Geopolitics can be tricky. Overnight, your costs may soar if you’re sourcing or assembling in a country not in your current government’s good books. Many companies sourcing from China found it out the hard way, and suffered heavily.
With Unimacts, you get tremendous flexibility. No matter the geopolitical situation, our presence across geographies ensures that there’s always a way to minimize tariffs while retaining control over quality and speed. Our experts across these countries ensure any transition happens quickly and smoothly.
Find a supplier either onshore or in another foreign country that’s best suited to serve the manufacturer’s needs. With a large network of suppliers across countries, Unimacts is never short of right options.
The amount of the tariff is determined as a percentage of the price of the good. If you import the good at price you pay your supplier, you will be paying more than if you arrange for your supplier to be the import of record. The tariff will then be paid at their cost. Unimacts does this by ensuring that deliveries are done on a Delivery Duty Paid basis.
Re-evaluating the HS codes used when importing goods can potentially lead to discoveries of errors that were made in the initial classification. This practice can also allow you to find other HS headings which will legally classify the imported goods and reduce the tariff.
Sometimes, by just adding or removing a feature of the good, it can legally be reclassified to reduce the tariff required. Once the components reach Unimacts’ assembly facilities in North America, we perform the value-adding operations.
A complex but rewarding method of minimizing tariffs is to assemble a product in a country with favorable trade agreements. The U.S. Customs and Border Patrol has made official rulings, or interpretations on many goods. These rulings can help determine if a good qualifies to be imported showing a different country of origin. Some goods are assemblies made up of smaller components. If the ruling allows, Unimacts ships the subcomponents to a manufacturer in a favorable country (e.g., Mexico) for assembly. Once complete, the good can then be imported showing a new country of origin which imposes a lower tariff.
