Q4 Tariffs QS 2025
2025 Q4 Tariffs Quickie Survey, published by PMMI – The Association for Packaging and Processing Technologies, examines how members are managing recent tariff developments based on a Quickie Survey of 112 PMMI members deployed beginning in Q2 2025 with quarter-over-quarter comparisons through January 2026. The analysis indicates major focus areas around rising procurement costs and pricing strategy, including sharing costs with customers, tariff disclaimers and separate line-item quoting; information and monitoring practices such as general business news, industry resources and consultants; and supply-chain responses such as dual sourcing and selective manufacturing relocation, while charts highlight impacts on sales, lead times and project holds. The report reveals where companies are prioritizing supply-chain and pricing strategies to protect margins.
Why read this report?
- See how component price shifts affect materials procurement and sourcing strategies
- Explore shifts in machinery sourcing and relocation plans across revenue ranges
- Identify trends in packaging quote strategies and tariff pass-through language
- See how sustainability-driven dual sourcing impacts supplier diversification decisions
- Explore materials lead-time and lost-sales correlations across revenue segments
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Published by PMMI Business Intelligence in January 2026. Based on a Q4 2025 Quickie Survey of PMMI members (112 respondents) collected in Q4 2025.
