How these barriers impact the commercial activities between exporters and

importers, and also supply chain?

What opportunities have been generated from this situation for latam countries? 

The changes of the trade tariffs affect commerce in a lot of ways, financial exposure,
long standing business relationships and sourcing strategies. Not on only the increase
of this trade tariffs but also on an ever-expanding number of products. Everytime this
occurs companies must evaluate and change their company’s business model to
releave costs which affects directly to the supply chain or increase prices putting in risk
their demand. These changes can result in trade compliance consequences with
enforcement and regulatory government agencies.
When your company has to rework the supply chain to avoid the tariffs altogether, the
advantages is that you’ll be in a better position to respond to unexpected future
challenges, the disadvantage is that it comes along with challenges to your production
and employees and it is expensive to move operations, it can cause delay shipments or
switching suppliers can affect times or the quality of your products.
This increase of the increase of trade tariffs has caused tension and a trade war
between China and USA. But China’s extensive lending and investment into Latin
American means an opportunity between these regions. China is currently the top
trade partner of Brazil, Latin America’s largest economy and algo economies like Chile.
Also . A new free trade agreement with Peru is also set for the future.