Maritime Systems Inc. faced significant cost disadvantages due to tariffs on specialized marine components, making their products less competitive against international suppliers in both domestic and export markets.
CADSI's advocacy team worked directly with government officials to secure tariff exemptions for critical marine defense components. The association provided industry data and economic impact analysis to support the policy change.
$500K annual savings from tariff exemptions
15% improvement in international competitiveness
Secured $3.2M export contract with allied nation
Policy change benefited entire marine defence sector