Industries Trade compliance by industry
Find what changed for your industry.
Each page shows the 2026 duty layers on that industry's parts, the classification call teams get wrong, and how GingerOS rechecks every part when a rule moves.
- Section 232Automotive & PartsOne housing can sit in the auto-parts tariff, the aluminum tariff or USMCA relief; the code decides which.
- End useChemicals & MaterialsFourteen entities, one resin, one code; and now the end use decides whether the forced-labor 301 applies.
- Section 232 pharmaMedical Devices & Life SciencesDevices pay the forced-labor 301, patented drugs the 232 pharma tariff, and a kit's essential character decides which line it is.
- OriginElectronics & SemiconductorsWhether the Mexico line changes origin, which codes the forced-labor 301 exempts, and what can ship to China.
- Section 232Industrial MachineryPump or pump part: one call decides whether the Section 232 list or the forced-labor 301 applies.
- Section 232Steel, Aluminum & CopperFull-value 232 at 50% or 25% by annex, Section 338 on Canadian extrusions, and AD/CVD on top of both.
- Section 301Apparel & FootwearFiber, construction and the upper set the base rate; origin decides which Section 301 lines stack on top.
- Section 301Consumer Goods & RetailOne catalog spans a dozen chapters; the line, not the category, decides which 301 and 232 layers apply.
- Section 232 woodFurniture & Home GoodsUpholstered seating, cabinets and vanities pay a 25% wood tariff; most other furniture pays the forced-labor 301 instead.
- Forced-labor 301Toys & Juvenile ProductsToys are free at the base rate and off the active China lists, so the forced-labor 301 is now most of the duty.
Questions about industries
Which industries does GingerControl work with?
GingerControl builds GingerOS for import and export heavy manufacturers and multi-entity groups. The four industries we know best are automotive tier-1 suppliers, chemicals and materials, life sciences and bioprocess, and electronics components. The other six pages cover apparel and footwear, consumer goods, furniture, toys and juvenile products, industrial machinery, and metals.
Is GingerOS only for the industries listed here?
No. The industry pages show where tariffs and classification bite hardest in each sector, but GingerOS runs on your own process, your own parts and the data you have, ERP or not. What matters more than the industry is the shape of your trade: thousands of SKUs, several legal entities or plants, and a compliance team that is stretched.
Does GingerControl file entries or act as our customs broker?
No. GingerControl is not a customs broker and does not file entries or act as importer of record. GingerOS keeps the classification decisions, the reasoning behind them and the rechecks, and your licensed broker reviews a classification before it goes on an entry.
