{"id":78702,"date":"2025-08-28T22:34:51","date_gmt":"2025-08-28T21:34:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/antilla-martinique.com\/?p=78702"},"modified":"2025-08-28T22:34:51","modified_gmt":"2025-08-28T21:34:51","slug":"les-entreprises-des-iles-caimans-trouvent-des-moyens-creatifs-pour-eviter-les-tarifs-americains","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/antilla-martinique.com\/en\/les-entreprises-des-iles-caimans-trouvent-des-moyens-creatifs-pour-eviter-les-tarifs-americains\/","title":{"rendered":"Companies in the Cayman Islands are finding creative ways to avoid U.S. tariffs"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"td-post-header td-container\">\n<div class=\"td-post-header-holder td-image-gradient\">\n<header class=\"td-post-title\">\n<h1 class=\"entry-title\">Cayman Compass<\/h1>\n<div class=\"td-module-meta-info\">\n<div class=\"td-post-author-name\">\n<div class=\"td-author-by\"><span dir=\"auto\">By<\/span><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.caymancompass.com\/author\/dewingchow\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span dir=\"auto\">Daphn\u00e9 Ewing-Chow<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"td-author-line\"><span dir=\"auto\">\u2013<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"td-post-date\"><span dir=\"auto\">22 ao\u00fbt 2025<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td-container\">\n<div class=\"td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"td-pb-span8 td-main-content\" role=\"main\">\n<div class=\"td-ss-main-content\">\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"td-post-sharing-top\">\n<div id=\"td_social_sharing_article_top\" class=\"td-post-sharing td-ps-bg td-ps-notext td-ps-rounded td-post-sharing-style3\">\n<div class=\"td-post-sharing-visible\">\n<div class=\"td-social-sharing-button td-social-sharing-button-js td-social-handler td-social-share-text\">\n<div class=\"td-social-but-icon\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td-social-but-icon\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td-post-content tagdiv-type\">\n<div class=\"td-a-rec td-a-rec-id-content_top  tdi_3 td_block_template_16\">\n<div class=\"meter-reminder\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span dir=\"auto\">Les entreprises des \u00eeles Ca\u00efmans s\u2019efforcent d\u2019att\u00e9nuer l\u2019impact des <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.caymancompass.com\/2025\/08\/19\/us-tariffs-drive-up-costs-for-cayman-businesses\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span dir=\"auto\">tarifs douaniers am\u00e9ricains<\/span><\/a><span dir=\"auto\"> , en modifiant leurs cha\u00eenes d\u2019approvisionnement et en exploitant les r\u00e8gles commerciales pour ma\u00eetriser leurs co\u00fbts dans une \u00e9conomie fortement d\u00e9pendante des importations.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span dir=\"auto\">Alors que plus des quatre cinqui\u00e8mes des marchandises des \u00eeles Ca\u00efmans transitent par les ports am\u00e9ricains, les entreprises sont confront\u00e9es \u00e0 une pression croissante pour prot\u00e9ger leurs marges sans r\u00e9percuter les prix plus \u00e9lev\u00e9s sur les consommateurs.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span dir=\"auto\">Un syst\u00e8me de solutions de contournement<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\"><span dir=\"auto\">La soci\u00e9t\u00e9 de vente en gros et de distribution <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pdl.com.ky\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span dir=\"auto\">Progressive Distributors <\/span><\/a><\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.caymancompass.com\/2025\/05\/16\/chamber-surveys-economic-fallout-from-trumps-tariffs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span dir=\"auto\">a d\u00e9clar\u00e9<\/span><\/a><span dir=\"auto\"> au Compass qu&rsquo;elle exploitait une zone de libre-\u00e9change \u00e0 Miami, en plus d&rsquo;un entrep\u00f4t sous douane, tout en explorant de nouvelles options d&rsquo;approvisionnement sans droits de douane dans les Cara\u00efbes, afin de contourner les augmentations de prix li\u00e9es aux droits de douane.<\/span><\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span dir=\"auto\">Selon l&rsquo;\u00e9conomiste Marla Dukharan, les zones franches am\u00e9ricaines constituent l&rsquo;un des tampons les plus efficaces. Elles permettent aux marchandises d&rsquo;entrer et de sortir du pays en franchise de droits, \u00e0 condition qu&rsquo;elles ne soient pas consomm\u00e9es sur le territoire national.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\"><span dir=\"auto\">\u00ab Les zones franches disposent d&rsquo;une configuration d&rsquo;entreposage physique et fiscal permettant d&rsquo;importer des articles aux \u00c9tats-Unis et de les r\u00e9exp\u00e9dier sans payer de droits de douane am\u00e9ricains une fois que les marchandises ne sont plus utilis\u00e9es aux \u00c9tats-Unis \u00bb, a-t-elle expliqu\u00e9.