Tariff Volatility
Survival Guide
Understanding Tariff Volatility and How to Mitigate Risk: Strategies for Navigating the New Normal
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White Paper
What's in the white paper?
The global trade environment in 2025 is characterized by rising tariff unpredictability, driven by retaliatory trade actions, shifting geopolitical alliances, and recessionary fears. This white paper provides actionable strategies for business leaders engaged in international trade to navigate this “new normal” by embracing agile planning, leveraging trade intelligence technologies, and strengthening compliance infrastructures to help keep their organizations on a growth path.
This document also draws insights from the 2024 Descartes Global Trade Intelligence Benchmark Survey* to provide broader context, as well as to highlight industry sentiment and best practices from almost 1,000 business leaders from around the world.
Chapters include:
- Understanding Tariff Volatility
- Strategies for Mitigating Tariff Risk
- Technology Stack to Enable Growth
- Measuring and Communicating ROI of Trade Strategies
Key takeaways to explore
How to manage tariff volatility
Key strategies to mitigate risk
Adopting technologies to stay ahead