Convert the hidden risk of tariff changes into opportunity  

When tariff rates change, the impact isn’t theoretical; it’s immediate, financially material, and often hidden in plain sight. 

Tariffs can shift overnight. A new policy, a geopolitical development, or a regulatory update can suddenly increase the cost of goods, disrupt supply chains, or alter margin assumptions across your business. 

But the real danger goes beyond the change itself; it’s not knowing how your contracts respond to it. 

Most organizations don’t have a clear and immediate view into: 

• Which contracts lock in pricing or limit adjustments 

• Where cost increases can (or cannot) be passed through 

• Which suppliers or customers have renegotiation triggers 

• What notification obligations or timelines apply 

Instead, answers are buried across hundreds, or thousands, of static agreements, stored within a range of business systems across the enterprise, and this creates a dangerous gap: 

• Finance can’t accurately model exposure 

• Procurement can’t act quickly with suppliers 

• Legal becomes a bottleneck for urgent reviews 

• Leadership is forced to make decisions without full visibility 

By the time risks are discovered, the cost may already have hit. 

From blind spots to clarity 

This is exactly the kind of external shock Agiloft Astra is built for. 

Astra turns contracts into structured, actionable intelligence, so that when something like a tariff change happens, you can see your exposure instantly and act decisively. 

Instead of scrambling through documents manually, teams gain: 

• Immediate visibility into affected agreements 

• Portfolio-wide insights into financial and legal exposure 

• Clear identification of contracts that require action 

The result: no blind spots, no surprises. 

How Astra helps you assess tariff exposure 

1. Analyze your entire contract portfolio at once 

With Astra Contract Analysis, you can ingest and analyze large volumes of contracts in bulk, turning unstructured legal text into structured data. 

This allows you to quickly identify: 

• Pricing clauses tied to fixed rates vs. adjustable terms 

• Cost pass-through provisions and related incoterms 

• Force majeure or change-in-law clauses 

• Supplier obligations and limitations 

Instead of reviewing contracts one by one, you get portfolio-wide risk visibility in minutes, not weeks. 

2. Use Projects to structure your analysis 

Astra Projects enable you to define exactly what you want to extract and analyze across any subset of your contracts you choose. 

For a tariff event, you might create a Project that pulls: 

• Contract value and volume exposure 

• Jurisdictions impacted by new tariffs 

• Clauses governing pricing adjustments 

• Notification periods for changes 

This creates a consistent, repeatable framework for understanding exposure so that every contract is evaluated according to the same bespoke standards defined by the organization. 

3. Ask Astra Assistant for instant answers 

Not every scenario is predictable. Tariff changes certainly aren’t, and that’s where Astra Assistant comes in. 

Using natural language, you can ask: 

• “Which contracts prevent us from increasing prices due to tariffs?” 

• “What percentage of supplier agreements allow cost pass-through?” 

• “Which contracts require 30+ days notice before pricing changes?” 

Astra instantly analyzes your contracts and returns answers with no predefined setup required. 

This is especially critical in fast-moving situations, where speed of insight directly impacts financial outcomes. 

4. Quantify exposure and prioritize action 

Once data is extracted from your documents, Astra puts you in prime position to: 

• Segment contracts by risk level 

• Quantify total revenue or cost exposure 

• Identify high-value agreements requiring immediate attention 

• Export results into structured reports for Finance and leadership 

What was once buried in legal language becomes clear, decision-ready intelligence. 

Identifying contracts for renegotiation 

Understanding exposure is only half the battle: the powerful next step is having what you need to act on it. 

Astra helps you pinpoint exactly which contracts need renegotiation by identifying: 

• Non-adjustable pricing terms 

• Unfavorable cost allocation clauses 

• Missing or weak change-in-law protections 

• Contracts nearing renewal or amendment windows 

With this insight, teams can: 

• Prioritize high-impact renegotiations 

• Prepare data-backed negotiation strategies 

• Align legal, procurement, and finance around a single source of truth 

And when it’s time to renegotiate, Astra’s Word-based review and redlining capabilities ensure you can quickly update terms in line with your standards and risk tolerance. 

Turning disruption into advantage 

Tariff changes are disruptive, but they don’t have to use panic or chaos. 

Organizations that rely on manual contract review are always afraid they’ll act too late. On the other hand, those with real-time contract intelligence really can move first, to: 

• Adjust pricing strategies confidently 

• Engage suppliers proactively 

• Protect margins before losses compound 

• Strengthen future contracts based on what they’ve learned 

Astra enables that shift. 

By transforming contracts into a living source of intelligence, it allows teams to assess impact, make decisions, and act faster than the disruption itself. 

No blind spots. Just action. 

External events like tariff changes expose a fundamental truth: contracts are dynamic sources of risk and opportunity, not static documents that can be stored away and ignored until trouble comes knocking. 

Astra ensures you’re never left guessing, delivering portfolio-wide visibility, instant analysis, and structured insights that mean you can: 

• See exactly where you’re exposed 

• Identify what needs to change 

• Act quickly and confidently 

Remember: In moments of uncertainty, the companies that win aren’t the ones with the most contracts, they’re the ones that understand them. 
 
Learn more about insulating your organization from tariff turbulence. Check out our on-demand webinar, or schedule a call with us today.