2026’s supply chain challenge: Confronting complexity and disruption in global trade

The 2026 Thomson Reuters Global Trade Report reveals that tariff volatility has fundamentally reshaped the trade landscape, with supply chain concerns doubling year-over-year as companies scramble to adapt to unprecedented regulatory complexity and cost pressures. 

“Complexity” and “disruption” — those keywords now carry significantly more weight when describing global trade and supply chain management in 2026. But there’s a critical shift from previous years: the survey found that 72% of trade professionals identified U.S. tariff volatility as the most impactful regulatory change, a dramatic increase from just 41% the previous year. 

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