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CONFIDEE: Guiding You Through Tariff Uncertainty
April 23, 2025 | CONFIDEEEstimated reading time: 1 minute

The current tariff landscape presents significant challenges for businesses, with shifting trade policies and increased duties impacting supply chains and overall costs. Navigating these complexities requires agility and strategic sourcing.
“At CONFIDEE, we aim to be not just a supplier, we are a strategic partner, helping our customers stay ahead of risk through agile support and close manufacturing partnerships” says Raymond Goh COO.
“We offer a network of Printed Circuit partners in different regions, who can support customers through this uncertainty by offering tailored solutions. These solutions can be alternative manufacturing regions or sourcing of compatible raw materials from different countries of origin, all to help reduce tariff burdens and ensure smoother, more cost-effective operations”, he says.
How to predict and protect?
With trade policies shifting rapidly and new duties introduced with little notice, supply chains face increasing pressure. These changes often lead to higher costs, sourcing delays, and operational disruptions.
“To remain competitive, companies need to rethink their strategies from the ground up, eliminating waste, optimizing supply sources, and minimizing the impact of tariffs, this to fully maximize the benefits their supply chains can deliver”, says Goh.
We are already collaborating with partners to:
- Suggest design changes that reduce exposure to tariff-sensitive materials
- Introduce local or low-tariff alternatives with comparable performance but better import/ export viability
- Reorganize panel layouts for better efficiency and material usage
- Offer manufacturing across multiple regions tailored to customers' specific requirements and needs
“Our customers rely on us not just for PCBs, but for perspective,” says Goh “In these unpredictable times, we’re helping them see around corners, offering practical, fast turn support that protect their business from avoidable cost escalations.”
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