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Preparing for Potential Tariff Hikes Under President-Elect Trump: Key Strategies for Importers. As President-elect Donald Trump prepares to take office in January 2025, importers and industry leaders face potential challenges with proposed 60% tariffs on goods manufactured in China. For those in international trade, the question becomes, “What should we do?” This article offers practical […]

Analyzing the Trump approach to International Trade. While no one can foresee the future, Trump has thrown the word ‘Tariffs’ around a lot. We don’t know where exactly he will go with this but I have some strong suspicions. Read on to see my take, based on my years on analyzing the ebb and flow

A few weeks back, some Type 86 shipments coming into Los Angeles were stopped for inspection and found to contain illegal drugs. As a result, some major customs brokers were suspended from processing Type 86 shipments. This has caused delays in inbound shipments, but it’s also expected to have a ripple effect throughout the industry,

Just a few days ago, we were working on an article about rising ocean freight rates; but today we’re happy to report that we expect rates to drop on July 15th instead.  Not by much, but even the fact that they aren’t likely to increase is a huge improvement, and even a small drop means

Rumor has it that Amazon is working with Chinese sellers to create a new style of discount marketplace, similar to Shein or Temu, to better compete with the fast fashion brands and provide US buyers a safe, secure experience. Shipping times to the United States would be 9-11 days, much slower than typical Amazon Prime

Last week, a customer called with a fairly normal request: predict how shipping rates will change this year, so he could give one of his customers a quote for an upcoming order “delivered duty paid” (DDP).  In other words, he needed help estimating what the shipping costs would be between now and November, because his