Supply Chain Analyst Warns About Possible Tariffs
has quoted Associate Professor of Supply Chain and Business Analytics聽Shaya Sheikh, Ph.D., on the challenges that may arise from the White House Administration鈥檚 proposed tariffs on international goods. Sheikh explains that the suggested 25 percent tariff on Canadian imports would hit the crude oil market hard, noting that crude oil imports from Canada make up more than 20 percent of the oil processed by U.S. refineries, with 70 percent of imported Canadian oil going to refiners that supply the Midwest.
鈥淢any could struggle to find a direct replacement for Canadian oil or face paying a higher price if that oil is subject to tariffs,鈥 he says.