--- title: "Strategies for supply chain resilience: navigating trade tensions" description: Discover how food and drink businesses can manage risk and build resilience amid rising tariffs and global trade disruptions. Learn practical strategies and tools for proactive supply chain management. image: https://blog.foodsconnected.com/hubfs/Blog%20Imagery%20(PI%20AUTOMATED)/Blog%20Headers/Blog%20header_Supply%20Chain%20Resilience%20Series_Navigating%20trade%20tensions.jpg --- [CAREERS](https://www-dev.foodsconnected.com/careers/) [REGISTER](https://app.foodsconnected.com/Register.aspx) [YOUR ACCOUNT](https://app.foodsconnected.com/idsrv/login?ReturnUrl=%2Fidsrv%2Fconnect%2Fauthorize%3Fredirect_uri%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fapp.foodsconnected.com%252FLoginRedirect.aspx%26client_id%3Dcore%26response_type%3Dcode%26scope%3Dcore%2520connected_api%2520offline_access%2520analytics_manager%26code_challenge_method%3DS256%26code_challenge%3Dy6zXsYnI20T4Zzc_s7HmDAt7OlhL2zujgcEkoUtd7sA%26state%3Dwomypx52%26prompt%3D) [![fc-logo](https://blog.foodsconnected.com/hubfs/Support%20site/fc-logo.svg "fc-logo")](http://foodsconnected.com) - [Our Solutions](https://www.foodsconnected.com/solutions/) - [Food Compliance Software](https://www.foodsconnected.com/solutions/compliance-management-software/) - [Safety Audits & Quality Management](https://www.foodsconnected.com/solutions/safety-and-quality-management-software/) - [Food Procurement Management Software](https://www.foodsconnected.com/solutions/procurement-supply-chain/) - [Food Specifications & NPD](https://www.foodsconnected.com/solutions/specifications-and-npd-software/) - [CSR & Supply Chain Sustainability](https://www.foodsconnected.com/solutions/csr-management-software/) - [Food Traceability Software](https://www.foodsconnected.com/solutions/food-traceability-software/) - [Reporting & Analytics](https://www.foodsconnected.com/solutions/food-software-reporting-tool/) - [HACCP Management Software](https://www.foodsconnected.com/solutions/haccp-software/) - [Meat Processing Software Solution](https://www.foodsconnected.com/solutions/meat-processing-software/) - [Our Services](https://www.foodsconnected.com/our-services/) - [Sectors](https://www.foodsconnected.com/sectors/) - [About Us](https://www.foodsconnected.com/about-us/) - [Blog](https://blog.foodsconnected.com/?_gl=1*8p51p6*_gcl_au*NTI1NDc4NjczLjE3MzM3ODU3ODc.*_ga*MjE3OTA1Njg4LjE3MzM3ODU3ODU.*_ga_X4TZRQCH9W*MTczNjk0MTQ5NC45LjEuMTczNjk0MjY3NC41MS4wLjA.) - [Resources](https://www.foodsconnected.com/resources/) - [Support](https://support.foodsconnected.com/support/home?_gl=1*hrp5ae*_gcl_au*NTI1NDc4NjczLjE3MzM3ODU3ODc.*_ga*MjE3OTA1Njg4LjE3MzM3ODU3ODU.*_ga_X4TZRQCH9W*MTczNjk0MTQ5NC45LjEuMTczNjk0MjY4OC4zNy4wLjA.) 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Few industries are as dependent on the smooth passage of goods across international borders as food and drink.   It’s been estimated that some [20% of the world’s food](https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/03066150.2020.1794843#:~:text=This%20is%20how%20the%20current,the%20result%20(Beasley%202020).) crosses at least one country line on the way to its final destination. Borders have long been considered weak points in global supply chains, adding time, complexity and cost to shipping goods from A to B.    But, in recent years, the impact these dividing lines have had on supply chain resilience has worsened considerably, as the political clashes with the geographical.  Trump’s wielding of tariffs as a geopolitical tool in his rivalry with China (among others), ongoing sanctions imposed in response to the Russia-Ukraine conflict, Middle Eastern volatility and even a lack of clarity in UK-European relations five years after Britain’s exit from the European Union have all had repercussions in recent times. So much so in fact, that global food and drink businesses are now facing significant additional uncertainty at international borders.   It has now got to the point where some 48% of supply chain leaders rank rising tariffs and trade barriers as their top international trade challenge, according to a 2024 survey by [Descartes Systems Group](https://safety4sea.com/survey-finds-geopolitical-instability-as-a-major-supply-chain-concern/#:~:text=The%202024%20Supply%20Chain,term%20growth%20in%20global%20trade.),   So, what steps can concerned businesses take?    Well, the good news is that, though tariff and trade decisions lie largely outside food and drink’s field of influence, there are plenty of ways to limit their impact on your business.   ## Understand your level of exposure  It might sound obvious, but ensuring you have clear, granular visibility on where all goods originate, their shipping routes and how they are classified is the first critical step in being able to understand how your business could be impacted by any new or revised tariffs.   ### First, use this information to triple-check current classifications  Determining the country of origin of a product, for example, can dictate whether or not it is eligible for preferential tariff rates, including free trade agreement rates. Pay close attention to the application of legal principles like the [substantial transformation](https://www.trade.gov/rules-origin-substantial-transformation) test, which categorises country of origin based on the level of processing at each point in the supply chain.   ### Second, highlight those supply routes that pose the biggest risk  You are looking for routes that if disrupted could halt your operations. Considerations here are the volume or value of the goods being moved and the fact the route may act as a linchpin. This may apply, for example, if a business sources a core ingredient from a single supplier.   ## Work out viable alternatives  Diversifying supply bases for these most critical shipping routes is one option.   Doing so provides businesses with an existing relationship to turn to if new tariffs are imposed or trade tensions begin to impact a primary supply route. Since COVID-19, supplier diversification is increasingly common. Nearly two-thirds (62%) of businesses have already made these sorts of changes since the pandemic, [according to EY](https://www.sdcexec.com/sourcing-procurement/manufacturing/article/22864864/red-stag-fulfillment-why-supplier-diversification-is-a-solution#:~:text=According%20to%20an%20Ernst%20and,resilience%20in%20their%20supply%20chain.), reporting higher levels of resilience as a result.   There are cons to bear in mind. Spreading orders across a higher number of suppliers often ends up adding cost. This can be the result of lower order quantities and added complexity, as supply chain leaders juggle multiple supplier relationships (often on more flexible contracts) while ensuring product quality remains consistent.    Each business will need to take this into account, balancing the benefits of greater resilience with the burden of a more complex supplier ecosystem.     It isn’t only suppliers that companies may want to diversify, of course. Where new import tariffs are imposed on goods, as is the case in the US, firms may also need to reappraise international expansion plans, diverting their attention to new markets, even if temporarily, to avoid additional costs.   ## Use technologies to forecast volatility  Reliance on manual forecasting – a task often designated to a single team member who then swots up on all relevant global news – simply doesn’t cut it any longer when it comes to managing future risk.    There are now incredibly sophisticated, accurate and (increasingly) cost-effective technological tools that can help businesses better identify what political rumblings they should be paying attention to.   AI-enabled tools can gather and digest huge reams of data from traditional news, social platforms and government reports to identify emerging political risks in a fraction of the time it would take a member of the team.   Traditional scenario planning can also be embedded with predictive analytics tools that lay out all the divergent paths that might be taken, allowing companies to significantly boost their preparedness.    And centralised data-managed systems can help food and drink firms make sense of the vast quantities of information they might be presented with, spotting patterns, highlighting discrepancies and sharing insights.     ## Create cross-functional response teams  The above steps can help companies strategically reshape supply chains to minimise their exposure to trade and tariff volatility. But, in some scenarios, no amount of clever manoeuvring or reclassifying can mitigate the impact of a sudden tariff hike.   When that happens, companies may need to consider how they respond at a product level. This could mean passing on a proportion of the additional cost to customers or consumers, adjusting formats, such as the volume of packs, or even considering reformulations to minimise reliance on a particular commodity or supplier.  These decisions go far beyond the purview of operations teams alone. Instead, they require a collaborative approach, with input from product development, account management and communications teams to name but a few. If you assemble these cross-functional response teams in advance and meet regularly to brief appointed representatives from each department on the latest developments, then they'll be primed to give input when needed.    ## Insure against worst-case scenarios  Finally, businesses may want to consider additional insurance that protects them against the impact of unexpected changes in tariffs. Most commonly this would take the form of what is known as Trade Disruption Insurance or Supply Chain Insurance. These often-bespoke policies typically focus on losses due to unexpected occurrences like trade disruption, regulatory changes or political events.   Such protections often don’t come cheap however, and so – once again – companies will need to carefully weigh up whether the cost outweighs the risk.   ## Control the controllable  Though food and drink businesses can often feel they’re at the whim of political decision-makers, there’s plenty you *can* do to protect yourselves against the brunt of these decisions.   Choose to combine your strategic [supply chain mapping](https://marketing.foodsconnected.com/supply-chain-mapping-brochure?hsCtaAttrib=186631520597) with the latest forecasting tools to understand future risk. This will enable you to establish a cross-functional nerve centre to respond quickly when disruptions do arise, reducing your exposure and increasing your chances of passing across international borders (relatively) unscathed.     --- ### Overcome your supply chain visibility and traceability challenges with our Supply Chain Mapping tools. 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