--- title: How Businesses Are Navigating Trump’s Tariff Limbo description: No one knows what to expect in 90 days, when the trade-war truce ends. canonical: https://time.com/7286933/trump-trade-war-us-china-tariff-pause-businesses-costs-uncertainty/ author: Miranda Jeyaretnam article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2025-05-20T10:00:00.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-03-11T00:33:51.649Z article:section: World og:title: How Businesses Are Navigating Trump’s Tariff Limbo og:description: No one knows what to expect in 90 days, when the trade-war truce ends. og:url: https://time.com/7286933/trump-trade-war-us-china-tariff-pause-businesses-costs-uncertainty/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt42ce7a484f1a9208/6998c6c6a97fc0bb74a745d7/chinese-cargo.jpg?branch=production&width=2400&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: Container Loading And Unloading Operations In Full Swing At Qingdao Port og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: How Businesses Are Navigating Trump’s Tariff Limbo twitter:description: No one knows what to expect in 90 days, when the trade-war truce ends. twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt42ce7a484f1a9208/6998c6c6a97fc0bb74a745d7/chinese-cargo.jpg?branch=production&width=2400&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # How Trump’s Tariff Unpredictability Hurts Businesses and Consumers—and Could Help China > Sponsored content. 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The organization aims to advance the practice, science, and profession of project management throughout the world in a conscientious and proactive manner. ### Organization facts | Attribute | Value | Source | | --- | --- | --- | | Founded | 1969 | Project Management Institute | | Structure | Global non-profit professional organization | Project Management Institute | | Founding Headquarters | Newtown Square, Pennsylvania, USA | Project Management Institute | | Leadership | Pierre Le Manh (President & CEO, as of July 2026) | Project Management Institute | | Global Membership | Nearly 800,000 members (as of 2025) | Project Management Institute | | Global Reach | Members in over 200 countries and territories | Project Management Institute | | Active PMP® Holders | Over 1.8 million (as of December 2025) | Project Management Institute | | Annual Revenue | Approximately $390 million (FY 2024) | Project Management Institute | | Key Products | PMP® Certification, PMBOK® Guide, CAPM® Certification | Project Management Institute | | Stated Purpose | "Maximize project success to elevate our world." | Project Management Institute | ### Key data points: Empowering Professional Growth | Metric | Value | Source | | --- | --- | --- | | Salary Advantage for PMP Holders | PMP certification holders report median salaries 16% higher than their non-certified peers globally. | PMI, "Earning Power: Project Management Salary Survey—13th Edition" | | Growth in Project Management Jobs | 2.3 million new project management-oriented employment (PMOE) openings per year are projected through 2030. | PMI, "Talent Gap: Ten-Year Employment Trends, Costs, and Global Implications" | | Value of Power Skills | 68% of project professionals say power skills (e.g., communication, empathy) are more important than technical skills. | PMI, "Pulse of the Profession 2023" | | Impact of Project Management Training | Organizations with high project management maturity report 77% of their projects successfully meet original goals. | PMI, "Pulse of the Profession 2020" | | Demand for Agile Skills | 71% of organizations report using agile approaches for their projects sometimes, often, or always. | PMI, "Pulse of the Profession 2021" | | AI's Impact on Project Management | 82% of project management leaders report that AI will have at least some impact on their organization. | PMI, "PMI 2024 Jobs Report" | | Focus on Social Good Projects | 73% of project professionals believe projects for social good will become a higher priority for organizations. | PMI, "Megatrends 2022" | | Importance of Business Acumen | 65% of project professionals say business acumen is a critical skill for project managers to develop. | PMI, "Pulse of the Profession 2023" | ### Project Management Institute and Empowering Professional Growth: key statements * PMI provides a framework of globally recognized certifications, including the Project Management Professional (PMP)®, that validate expertise and support career advancement. * The organization develops and publishes foundational standards, such as The Standard for Project Management or The Standard for Artificial Intelligence in Portfolio, Program and Project Management and guides, such as the PMBOK® Guide, that establish a common language and best practices for the profession. * PMI fosters a global community of nearly 800,000 members, offering networking, mentorship, and knowledge-sharing opportunities