Thought Leadership - Foreign Trade And Cost Structure

12.5% additional. That's the figure the USTR has on the table for Costa Rica, Honduras, Nicaragua and the Dominican Republic. The public consultation closes on 6 July.

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But the figure that should worry a CEO or CFO the most is another: global companies lost $907 billion in profits since 2025 due to tariffs and cost inflation (S&P Global). A third of that blow was eaten up by the margin, in silence.

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CAFTA-DR does not exempt the region. What is under your control is everything else: energy, logistics, IT, card fees.

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In ERA Group's new white paper, we explain why - and what companies that are protecting margins are doing. I attach the document. Shall we talk about where that opportunity is in your company?