Episode 4

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29th Apr 2025

Tariff Chaos: 90 Days to Survive - Episode 4

The 145% China tariffs are here—and most importers won’t make it through the next 90 days.

This episode is your survival guide. Whether you're shipping for Amazon, wholesale, or your own DTC brand, we break down exactly how to shift the odds in your favor before the cash dries up:

  • Why your next PO could sink you—and how to order smart under pressure
  • The case for keeping key lines flowing (yes, even at lower volumes)
  • Tactics to delay outflows without killing momentum
  • How to talk to suppliers, freight partners, and customers when panic sets in

You don’t need a miracle. You need a plan. And that’s what this is.

#importing #tariffs #ecommerce #supplychain #amazonfba #cashflow #logistics #retailrisk

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About the Podcast

Survive the Tariffs: Strategies to Protect Profitability and Resilience in 2025
Get Prepared for 2025's Rollercoaster Ride of Tariff Increases
Where importers get ruthless—or get wrecked.

Importing in 2025 is a knife fight.
Tariffs are at 145%. Cash is evaporating. Costs are volatile. And most importers? They're either in denial or already bleeding out. This podcast is your survival playbook for staying liquid, protecting margin, and making it through the next 90 days without getting buried.

We don’t do fluff. We don’t waste time. We break down exactly what matters—when to raise prices, how to dodge dead inventory, what to say to your suppliers, and how to rethink your cash flow before it kills you.

This is where operators, founders, and execs get sharp. Fast.

🧨 What You’ll Learn:
💰 Margin Mastery
Learn how tariffs really hit your cost per unit—from PO to port to final delivery. We’ll help you reprice ruthlessly and protect your margins before your competitors figure out what’s happening.

💸 Cash Flow Under Fire
Your spreadsheet model won’t save you now. Discover ways to delay outflows, reduce risk, and buy time—without killing your momentum or burning bridges.

🔁 Strategic Adaptability
We go beyond contingency plans. Modular purchasing, smart third-party workarounds, agile inventory thinking—this is how you stay flexible when the rulebook's on fire.

📜 Regulatory Realities
Compliance is no longer a checkbox—it’s a landmine field. We make sense of shifting tariffs, trade deals, and policy bluffs so you don’t get blindsided.

⚙️ Supply Chain Chaos
Tariffs are just the start. We unpack container shortages, blank sailings, port delays, and manufacturing bottlenecks—and show you how to build import strategies that actually hold up.

👊 Leadership in Crisis
Leading through this mess isn’t about vision boards—it’s about action. We dig into how smart leaders communicate, make bold calls, and steer their teams through high-stakes decisions.

🧠 Real Stories, No Filters
You’ll hear from execs, operators, and insiders who’ve fought through crises before—and aren’t sugar-coating a thing. This is the stuff people say off the record at 11pm over WhatsApp. But we’re putting it on mic.

Most importers won’t survive Q3. This show is for the ones who will.

Want more? Check out our webinars at
🌐 www.survivethetariffs.com

About your host

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Paul Edwick

Paul helps importers stay liquid, outsmart chaos, and survive the tariff war.
He’s not here for theory—he’s here for results. With decades of trench-level experience in e-commerce, retail, and global sourcing, Paul’s been through the dotcom crash, the '08 meltdown, and COVID’s shipping circus. Now he’s arming U.S. importers with sharp, fast, and brutally practical strategies to survive 145% China tariffs, crushed margins, and freight hell.
Through his podcast Survive the Tariffs, Paul gives operators the tools to stay ruthless, stay cash-positive, and outlive the ones who play it safe.