Asia-Pacific Procurement Trends Report
Dec 2025 · 8 min read
Key shifts in APAC supplier markets, tariff exposure, and nearshoring patterns observed across VIPEO client portfolios.
Asia-Pacific remains the dominant sourcing region for VIPEO clients, but category strategies are diverging. Electronics and components continue to concentrate in China and Vietnam, while textiles show broader ASEAN dispersion.
Tariff sensitivity has pushed more buyers toward supplier diversification within ASEAN, particularly for US-bound goods. Verification depth — not just price — is now the primary selection filter.
Lead times have stabilized relative to 2022–2023 peaks, but air-sea combinations are increasingly used for launch inventory where shelf timing matters.
We expect 2026 to favor suppliers with documented ESG and quality systems, especially for healthcare and automotive categories.
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