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Ispire’s (Nasdaq: ISPR) decision to shift vape hardware manufacturing out of China is proving “more and more valuable as every day goes on,” according to Dennis Lider, the company’s senior vice president of cannabis, as the U.S. confronts rising tariffs on imports from that country.

In an interview, Lider spoke to the significance of the company’s Malaysia facility following the Trump Administration’s latest tariff announcement, which will increase duties on Chinese goods from 10% to 20% by March 4.

“There’s a 45% tariff benefit now by manufacturing products in Malaysia versus China,” Lider said, pointing to the free trade agreement between Malaysia and the U.S. as a key competitive advantage.

U.S. cannabis, despite operating primarily within American borders, is hardly immune to international trade wars. The broader economic reality is that tariffs on Chinese goods are estimated to reduce overall U.S. GDP by 0.1% and eliminate thousands of jobs, according to international think tank Tax Foundation. Vape hardware companies are particularly vulnerable since much of their hardware traditionally has been manufactured in China.

Ispire’s Malaysia facility supports both the company’s nicotine and cannabis hardware divisions, with Lider noting that several recent customer partnerships, mostly MSOs, in the U.S. sector were secured specifically because Ispire “could help them defer against those Chinese tariffs.”

At the same time, the company is simultaneously advancing product technology while addressing supply chain concerns. Its I-80 filling machine, which has more than 100 units operating in the U.S. cannabis market, eliminates what Lider identified as “the majority of failure rate that happens with vaporization hardware” during the capping process.

“When you can solve a problem for the largest of fillers and you can solve a problem for the smallest of fillers, I think it just goes to show like there’s a definite need for it,” Lider explained. The company offers lease agreements to help smaller brands overcome capital expenditure barriers.

Many industry insiders warn that cannabis companies will face difficult choices about absorbing or passing along tariff-related price increases, with some concerned that higher prices could push consumers toward illicit markets.

Lider sees the overall cannabis industry as “stable, probably a little unclear yet optimistic,” citing momentum in state legalization efforts in New Hampshire, Pennsylvania, South Carolina and Wisconsin .

“Obviously a new administration that supports any state-led legalization efforts, but it’s really still kind of an unclear position as it pertains to federal,” Lider said. He noted such positive developments are offset by recent tariff increases and “open-ended cloudiness around DEA rescheduling position.”

Ispire expects competitors to follow its lead in relocating manufacturing from China as firms look for diverse solutions to chill the impact of trade tensions. India is also in some’s sights as it continues to make big investments in the country’s infrastructure.

“Innovation used to mean product,” Lider said. “And now I think as we look at innovation, we really look at supply chain innovation as critical.”