Supply Chain Country Configuration
Declare your sourcing countries to enable alerts on tariff and regulation changes.
Settings → Supply Chain lets you tell TekPulse which countries your company is actively sourcing from. This declaration powers two things: (1) compliance documentation showing you have a deliberate sourcing strategy, and (2) automatic alerts when tariffs, export controls, or sanctions affecting those countries change.
Declaring a country does NOT reduce its risk score. Geopolitical and regulatory exposure is real regardless of whether you declared a country. This is a documentation and alerting feature, not a risk-suppression switch.
Two treatments
- Accepted
- Formally documented sourcing decision. You acknowledge the country's risk and have a deliberate reason to source from there.
- Monitored
- Active sourcing AND you want alerts when conditions change (new tariffs, export-control updates, sanctions, regulation changes).
Adding a country
- Click "+ Add country".
- Pick from the dropdown (TekPulse supports 50+ electronics-relevant jurisdictions).
- Choose treatment (Accepted / Monitored).
- Add an optional note for your records (e.g., "Qualified under IPC-1752A audit 2024").
- Click "Save country". A green confirmation banner appears.
What triggers Monitored-country alerts
- New tariff classifications affecting that country (e.g., US Section 301 list updates).
- New entries on the BIS Entity List or OFAC sanctions list with that country's nationality.
- New export-control rules (e.g., EU Dual-Use Regulation updates).
- New environmental regulation (REACH SVHC additions, SCIP updates).
- Major trade-agreement changes (e.g., new bilateral tariffs).
Alerts route through the same channels as risk alerts (email, weekly digest, Slack, webhook).
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