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March 13, 2025
| This week’s procurement news and insights for supply chain leaders
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Kelly Stroh
Editor, Supply Chain Dive
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The European Commission is letting previously suspended duties return for various products and planning for additional countermeasures by mid-April.
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The president vowed to implement the new duties if the European Union doesn’t walk back its retaliatory actions against U.S. whiskey.
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A 25% tariff increase on the metal imports will still go into effect Wednesday, but that rate won't double after Ontario backed off from imposing retaliatory energy tariffs.
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The measure, which takes effect Thursday, covers nearly $30 billion in imports from the U.S., including computers and sports equipment.
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The beverage company is “hedged” on the metal in 2025, but it is reviewing its pricing strategy.
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The electronics retailer expects vendors to pass along some portion of the added costs from new import taxes, according to CEO Corie Barry.
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As the president uses tariffs to push domestic manufacturing while calling for federal spending cuts, experts say the future of the CHIPS and Science Act and its funding is increasingly doubtful.
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Defunding the law would require an act of Congress, which one expert says would be unlikely to pass.
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