STG Logistics Survey Shows Tariffs Forcing Major Reset in U.S. Import Strategies

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STG Logistics is positioning itself at the center of a structural reset in U.S. import logistics after new survey data showed tariff shocks in 2025 drove widespread changes in sourcing, contracting, and network design. In research covering 500 U.S. import decision-makers, the company found that 85.6% of beneficial cargo owners and shippers front-loaded shipments to get ahead of tariffs, a move that preserved product availability for 43.7% of respondents but created higher storage costs for 42.3% and working capital strain for 43.7%.

Chief Executive Officer Geoff Anderman said customers are shifting from reactive moves to strategic flexibility, which directly aligns with STG’s integrated intermodal, warehousing, bonded storage, and transloading offerings. The survey indicates that nearly 79% of companies shifted at least some sourcing away from China toward markets such as Vietnam, broader Southeast Asia, and India, increasing complexity in logistics coordination and boosting demand for providers with nationwide port and rail ramp coverage like STG.

The findings also flag growing use of bonded warehouses and Foreign Trade Zones, with more than 40% of organizations deploying these tools and rating them as effective, which underscores revenue opportunities for STG’s customs-adjacent storage and value-added services. On the contract side, 31.2% of shippers negotiated more flexible ocean terms, 22.8% delayed contracts, and 20.2% moved more volume to the spot market, reinforcing the premium on agile capacity and multimodal options that STG can monetize.

Logistics networks are also being redesigned, with most respondents shifting 26% to 50% of freight to new routes or modes and reporting strong effectiveness from intermodal moves, port diversification, and expanded use of container freight stations and transloading. STG’s nationwide intermodal and drayage footprint, combined with its container freight station capabilities, positions it to capture these flows as customers seek to rebalance inventories and hedge against future policy shocks.

Looking into 2026, more than 40% of organizations plan further sourcing diversification and continued investment in analytics, inventory buffers, and renegotiated supplier terms to share tariff risk, trends that should sustain demand for integrated logistics solutions. Anderman emphasized that the core lesson from 2025 is the need for proactive resilience, suggesting that STG’s strategy will focus on enabling flexible, data-driven networks that help importers manage tariff exposure, financial risk, and service continuity in an increasingly volatile trade environment.