For logistics managers and supply chain officers responsible for their company’s overall transportation spend, 2020 and 2021 have proven to be difficult to highly impossible. Whether port congestion, astronomical rates, or lack of equipment, the ability to move cargo at forecast landed costs has evaporated. Added to these costs are additional duties for trade remedy […]
Implementing sustainable production and shipping practices for your organization may seem like a massive undertaking, but it’s an incredible opportunity to conserve resources and save money. Many footwear and apparel brands have shifted production to focus on a more sustainable approach to fulfilling demand for consumers. By minimizing the use of resources like energy, water, […]
The escalating game of tit-for-tat over the issue of subsidies to Boeing and, Airbus which was adjudicated before the World Trade Organization, has seen a significant decrease in temperature than the U.S.’s steps. Most recently, with both the European Union and the United Kingdom last week. The United States Trade Representative first announced a four-month suspension […]
At the beginning of March, fifty or so days into the Biden Administration as of publishing, the President’s Cabinet, Ambassadors, and other Executive Office personnel continue to move through the nomination and confirmation process. For businesses involved in international trade – specifically with China – the team setting policy and managing the relationship will include […]
Since the end of November, a spate of incidents at sea has led to the loss at sea of thousands of containers. Most were filled with cargo in transit between the US and Asia. Still, one westbound vessel lost several empty containers desperately needed to fill with export orders bound for America and Europe. While […]
Despite the pandemic, Customs and Border Protection has once again produced their annual report detailing the agency’s trade and travel facilitation and enforcement efforts. In a surprise to no one, while passenger processing was down, trade was up slightly and the agency’s enforcement efforts were focused as they usually are on counterfeit and pirated goods. […]
In 2015, the Trade Enforcement and Trade Facilitation Act (TFTEA) passed Congress and signed into law. While the name of the act rightly gives the impression that it focused on strengthening trade enforcement processes, it also raised the de minimis, or minimum, amount for entry without an entry submitted to CBP for release. Initially enshrined under what […]
We have now entered the period of the Lunar New Year holiday when Chinese manufacturing slows down and China’s citizens undertake what has, until the past two years, been recognized as the largest human migration as people return to their home cities and villages to celebrate. The typical New Year pattern Until the pandemic struck […]
What role does the internal supply chain have in a company? Internal supply chain processes have a significant impact on how products are delivered to the customer. While the external supply chain processes of transportation and environmental factors on shipping is a big part of the supply chain conversation, companies need to understand why their […]
As businesses continue to rely on the e-commerce side of their business operations, it’s important to completely optimize and streamline all of your e-commerce fulfillment processes. Not only has e-commerce been growing the past 5 -10 years, but 2020 has forced businesses to revamp and revitalize any sluggish e-commerce offerings. Without an e-commerce fulfillment process, […]
