Tariff policy is moving quickly, but the operational implications for shippers are still unfolding. Importers are trying to understand what duties they actually owe while new tariff mechanisms are being introduced and challenged in court. That uncertainty is creating a difficult planning environment for supply chain teams. Companies must make freight decisions now while the legal and regulatory framework behind tariffs continues to shift. In some cases, the window to react to policy changes may be measured in hours rather than days. In a recent Freight Buyers’ Club discussion recorded at TPM 2026 in Long Beach, Paul Bingham, Director of Transportation Consulting, Economics and Country Risk at S&P Global Market Intelligence, joined host Mike King to examine what the latest tariff developments mean for importers and global freight markets.