Many Polish companies are afraid of US customs. Here are Pie estimates

In March, about 40 percent Polish companies expected the significant influence of the American customs policy on their activities – according to the study of the Polish Economic Institute. Companies expect influence by weakening the economic situation in the EU and an increase in the costs of imports from the USA.

“About 40 percent of Polish companies expect a significant impact of the American customs policy on their activities – according to the Pie Mik survey of March 2025 (at the sample of 500 companies). Companies expect influence primarily by weakening the economic situation in the EU market caused by American duties (46 percent) and by increasing the costs of milking from the US in the event of a trading war (43 %). Customs in connection with cooperation with enterprises present on the American market.

Companies from the TSL industry (47 percent), as well as micro- (44 percent) and medium-sized companies (43 %) are the most afraid of the impact of the trade war.

Intermediate impact as a result of the weakening of the economic situation is primarily afraid of large companies (54 percent) and the trade industry (55 percent). Anxiety in connection with the increase in import costs from the US is primarily felt by large companies (50 percent), as well as enterprises from the TSL (52 percent) and commercial (50 %) industry.

Difficulties in cooperation with companies present on the American market are expected primarily by large companies (22 percent), as well as service industries (18 %), commercial (17 %) and TSL (17 %).

In accordance with the results of the survey of exporters conducted by Pie in January 2025, among Polish exporting companies in 2024 20 percent. provided its products to the United States, of which 3 percent Companies treated the US as its main market.

“Experts came from various production sectors, but the largest concentration concerned the sector of food (15 percent) and rubber and plastic products (11 %). The vast majority (64 percent of companies) were large enterprises, employing over 250 people” – it was written.

According to PI, the characteristics of a typical exporter to the American market are dominated by the features of large companies. These include the level of use of modern technologies and higher innovation (83 % of companies) than all surveyed exporters.

“These companies are more related to the global market – in more than half of the companies (51 percent) the value of exports was above EUR 10.1 million. So in 2024 they felt the impact of slowdown in the economy and global trade than the total surveyed exporters (74 percent compared to 68 percent). On the other hand, on the other hand, exporters, exporters more actively than the general companies took actions more actively than all companies The company's economic and financial and more than generally used and positively evaluated various forms of government export support (32 % compared to 19 %) ” – added. (PAP Biznes)

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