<\/span><\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-rec td-a-rec-id-content_inline  tdi_2 td_block_template_16\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\"><span dir=\"auto\">\u2013 Advertisement \u2013<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"in_article_ad\" class=\"td-all-devices in-article-lb-ad\">\n<div id=\"in_article_ad_ins\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<figure id=\"attachment_745010\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-745010\"><a class=\"td-modal-image\" href=\"https:\/\/caymancompass.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Copy-of-Marla-Dukharan_6843-web.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-745010\" src=\"https:\/\/caymancompass.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Copy-of-Marla-Dukharan_6843-web-961x1440.jpg\" alt=\"Marla Dukharan\" width=\"217\" height=\"325\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-745010\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span dir=\"auto\">L&rsquo;\u00e9conomiste Marla Dukharan<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\"><span dir=\"auto\">\u00ab Il existe des zones franches partout aux \u00c9tats-Unis, notamment en Floride, et dans des pays comme le Panama \u00bb, a-t-elle d\u00e9clar\u00e9, soulignant que de nombreuses exp\u00e9ditions en provenance de Chine entrent dans la zone franche du Panama, o\u00f9 elles sont souvent d\u00e9ball\u00e9es, reconditionn\u00e9es et exp\u00e9di\u00e9es ailleurs.<\/span><\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\"><span dir=\"auto\">\u00ab Si les importateurs des \u00eeles Ca\u00efmans font appel \u00e0 des fournisseurs ayant acc\u00e8s \u00e0 la zone franche, ils pourraient \u00eatre largement \u00e9pargn\u00e9s par les tarifs douaniers \u00bb, a-t-elle d\u00e9clar\u00e9.<\/span><\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span dir=\"auto\">Pamela Coke-Hamilton, <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"><span dir=\"auto\">directrice ex\u00e9cutive du\u00a0 <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.intracen.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span dir=\"auto\">Centre du commerce international<\/span><\/a><\/span><span dir=\"auto\"> , a exhort\u00e9 les entreprises \u00e0 explorer des canaux d\u2019approvisionnement alternatifs, soulignant que les accords commerciaux pourraient offrir un acc\u00e8s en franchise de droits pour certaines importations.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\"><span dir=\"auto\">Le promoteur immobilier <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/ncbgroup.ky\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span dir=\"auto\">NCB Group<\/span><\/a><span dir=\"auto\"> a d\u00e9clar\u00e9 avoir recherch\u00e9 des itin\u00e9raires d&rsquo;approvisionnement et des fournisseurs alternatifs dans diff\u00e9rentes juridictions et avoir constat\u00e9 que l&rsquo;acheminement via la Jama\u00efque est une solution de contournement utile.<\/span><\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\"><span dir=\"auto\">\u00ab La plupart des produits exp\u00e9di\u00e9s d&rsquo;Asie et d&rsquo;Europe passent par Miami ou la Jama\u00efque, car ils n&rsquo;arrivent pas directement aux \u00eeles Ca\u00efmans \u00bb, a d\u00e9clar\u00e9 Megan De Freitas, m\u00e9treuse du NCB.<\/span><\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\"><span dir=\"auto\">\u00ab Passer par la Jama\u00efque semble \u00eatre une option plus avantageuse, car elle ne serait pas soumise aux droits de douane, m\u00eame si elle augmente les d\u00e9lais d&rsquo;acheminement globaux puisque les conteneurs y sont souvent retard\u00e9s et ne sont pas aussi facilement disponibles par cette route. \u00bb<\/span><\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mgjmotorsport.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span dir=\"auto\">MGJ Motorsport<\/span><\/a><span dir=\"auto\"> , un atelier europ\u00e9en de r\u00e9paration et de performance automobile haut de gamme, diversifie ses fournisseurs et augmente ses stocks. Le d\u00e9taillant de meubles <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.caymancompass.com\/2025\/06\/24\/new-office-furniture-company-to-disrupt-market\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span dir=\"auto\">Office Furniture Ltd.<\/span><\/a><span dir=\"auto\"> \u00a0contourne totalement les droits de douane am\u00e9ricains en exp\u00e9diant directement depuis la Chine via la Jama\u00efque.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\"><span dir=\"auto\">Coke-Hamilton a not\u00e9 que des entreprises comme MGJ Motorsport, qui s&rsquo;approvisionnent en Europe, pourraient b\u00e9n\u00e9ficier de l&rsquo; <\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/jca.gov.jm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Signed-text-of-the-Agreement.x56551.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"none\"><span dir=\"auto\">accord de partenariat \u00e9conomique CARIFORUM-UE<\/span><\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\"><span dir=\"auto\"> , un pacte de commerce et de d\u00e9veloppement qui offre un acc\u00e8s en franchise de droits pour certains produits.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_762192\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-762192\"><a class=\"td-modal-image\" href=\"https:\/\/caymancompass.