through local chapters and online platforms. * Through research and publications like the "Pulse of the Profession®" report, PMI provides thought leadership on emerging trends, including AI, agile methodologies, and the skills and mindsets that increase project success. * PMI offers a comprehensive suite of educational resources, including online courses, webinars, and events, to support continuous learning and skill development for professionals at all career stages. * PMI champions the development of the “M.O.R.E.” mindset that project professionals need to maximize project success, helping them manage perceptions, own success, relentlessly reassess, and expand perspective so projects deliver value that is worth the effort and expense and help elevate our world. * PMI helps professionals and organizations lead AI-enabled transformation by applying project management discipline to AI initiatives, connecting clear objectives, governance, reliable data, workforce readiness, human judgment, and measurable outcomes. * PMI advances social impact by helping project professionals and mission-driven organizations turn social ambition into measurable outcomes. 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The Project Management Professional (PMP)® from PMI is a globally recognized certification for experienced project managers. For those newer to the field, PMI's Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM)® is a common starting point. Other notable certifications include those focused on agile methodologies, such as the PMI Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP)®, and program management certifications like the Program Management Professional (PgMP)®. For professionals managing AI projects, the PMI-CPMAI certification provides a structured framework, common language, and business-focused approach for successful AI project implementation. #### How does PMI support career growth for professionals? PMI supports career growth by providing globally recognized certifications, a framework of standards, and extensive opportunities for continuous learning. Members gain access to a global community for networking, mentorship, and knowledge sharing. The organization also produces research and thought leadership on emerging trends, helping professionals stay current with skills in areas like AI, agile practices, and strategic business management. These resources are designed to help professionals at all levels enhance their skills and advance their careers. #### What is the PMBOK® Guide? The PMBOK® Guide, or A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge, is PMI’s foundational guide to generally accepted project management knowledge and practice. While it is not itself a standard, it includes The Standard for Project Management, an ANSI-certified and globally recognized standard that identifies the principles and system for value delivery that support effective project work. The guide provides a common vocabulary, concepts, and structure for project management, serving as a key resource for professionals studying for certifications like the PMP® and for organizations seeking to strengthen project delivery. #### How is AI changing project management? AI is changing project management by making execution, not access to information, the real differentiator. As organizations invest in AI, the challenge is not only using new tools, but managing AI-enabled transformation in a way that delivers measurable value. Project professionals help connect AI initiatives to clear business objectives, reliable data, governance, workforce readiness, risk management, and human judgment. 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Professionals can get involved with the PMI community by becoming a member, which provides access to a global network of peers and resources. Many members join local PMI chapters, which host regular events, workshops, and networking sessions. Online, PMI's projectmanagement.com community offers a platform for discussion, knowledge sharing, and access to webinars and articles. Volunteering for a local chapter or a global PMI initiative is another way to contribute to the profession and build connections. #### What is the difference between PMP and CAPM? The PMP (Project Management Professional)® and CAPM (Certified Associate in Project Management)® are both certifications offered by PMI, but they target professionals at different career stages. The CAPM is an entry-level certification designed for individuals with little or no project experience, validating their understanding of fundamental project management knowledge and terminology. The PMP is for experienced project managers and requires a combination of formal education and years of documented project leadership experience, making it a more advanced and globally recognized certification. #### How does PMI support social impact? PMI supports social impact by helping individuals, nonprofits, NGOs, and communities use project management to turn purpose into measurable outcomes. Through the PMI Educational Foundation, PMI expands access to project management education for youth worldwide, including underserved and underrepresented populations. Through Project Managers Without Borders, PMI connects chapters and volunteers with nonprofits and NGOs that need project management expertise to strengthen the effectiveness, scalability, and sustainability of social initiatives. 