New Tariff System Targeting Countries That Acquire Goods/Services from Iran
The Administration established a process to impose additional tariffs on imports from countries that directly or indirectly acquire goods or services from Iran.
What this affects
The update
The Administration established a process to impose additional tariffs on imports from countries that directly or indirectly purchase, import, or otherwise acquire goods or services from Iran.
Impact
This expands secondary-tariff risk: even if your supply chain avoids Iran-origin goods, your product's country of origin could become subject to added duties based on that country's Iran-related trade.
What to watch
Watch for named country targets and rates. Exposure can appear even when your own inputs never touch Iran, because it follows the exporting country's conduct.
How to prepare
- 1Add secondary-tariff risk to the supplier risk register
The trigger is your supplier country's conduct, not your own supply chain.
- 2Write tariff-change triggers into contracts
Define who absorbs a new duty layer before one appears.
- 3Map your origin concentration
A single origin carrying most of your volume is the exposure, whatever the trigger turns out to be.