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Tariff transition tests supply-chain visibility as Section 301 takes effect
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Fusion42 · 27 July 2026 · Fusion42 review
US Section 301 Forced Labor Tariffs replace temporary Section 122 tariffs at broadly similar duty levels, shifting focus from supply-chain disruption to operational precision. Companies face no major incentive to redesign networks but must improve product classification, origin data accuracy, and landed-cost visibility to protect margins under the new framework.
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Your supply chain just moved from one tariff regime to another at the same price, but the compliance burden shifted from broad-brush to forensic. Companies without product-level origin and classification data will now leak money on every shipment; those with it will find exemptions competitors miss.
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