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Pamela-Rosemarie-Coke-Hamilton.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-762192 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/caymancompass.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Pamela-Rosemarie-Coke-Hamilton-300x234.jpg\" alt=\"Pamela Coke-Hamilton, directrice g\u00e9n\u00e9rale du Centre du commerce international\" width=\"300\" height=\"234\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-762192\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span dir=\"auto\">Pamela Coke-Hamilton, directrice g\u00e9n\u00e9rale du Centre du commerce international<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\"><span dir=\"auto\">Bien que les \u00celes Ca\u00efmans ne soient pas membres du CARIFORUM, les entreprises peuvent n\u00e9anmoins profiter de l&rsquo;accord en exp\u00e9diant via la Jama\u00efque, qui en est signataire.<\/span><\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\"><span dir=\"auto\">The <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.caymancompass.com\/2025\/05\/16\/chamber-surveys-economic-fallout-from-trumps-tariffs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span dir=\"auto\">Chambre de commerce<\/span><\/a><span dir=\"auto\"> a d\u00e9clar\u00e9 que la voie \u00e0 suivre est la diversification : trouver des fournisseurs au-del\u00e0 des \u00c9tats-Unis, collaborer sur les achats et am\u00e9liorer le transport r\u00e9gional.<\/span><\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\"><span dir=\"auto\">Les membres ont \u00e9galement appel\u00e9 \u00e0 un renforcement du plaidoyer aupr\u00e8s des \u00c9tats-Unis et de la CARICOM, \u00e0 des concessions douani\u00e8res sur les biens essentiels, \u00e0 un meilleur acc\u00e8s aux donn\u00e9es d&rsquo;importation et \u00e0 un soutien pratique pour trouver de nouveaux fournisseurs. L&rsquo;un d&rsquo;eux a m\u00eame sugg\u00e9r\u00e9 de faire venir des navires directement de Chine.<\/span><\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\"><span dir=\"auto\">Au niveau macro\u00e9conomique, Coke-Hamilton a recommand\u00e9 que des r\u00e9gions comme la CARICOM, dont les \u00celes Ca\u00efmans sont membre associ\u00e9, renforcent leurs <\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.caymancompass.com\/2025\/05\/23\/us-tariffs-open-the-door-to-more-food-from-jamaica\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"none\"><span dir=\"auto\">cha\u00eenes de valeur r\u00e9gionales<\/span><\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\"><span dir=\"auto\"> . Elle a soulign\u00e9 que la stabilit\u00e9 des petites entreprises doit \u00eatre une priorit\u00e9.<\/span><\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"TextRun MacChromeBold SCXW26707708 BCX0\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW26707708 BCX0\"><span dir=\"auto\">Un coup indirect port\u00e9 \u00e0 l&rsquo;\u00e9conomie des \u00eeles Ca\u00efmans<\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW26707708 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\"><span dir=\"auto\">Les analystes pr\u00e9viennent que les tarifs douaniers n&rsquo;augmenteront pas seulement les co\u00fbts, mais pourraient \u00e9galement affecter l&rsquo;industrie touristique des \u00celes Ca\u00efmans en ralentissant la croissance aux \u00c9tats-Unis, son principal march\u00e9 \u00e9metteur. <\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbcapitalmarkets.com\/research\/latestnews\/7068-cayman-islands-set-to-face-headwinds-in-2025-on-the-back-of-u-s-tariffs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"none\"><span dir=\"auto\">NCB Capital Markets<\/span><\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\"><span dir=\"auto\"> pr\u00e9voit que la croissance du PIB des \u00celes Ca\u00efmans passera de 2,6 % \u00e0 2,5 % en 2025, tandis que l&rsquo;inflation devrait grimper \u00e0 3,5 %, la hausse des co\u00fbts d&rsquo;importation se r\u00e9percutant sur l&rsquo;\u00e9conomie.<\/span><\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\"><span dir=\"auto\">\u00ab L\u2019augmentation des droits de douane sur les importations am\u00e9ricaines augmentera l\u2019inflation am\u00e9ricaine, en particulier pour les biens soumis aux droits de douane les plus \u00e9lev\u00e9s, tels que l\u2019acier et l\u2019aluminium \u00bb, a not\u00e9 NCB Capital Markets.<\/span><\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\"><span dir=\"auto\">\u00ab Cela augmentera les co\u00fbts d\u2019importation pour les entreprises des \u00eeles Ca\u00efmans, ce qui fera grimper les prix des mat\u00e9riaux de construction, de la nourriture et des articles m\u00e9nagers. \u00bb<\/span><\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cayman compass Par Daphn\u00e9 Ewing-Chow &#8211; 22 ao\u00fbt 2025 Les entreprises des \u00eeles Ca\u00efmans s\u2019efforcent d\u2019att\u00e9nuer l\u2019impact des tarifs douaniers am\u00e9ricains , en modifiant leurs cha\u00eenes d\u2019approvisionnement et en exploitant les r\u00e8gles commerciales pour ma\u00eetriser leurs co\u00fbts dans une \u00e9conomie fortement d\u00e9pendante des importations. 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