Responding To The Tariff Turmoil: Effects On U.S Warehousing

The drastic and dramatic overhaul of tariffs announced by the U.S. government in early April upended decades of free-trade-oriented import and export duties. The move towards economic policy that aims to use high tariff rates to protect domestic industries has already disrupted global supply chains.

Despite limited certainty on the exact terms of tariff imposition on imports and a partial rollback on certain tariff measures, commercial real estate firm Cresa says that the uncertainty the actions have fostered is putting pressure on global markets and delaying corporate investment decisions.¹ In turn, the U.S. warehousing market is experiencing compression on rates and availability.