Tag Archives: medical device

Your Medical Device Tariff Exposure, Quantified by HTS Code

Free HTS Tariff Lookup for Medical Device Electronics Your Medical Device Tariff Exposure, Quantified by HTS Code Tariff rates, trade flow analysis, and corridor risk for patient monitoring electronics, imaging subsystems, diagnostic instruments, and implantable device components. Imaging equipment chassis, …
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Dual sourcing medical device components under QSR: tariff implications of approved supplier constraints

  Dual sourcing is the standard playbook for tariff mitigation. Qualify a second supplier in a non-China origin country, shift volume, eliminate Section 301 exposure. In most industries, the timeline from decision to first shipment is measured in weeks. In …
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FDA requalification costs and tariff lock-in: when 25% duty is cheaper than switching suppliers

Every procurement director in the medical device sector knows the number: 25%. Section 301 duties on Chinese-origin components have been baked into landed cost models for years now. What most haven’t done is the harder math – comparing cumulative tariff …
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When outsourcing is not the answer

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Deciding when outsourcing is right—and when it’s not—can be a major undertaking for medical technology executives. But using a process that models a company’s possible scenarios can help to make even a complex decision simpler.
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