Scenario 04

Supplier change: impact first, switch second

When switching or dual-sourcing suppliers. Compare how origin, duty, clearance time and regulation change before you decide.

Teams involvedPurchasing & SCMFTA & originFinance

Agents

Agents in this situation, in order

08Step 1 · Origin·Duty & cost

Supply chain impact: Compares origin, duty and clearance time across candidates

Output · Change impact analysis

Supplier change impact

Wiring harness

Current

Vietnam, Supplier A

Candidate

Mexico, Supplier B

OriginMetMet

US duty0%0%

Clearance time21 days9 days

Extra documentsNone1 origin proof

Order by November 5

Includes clearance time · D-12

Messenger alert scheduled

See origin, duty and clearance impact before you switch suppliers.

When it's needed

When switching or dual-sourcing suppliers

When duties change or clearance delays threaten stockouts

Teams

Purchasing & SCM

Tasks

Sourcing decisions

Order planning

Customs questions

Problems & risks solved

Losing origin or paying more duty only after switching

Stockouts from clearance delays

What you get

Before/after origin, duty and regulation comparison

Order-deadline alerts that account for clearance time

Answers to customs questions

Expected impact

Cost and risk known before sourcing decisions

Fewer stockouts

How to connect

Upload supplier lists and BOMs

Upload customs import history

Email and messenger alerts

03Step 2 · Origin

Origin & FTA: Re-rules FTA origin on the new BOM

Output · Origin re-ruling

Origin ruling

KORUS FTAKorea–EU FTARCEP

Ruling

Eligible

Origin rule

Tariff shift met

⌄ Needs your review

1 supplier origin declaration missing

Needed for RCEP · request pending

Send request

Claim every preference you're owed, defend it with evidence.

When it's needed

When a buyer asks for a certificate of origin

On an origin verification notice, or when BOMs or suppliers change

Teams

FTA & origin

Purchasing & SCM

Tasks

Origin rulings

Certificates

Collecting supplier declarations

Problems & risks solved

Missing FTA preferences you qualify for

Duty claims when origin can't be proven

Different origin rules in every agreement

What you get

Eligibility by agreement

Origin-rule compliance ruling

Certificate and declaration drafts

Expected impact

Preferential rates applied every time

Evidence ready for origin verification

How to connect

Upload BOM and cost spreadsheets

Upload supplier origin declarations

06Step 3 · Duty & cost

Landed cost & drawback: Compares landed cost by candidate

Output · Scenario comparison

Landed cost

OverviewScenariosDrawback

Landed cost per unit

$2.10

With FTA

vs. base rate

−$0.13

⌄ 2 missed drawbacks

Q3 import drawback $920

21 days left to file

✓ File

Real cost before arrival, and drawback after.

When it's needed

Before comparing new supplier quotes or setting prices

At quarter close, checking for missed drawback

Teams

Purchasing & SCM

Finance

Tasks

Landed cost

Quote comparison

Drawback claims

Problems & risks solved

Real cost known only on arrival, so prices are set wrong

Missed drawback

What you get

Landed cost sheet: duty, tax, freight, fees

Scenario comparison

Drawback-eligible items

Expected impact

Cost locked before quoting

Missed drawback recovered

How to connect

Upload quotes and invoices

Export to Excel

07Step 4 · Regulation

Regulatory monitoring & alerts: Registers rules and sanctions for the new supplier country

Output · Regulatory feed

Regulatory feed

Our itemsMaterialsCountriesAll

CBAM periodic report format change

Impact: 3 steel parts

Re-review

UFLPA entity list update

Impact: 1 raw-material supplier

Act now

Food labeling amendment

Impact: 12 export SKUs

Re-review

Pesticide residue limits revised

Impact: No affected items

No impact

Only the changes that hit your products, materials and countries.

When it's needed

When entering a new market or CBAM/EUDR reporting is due

When sanctions lists or labeling rules change

Teams

Compliance & ESG

Overseas sales

Tasks

Regulatory monitoring

Impact assessment

ESG due-diligence documents

Problems & risks solved

Late news of rule changes means disruptions, recalls, sanctions breaches

Missing material-level rules

CBAM and EUDR reporting and due diligence

What you get

A feed of only the rules that apply to you

Affected products and deals

ESG due-diligence drafts

Expected impact

See the impact of changes earlier

Your response is on record

How to connect

Email and messenger alerts

Other situations

Same agents, other situations

First export of a new product

HS classificationStrategic goods & export controlOrigin & FTARegulatory monitoring & alerts

Every shipment's documents

Trade documents & cross-checkOrigin & FTAHS classification

Import clearance

HS classificationPre-filing import checkLanded cost & drawback

Regulatory change

Regulatory monitoring & alertsStrategic goods & export controlOrigin & FTA

New market

Buyer & supplier discoveryRegulatory monitoring & alertsDeal desk & certification concierge

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