Cross-Border Conference 2026

Tariffs, Trade & Margins

A practical look at how tariffs and trade rules are eating into cross-border margins, and what to do about it

Mackenzie Matthews | Maynard Nexsen

11:15 AM - 11:45 AM

PT

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Mackenzie built this session around a question most cross-border businesses ask too late: how much are tariffs really costing you, and can you get any of it back? She's laying out where trade and compliance decisions quietly erode margins, and what businesses can actually do about it.

WHAT YOU'LL LEARN

How IEEPA-based tariffs are calculated, and where businesses can challenge them

Trade decisions that affect margins more than most businesses realize

What to watch for in ongoing compliance as tariff rules keep shifting

Mackenzie Matthews | Maynard Nexsen

Mackenzie Matthews is an Associate in Maynard Nexsen's Construction practice group, where she also advises importers and domestic businesses on tariffs imposed under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act. She helps clients pursue refunds of IEEPA-based duties through both administrative proceedings with U.S. Customs and Border Protection and litigation before the U.S. Court of International Trade. Mackenzie brings a practical, numbers-first view of how tariff and trade decisions actually hit a company's bottom line.

Ready To Make Your Next U.S. Move With More Clarity?

Join Cross-Border Conference 2026 for practical guidance across the decisions that shape a successful U.S. expansion.

Tuesday, November 3, 2026

9:00 AM PT / 12:00 PM ET

Virtual Conference

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