Tariffs, Freight, Pricing, Lead Times!
A DIFFERENT BREED OF CAT® – FLEXIBILITY & INNOVATION IN AN UNCERTAIN ERA
“A Different Breed of Cat®” isn’t just a phrase we throw around at Samtec. It’s actually who we are, reflected in our industry leading Sudden Service®, innovative technologies and quality product solutions.
During this current landscape of economic uncertainty, our approach to business allows for flexibility and innovation to best take care of our customers. A variety of strategic solutions are available to help reduce tariff exposure and optimize shipping logistics while maintaining competitive pricing and the industry’s best lead times. In short, Samtec is built for this!
REDUCING TARIFF EXPOSURE
Samtec’s dual-operations model provides flexible options to utilize our global manufacturing and distribution facilities to help reduce your tariff exposure, from selecting the best manufacturing country of origin (COO) to flexible invoicing for tariff-related charges. In fact, less than 7% of Samtec’s imports to the US are COO China. For current and part-specific tariff information, please visit samtec.com/tariff.
FLEXIBLE LOGISTICS CAPABILITIES
Samtec’s long standing World Direct™ 2-Day program streamlines the shipping process. This saves you time and money – no need to negotiate freight rates on your own. Products ship direct from our factory to your location without any unnecessary consolidation points.
To help reduce lead times and tariff exposure, a variety of shipping options are available for each unique customer situation. To provide that flexibility, we are now shipping Freight Collect Direct for customers outside of the US, which allows for more potential countries from which to ship based on Samtec facility locations.
For customers inside the US that operate a US Foreign Trade Zone (FTZ), utilize a freight forwarder or prefer to act as the Importer of Record (IOR), customized solutions are available to meet your specific business needs.
PRICE COMPETITIVENESS
Finding win-win opportunities is part of Samtec’s DNA. The dual-operations model mentioned earlier allows us to optimize labor and shipping costs. This in turn provides customers with low-cost options, competitive pricing and fast lead times.
To capitalize on that, our new Volume Application Specific Pricing (VASP) program offers more aggressive pricing for large volume, core board-to-board production orders than was previously possible. For details regarding the capabilities and efficiencies, visit samtec.com/vasp.
Another win-win is our focus on cost-efficient materials and components. Nearly 30-40% of a total connector cost is attributed to plating, which is directly affected by the rising price of gold. In order to offset this impending cost impact, we have streamlined lower weight gold plating options and are evaluating alternative plating technologies. To learn more about these strategies and how to select the right plating option, please visit samtec.com/gold.
BEST LEAD TIMES IN THE INDUSTRY
For the fastest way to receive Samtec products, check out the Reserve™ program with more than 200,000 parts guaranteed to ship in 1-day. Look for the Reserve™ badge on samtec.com to determine if your part number is eligible. There you can also check current availability, quantity breaks and pricing. For most non-Reserve™ build-to-order products, lead times start at 5 days.
To beat this drum one last time, Samtec’s strategic work centers around the globe enable maximum flexibility. With ongoing facility expansions and additions, as well as process optimizations, capacity can be upscaled quickly as needed to ensure the best lead times for our customers. From order entry and production to shipping, Samtec is built and committed to delivering the industry’s leading customer service, every time.
Contact us or a Samtec franchised Distributor to learn how Samtec is a Different Breed of Cat®.
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