Chain Reaction Podcast The New Tariff Wall
A tariff announcement can sound abstract until you price the next container, renegotiate the next contract, or explain the next cost increase to customers. This week, we unpack a major shift in US trade policy: a new, more legally durable tariff system justified through forced labor enforcement rules and applied across roughly 99% of imports. We walk through what’s changing, why the legal basis matters, who gets hit with 10% versus 12.5%, and why exemptions in areas like electronics and energ…