November 11, 2025 [New Albany, IN]-- Samtec, Inc., the service leader in the connector industry, has implemented a variety of strategic options to help minimize tariff exposure while maintaining competitive pricing and the industry’s best lead times for its customers.

Samtec’s dual-operations model provides flexible options that use Samtec’s numerous global manufacturing and distribution facilities to help reduce customers’ tariff exposure. This redundant manufacturing approach enables lower-cost solutions by considering the cost of materials, labor, logistics and tariffs. Samtec also offers flexible invoicing for tariff-related charges. To help customers track and understand tariff ramifications, Samtec has established a dynamic web page with current part-specific tariff information (samtec.com/tariff).

“Our strategic centers around the globe enable manufacturing and shipping flexibility,” says Scott Lamb, Samtec Director of Sales Operations, “With ongoing facility expansions and additions, as well as process optimizations, we are quickly upscaling capacity as needed to ensure the best lead times for our customers. From order entry and production to shipping, Samtec is built and committed to delivering the industry’s leading customer service, every time.”

FLEXIBLE LOGISTICS CAPABILITIES

Samtec’s long standing World Direct™ 2-Day program is proving beneficial to streamline shipping for global customers. Products ship direct from Samtec’s international factories to the customer’s location without any unnecessary consolidation points. In response to customer concerns, Samtec is now offering Freight Collect Direct for customers outside of the US, which enables more potential countries from which to ship based on Samtec facility locations. Samtec also provides customized shipping solutions for customers inside the US that operate a US Foreign Trade Zone (FTZ), use a freight forwarder, or prefer to act as the Importer of Record (IOR).

PRICE COMPETITIVENESS

Samtec’s Volume Application Specific Pricing (VASP) program offers more aggressive pricing for large volume, core board-to-board production orders than was previously possible. Details regarding the capabilities and efficiencies can be found at samtec.com/vasp.

Nearly 30-40% of a total connector cost is attributed to plating, which is directly affected by the rising price of gold. In order to offset this impending cost impact, Samtec now offers lower weight gold plating options and is evaluating alternative plating technologies. More information about these strategies and an explanation of plating options is available at samtec.com/gold.

BEST LEAD TIMES IN THE INDUSTRY

Samtec is consistently rated as having the best lead times in the industry and continues to focus on customer service through its Sudden Service^® initiative . The number of product lines available in Samtec’s Reserve™ program now exceeds 200,000 parts that are guaranteed to ship in 1-day. For most non-Reserve™ build-to-order products, lead times start at 5 days.

More Information

Samtec’s tariff legal landing page

How to reduce tariff exposure with Samtec options

About Samtec, Inc.

Samtec is a $1 billion global manufacturer of a broad line of electronic interconnect solutions, including High-Speed Board-to-Board, High-Speed Cables, Mid-Board and Panel Optics, Precision RF, Flexible Stacking, and Micro/Rugged components and cables. With 40+ international locations and products sold in more than 125 countries, Samtec’s global presence enables its unmatched customer service. Samtec delivers next-generation, high-quality interconnect solutions for the datacom, telecommunications, computer, semiconductor, medical, industrial, automotive, and instrumentation industries, among others. For more information, please visit: http://www.samtec.com

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