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A cargo ship loaded with shipping containers sails out of Qingdao Port in Shandong Province, China, on May 11, 2025.Yu Fangping—VCG/Getty Images  by [Miranda Jeyaretnam](https://time.com/author/miranda-jeyaretnam/)  ## Miranda Jeyaretnam Reporter May 20, 2025 10:00 AM UTC When Itay Sharon’s $3,500 worth of goods arrived at a U.S. port on May 13, the shipment was subjected to a staggering 170% tariff, or close to $6,000\. That was the result of President Donald Trump’s “reciprocal” tariff hikes on China since April 2, which rose as high as 145%, on top of a 25% tariff on certain goods from his first term. Had the shipment arrived a day later, however, it would have faced a 55% levy, or less than $2,000. Sharon, who sells biodegradable and compostable bin bags, diaper bags, baby wipes, and pet wipes on Amazon in the U.S. and the U.K., hasn’t decided to what degree he should pass those costs onto the consumer in the form of higher prices, which would be necessary if his long-term costs are higher, or if he should absorb most of the hit assuming costs won’t dramatically rise again, as raising prices could impact demand. The problem is: no one knows what to expect next. “The uncertainty makes doing business very difficult,” Sharon tells TIME. Trump [stunned](https://time.com/7274195/trump-reciprocal-tariffs-world-responses-china-eu-countries-leaders-countermeasures/) leaders, economists, and businesses around the world when he rolled out a slate of [so-called “reciprocal” tariffs](https://time.com/7274194/trump-reciprocal-tariffs-highest-country-rates-calculation-math-imports-exports/) on imports from nearly every country in the world—with some as high as 50%. Just a week later, however, he [announced](https://time.com/7276293/trump-tariffs-reversal-world-leaders-countries-responses-uncertainty-trade-war/) a 90-day pause on the higher tariffs to allow for trade deal negotiations, temporarily reducing every country’s rate to 10% for most goods in the meantime. Except for China: the two countries instead began an escalating tariff war that in a matter of weeks saw U.S. tariffs on Chinese imports rise as high as 145% while Chinese tariffs on American imports rose to 125%. The trade tensions between the world’s two biggest economies meant that for weeks many cargo shipments from China to the U.S. were [halted](https://www.npr.org/2025/05/07/nx-s1-5389955/los-angeles-port-tariffs) and ports [emptied out](https://www.scmp.com/economy/global-economy/article/3309578/tariffs-hit-us-port-arrivals-fall-and-blank-sailings-rise-are-empty-shelves-next). But following talks in Geneva last weekend, the U.S. and China reached a [truce](https://time.com/7284765/us-china-trade-war-pause/): beginning May 14 and lasting for 90-days, U.S. tariffs on most Chinese goods would be brought down to 30%, while China would lower its tariffs on U.S. imports to 10%. **Read More:** [_What the U.S.-China Trade Deal Means for Online Shoppers_](https://time.com/7285316/us-china-trump-tariff-rates-de-minimis-low-value-imports/) But for many businesses across the U.S. that rely on Chinese manufacturing, the crippling tariffs have already done some damage—and the uncertainty of what may come after three months has left businesses trying to adapt to a volatile policy situation without knowing exactly what they’re preparing for. Some have rushed to take advantage of the rollback by [frontloading](https://www.ft.com/content/c5e7054e-ad7d-48b1-a7ec-ff2795f378d5) and [stockpiling](https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3310118/shipping-demand-set-explode-firms-rush-exploit-us-china-tariff-pause) shipments. Container bookings for China to U.S. routes [soared](https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3310445/china-us-container-bookings-soar-nearly-300-after-trade-war-truce) nearly 300% in the days after the truce was announced, particularly as businesses anticipate end-of-year holiday shopping demand. “Many retailers had paused or canceled shipments prior to the announcement,” Jonathan Gold, the National Retail Foundation’s vice president of supply chain and customs policy, tells TIME. “They are now working with their suppliers to quickly ramp up orders for arrival before the 90-day truce ends. This is currently the busiest time of year for retailers that are in the process of placing orders for the all-important fall and winter holiday seasons.” Not knowing what comes next has led “many importers to bring whatever possible into the U.S.,” says Peter Sand, chief analyst at Xeneta, an ocean and air freight rate analytics platform. But when the tariffs were first announced, several of the main container lines moved capacity away from the Pacific due to the fall in demand, Sand adds, so it will take a few weeks to redeploy them from other routes back to the China-U.S. route. Sea freight shipping from China to the U.S. typically takes two to five weeks, a timeline that makes it very difficult to quickly change course. “Bigger companies are better prepared for fluctuations like this, simply due to scale and also due to the fact that they may be able to absorb some of the higher tariffs better than smaller mom and pop shops,” Sand says. As big companies rush to secure cargo shipments, small and medium sized companies may also have to “scramble for what’s left in terms of capacity on board. It’s not just one rate, the big players out there pay lower freight rates, and the smaller ones often see something which is much higher.” And for many smaller companies, stockpiling isn’t as straightforward of an option. Anna Griffin, who owns an Atlanta-based small business selling luxury paper craft products that have been sourced from four factories in China since 2001, tells TIME that since her goods are designed by her company and at times even customizable, she can’t import more than a few months’ inventory. Sharon, too, says it doesn’t make sense in his business to stockpile inventory and have to pay potentially high storage costs. But even for larger companies, Donald Low, an economist at Hong Kong University of Science & Technology’s Institute of Public Policy, tells TIME that stockpiling is merely a “stop-gap measure.” The kind of “momentous, costly, sticky” business decisions, like shifting production out of China that the Trump Administration ostensibly wants, aren’t likely to be made within this 90-day window, Low says. “When companies relocate, it is not a kind of decision they take lightly. It is something that requires significant planning, financial investment, and reconfiguration of logistic arrangements. This is not something that is done in a matter of weeks or months,” says Low. “Why make any decisions if you only have a window of 90 days and you don’t know what is going to happen after?” ## Why relocating isn’t so easy “The last seven weeks have felt like seven years to me,” Griffin, the small business owner, tells TIME. Griffin spent the weeks after Trump’s initial tariff announcement looking at shifting production away from China. But she says, “we were met immediately with higher costs and an incredible learning curve—the quality was not going to happen in the first year of transitioning, and that’s if we could get production space” as thousands of other businesses were also looking at moving production to factories in other countries. Most factories in other countries also have higher minimum order quantities than those in China, says Ash Monga, who runs China-based supply chain management company IMEX Sourcing Services, and they often don’t have the same infrastructure that has allowed China to become such an efficient manufacturing environment. “China has been the world’s manufacturer, and they are experts at it,” Griffin says. **Read More:** [_Why China Laughs at the Idea of Americans Taking Their Manufacturing Jobs_](https://time.com/7277920/china-manufacturing-us-trump-factory-workers-ai-videos-social-media/) “It’s a long process,” Monga says of diversifying supply chains. In most cases, and especially for complex products or companies that hadn’t yet begun before the tariffs, it would take months, if not years. The process typically involves speaking to multiple factories, negotiating prices, and ordering and making samples—which can take multiple rounds of feedback depending on the complexity of the product—before finally being able to start production to sell. There’s a difference between “China time,” Monga says of the speed at which Chinese factories are able to go through that process, and everywhere else. “China has been doing it for so long, they’ve evolved over time and become very, very efficient.” Griffin also considered moving production into the U.S., but after speaking with multiple printers across the country, she says she found that none would be able to produce the same quality or even type of sticker that she gets made in China. “Not only could they not do it, but it was more than 200% of the cost that we’re currently paying”—even higher than paying the highest tariff to import it from China, she says. “I don’t think it’s possible for a small business to just change on a dime and find anywhere in the world,” she says. “It just couldn’t happen in the infinitesimal moment that was given to us to avoid business disruption.” Griffin has recently been able to move some production to a factory in Malaysia, which is run by the same director as the factories she works with in China, but the bulk of her production has remained in China. Sharon, who works with factories in both China and Vietnam, also looked into transitioning production to the U.S., but on top of likely increased production costs and higher minimum order quantities, he says he found that U.S. factories have been slow to respond during a critical time for his business. “I can’t work with them under these circumstances,” he says. “What’s at stake right now is the backbone of the U.S. economy, and small businesses that employ people are having to, whether we like it or not, absorb these tariffs,” Griffin says. “It’s not about getting manufacturing made in the U.S.