond import duties in the past week. Mainland China tightened export restrictions for rare earths, adding to measures that resulted in reduced exports of materials and magnets. The Dutch government has restricted the operations of a mainland Chinese-owned chipmaker, in... Read more →