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Impact of Trump tariffs on Inbound & Outbound Investment
2025 has been a year of surprise for investment and trade with Trump's tariff policies. The first few months of the year saw the creation of a protectionist tariff orders that has turned global trade upside down. Investment to the US has taken a dramatic leap that has not been seen in recent years. Industries in Life Sciences, IT, and Transportation has taken a sudden interest to steer new investment projects to the US instead of in Europe or Asia. So what's next? While the US government has seen an exponential flow of tariff revenue in recent months, the Trump administration is still dealing with treaty countries and non-treaty countries, the US economy is seen a slow down in job growth.
Here's the issue with the Trump approach, it takes most production companies 2-5 years depending on the industry (i.e, electronics, automotive, pharmaceuticals, etc.) to plan and build out a production facility. So most companies in the global economy, can not react quickly enough to tariff policies even if they wanted to, so theres much work for this administration before it can realize some traction in the US economy before the wheels come off.
Stay posted for 2026 to find out if the US economy heads for a recession or changes some tariff policies to balance revenue with new jobs and a more stable economy, while inbound investment projects take ground in the US. Oct. 2025
Power is big in Texas
Power is big in Texas
Site Selection magazine is always a proven source for site selectors and companies serious about expanding. This article focuses on the power grid of Texas and the role it plays in site selection. https://siteselection.com/digitalEdition/2024/sep/#page=151
Negotiating and building a Good Incentives Policy takes Openness
The practice of having a good incentives policy that is not only effective in landing investments in a community requires skill in communicating clearly what the policy wants to achieve. This can be accomplished by starting with concise goals or objectives that dictate the requirements of the investors and that the benefits be clearly defined. When a community fails to achieve good results its usually due to abstract policies that mislead or miscommunicate compliance and benefits in a policy.
If you are an investor and need help in understanding a community's policy requirements and the benefits in terms of incentives that a project can obtain, contact us for guidance.
Learn How Foreign Trade Zones Can Generate Jobs and Investment on Simply Trade Podcast
Our new podcast episode with special guest Jose Quinonez, A.Z.S., CM, explores how communities can establish Foreign Trade Zones to attract manufacturers and save businesses big on import duties. Jose shares the application process and real examples of economic growth.
Here are 3 Tips from the episode:
1. Collaborate with local governments, chambers of commerce, and industry players when applying for an FTZ designation. Their support and letters of recommendation can strengthen the application.
2. Consider consulting with FTZ experts during the application process. They can help ensure all requirements are met and the submission is as strong as possible.
3. Calculate potential duty savings for your business using inverted tariff relief. Manufacturers importing components and exporting finished goods may save hundreds of thousands annually through FTZ benefits.
For your benefit, click down below to listen:
Hosts: Lalo Solorzano & Andy Shiles √
#Podcast #FTZ #Trade #Tariff #Import #Export #documentations #experts
Welcome to 2024 - Can you believe it? Its time to get back to reality and start on the right foot as we start off this new year. The FTZ Annual Report is due around the corner, and for grantees and operators this means its time to start working on putting together the numbers for the annual report for 2023. The FTZ Board website provides some guidance to help grantees and operators, and you may also want to check out the NAFTZ's website for some useful webinars on how the Boards OFIS interface is all about.
Have some questions or need some help, reach out to us.
Happy New Year!🎉
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