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MAY 2026 I I-CONNECT007 MAGAZINE 63 That said, the temporary 15% rate on power supply PCAs and magnetics components creates a narrow window for companies to adjust. If your sourcing strategy includes products on the tempo- rary list, the clock is already ticking toward 2028 when those rates jump to 25%. Now is the time to evaluate designs, classify your products accurately, and model cost scenarios under both the current and future rate structures. What Comes Next The new Section 232 framework is broader and simpler in some ways, and more expensive in many others. For an industry that already operates on thin margins, the shift from metal content to full-value assessment is not a rounding error but a material change in the cost of doing business. In the next installment, I'll dig deeper into com- pliance strategies, documentation best practices, and how the new tariffs interact with other trade measures affecting electronics imports. In the meantime, if you haven't already mapped your product lines against the new tariff annexes, that should be at the top of your to-do list. The rules have changed, and for this industry, the stakes are higher than most people realize. I-CONNECT007 James Kim is an international trade lawyer at ArentFox Schiff LLP. Roundtable: Data Protection Lays the Groundwork for Cybersecurity Strategies This multi-expert roundtable explores cybersecurity measures specific to electronics manufactur- ing. NEC's Hiroyuki Watanabe, Divyash Patel, CEO of MX2 Technologies, and Ali Pabrai, CEO at EC First, join moderator Nolan Johnson for a deeper discussion on cybersecurity certifications.