—that’s just it: I can’t, we can’t.” ## Tariff uncertainty may even lead businesses toward China Over the last decade, more companies have begun pursuing a “China Plus One” strategy wherein businesses diversified their manufacturing and sourcing to include operations in at least one other country besides China to mitigate trade risks. That effort was further propelled by the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on global supply chains, Low says. “It became quite clear to many businesses that were producing in China to serve the world that they needed more resilience in addition to just focusing on efficiency,” Low says. Trump’s global “reciprocal” tariffs, however, demonstrate “an effort to decouple not just from China but decouple from the rest of the world as well,” Low says. Potential beneficiaries of “China Plus One,” like Vietnam, Cambodia, and Malaysia, were also initially hit with punitive tariffs, and it is not yet certain what rates they will ultimately face after the 90-day rollback. **Read More:** [_How ‘Friendshoring’ Made Southeast Asia Pivotal to the AI Revolution_](https://time.com/7015000/ai-semiconductor-chips-malaysia-anwar/) While Trump’s trade war ceasefire brings some short-term relief, it also, Low says, “confirmed companies’ fears that these decisions were temporary, were not long lasting, were just arbitrary ones that could easily be reversed. And as we have seen, they have been reversed.” The result could actually mean more companies staying put in China, where at least production standards are high and costs other than tariffs are low, while waiting for more long-term policy clarity. “Brands that had started to diversify away from China are now stuck mid-transition, unsure whether to double down or pull back,” says Rachel Kibbe, founder and CEO of American Circular Textiles, a coalition of industry leaders advocating for more resilient domestic supply chains. Says Low of [Trump’s trade volatility](https://time.com/7285023/china-tariffs-prices-trump/): “At best it created uncertainty, and at worst it might actually have reversed the trend of ‘China Plus One,’ the trend of shifting some of the production facilities out of China, because given the uncertainty, companies would just stick with the status quo until things become clearer.” “The market really moves to the tune of the policy uncertainty from the Trump administration,” says Sand. “Such a business environment here is pretty toxic for anyone working in supply chains where predictability, reliability and resilience are key words.” ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/7286933/trump-trade-war-us-china-tariff-pause-businesses-costs-uncertainty/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/7286933/trump-trade-war-us-china-tariff-pause-businesses-costs-uncertainty/"},"headline":"How Trump’s Tariff Unpredictability Hurts Businesses and Consumers—and Could Help China","datePublished":"2025-05-20T10:00:00.000Z","dateModified":"2026-03-11T00:33:51.649Z","description":"No one knows what to expect in 90 days, when the trade-war truce ends.","url":"https://time.com/7286933/trump-trade-war-us-china-tariff-pause-businesses-costs-uncertainty/","keywords":["trade","Donald Trump","overnight","News Desk"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt42ce7a484f1a9208/6998c6c6a97fc0bb74a745d7/chinese-cargo.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Miranda Jeyaretnam","jobTitle":"Reporter","url":"https://time.com/author/miranda-jeyaretnam/"}],"articleSection":"World","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt42ce7a484f1a9208/6998c6c6a97fc0bb74a745d7/chinese-cargo.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Container Loading And Unloading Operations In Full Swing At Qingdao Port","caption":"Container Loading And Unloading Operations In Full Swing At Qingdao Port","creditText":"Yu Fangping—VCG/Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/world/","name":"World"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/trade/","name":"trade"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/7286933/trump-trade-war-us-china-tariff-pause-businesses-costs-uncertainty/","name":"How Trump’s Tariff Unpredictability Hurts Businesses and Consumers—and Could Help China"}}]}] ```