Tariffs are reshaping the global packaging industry under President Donald Trump’s second term, with a universal 10% import duty now in force alongside higher steel and aluminium tariffs. These measures, coupled with foreign retaliation, are raising packaging costs, complicating material sourcing and fuelling supply chain uncertainty for cans, foils, cartons and plastics. Analysts estimate the 2025 tariff wave is weighing on US growth and trade, with knock-on effects for packaging demand worldwide. Tari ...