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How do I handle steel and aluminum tariffs in my quotes?
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Check the current official rule and your supplier invoice, then show any tariff or surcharge as a dated, documented material line.
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The direct answer
If a supplier invoice adds $18 to a 6061 billet, show the base material, surcharge basis, date, and whether the line is pass-through.
Test the decision against the shop evidence in this example: If a supplier invoice adds $18 to a 6061 billet, show the base material, surcharge basis, date, and whether the line is pass-through.
Carry the measurable input from the worked case into the estimator's notes: If a supplier invoice adds $18 to a 6061 billet, show the base material, surcharge basis, date, and whether the line is pass-through.
Evidence from a shop floor
For 100 pounds at $2.40/lb, a stated 25% tariff allowance is $60 direct; with 20% material markup that allowance is $72. Verify origin, product form, and exclusions on the quote date; never apply a remembered percentage universally.
Keep the commercial decision tied to the evidence, including if a supplier invoice adds $18 to a 6061 billet, show the base material, surcharge basis, date, and whether the line is pass-through.
The handoff is complete only when the owner can restate the route without losing if a supplier invoice adds $18 to a 6061 billet, show the base material, surcharge basis, date, and whether the line is pass-through.
Build the quote route
Record country of origin, invoice evidence, applicable rule, validity, and what happens if the rule changes before shipment.
A useful review question is whether the current RFQ still matches this route: record country of origin, invoice evidence, applicable rule, validity, and what happens if the rule changes before shipment.
The next estimator should be able to challenge the assumption behind this route: record country of origin, invoice evidence, applicable rule, validity, and what happens if the rule changes before shipment.
Use the source notes to date the assumption and record why this route was selected: record country of origin, invoice evidence, applicable rule, validity, and what happens if the rule changes before shipment.
Release and learn
Tariffs and exemptions change; confirm the current requirement instead of relying on an old percentage.
If the buyer asks for a different outcome, explain the boundary in these terms: tariffs and exemptions change; confirm the current requirement instead of relying on an old percentage.
Before changing the total, verify whether the caveat applies: tariffs and exemptions change; confirm the current requirement instead of relying on an old percentage.
A customer-facing explanation should make the risk legible: tariffs and exemptions change; confirm the current requirement instead of relying on an old percentage.
Close the loop by noting the evidence that would make this estimate obsolete: tariffs and exemptions change; confirm the current requirement instead of relying on an old percentage.
Keep the commercial decision tied to the evidence, including if a supplier invoice adds $18 to a 6061 billet, show the base material, surcharge basis, date, and whether the line is pass-through.
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