City Logistics 2.0 : Streamlining urban delivery with sustainability in Mind
February 17, 2025.
Logistics Publications
Focusing on optimizing the distribution of goods and services within cities, aiming to improve efficiency, reduce environmental impact, and alleviate urban congestion. It involves managing delivery vehicles, route planning, and warehousing to ensure smooth operations. Key Components of Urban delivery Last-Mile Delivery: The final step in delivering goods to customers...
Read MoreUniversal Steel and Aluminum Tariffs on the Way
February 11, 2025.
Logistics Publications, Trade Publications
President Trump has announced increased tariffs on steel and aluminum products, stepping up the measures he introduced in 2018 under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962. As of March 12, several measures will go into effect increasing the scope of duties on imports of steel and aluminum: Exemptions and exceptions to...
Read MoreDe Minimis Shipment Regulation Delayed
February 10, 2025.
Logistics Publications, Trade Publications
US President Trump delayed the tariff order that would prevent shipments worth $800 or less to be entered into the United States duty-free. The “de minimis” exemption allows duties and fees to be waived when the value of a shipment is less than $800, as described in Section 321 of the...
Read MoreAluminum, Steel and Possibly More Tariffs On The Way
February 10, 2025.
Logistics Publications, Trade Publications
Steel & Aluminum US President Trump stated that he will announce 25% tariffs on steel and aluminum on Monday, February 10, 2025. Canada and Mexico are among the largest exporter of steel and aluminum to the United States. Canada is by far the largest exporter of aluminum to the United States, providing 39%...
Read MoreA Major Save Avoiding Global Supply Chain Disruption : East Coast Port Strike Averted
February 10, 2025.
Logistics Publications, Trade Publications
In early January 2025, the looming threat of a strike by East Coast port workers in the United States was averted after intense negotiations. The potential strike, which had been gaining attention for months, was called off just days before it could have disrupted major ports from Maine to Florida. The...
Read MoreHow Is China Responding to US Tariffs?
February 04, 2025.
Logistics Publications, Trade Publications
A 10% tariff on Chinese origin goods, prescribed by President Trump in an Executive Order (EO) on February 1, went into effect on February 4, 2025. The same EO directed that Chinese goods would not be eligible for importation under the de minimus administrative exemption allowing duty-free entry for shipments under $800 USD. Collectively,...
Read MoreAmerica First Trade Policy: The White House’s Trade and Economic Agenda in Motion
February 04, 2025.
Logistics Publications, Trade Publications
Since his election victory on November 5, 2024, the international trade community has postulated about US President Donald Trump’s trade policies, comparing the policies of his 2016 term with various official statements from his campaign and with the statements he has made on his social media. The memorandum released by the...
Read MoreUnderstanding the New Tariffs Against Articles from Mexico, Canada, and China: Fast Facts
February 03, 2025.
Logistics Publications, Trade Publications
Understanding the New Tariffs Against Articles from Mexico, Canada, and China: Fast Facts US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has published documents implementing the additional duties against articles of China prescribed by the Executive Orders (EOs) published by President Trump on February 1, 2025. Here are the key facts regarding these...
Read More“Tariff Diplomacy” means Tariff Volatility: Colombia and the Trump Presidency
January 27, 2025.
Logistics Publications, Trade Publications
On Sunday, January 26, 2025, The President of Colombia, Gustavo Petro barred two military flights from the USA from landing in his country. The flights contained deportees of Colombian citizens, and President Petro claimed he would not accept the flights because they constituted an afront to the dignity of the deportees. ...
Read MoreWhere is the Trade War? An Update on Trump’s Trade Plan at the Beginning of His Term
January 22, 2025.
Logistics Publications, Trade Publications
On January 20, 2025, the newly inaugurated President Trump signed 118 executive orders (EOs) before the proverbial sun set on his first day in office, but businesses and trade stakeholders in the US, Mexico, and Canada alike watching avidly for an EO pertaining to tariffs against Mexico and Canada need not have stayed...
Read MoreU.S. Blacklists China’s Largest Shipping Line Amid Rising Geopolitical Tensions
January 16, 2025.
Logistics Publications, Trade Publications
The United States has recently blacklisted China’s largest shipping line, Cosco Shipping Holdings Co., along with two shipbuilders, China State Shipbuilding Corp. and China Shipbuilding Trading Co., due to alleged links with the People’s Liberation Army. This move, announced in a Federal Register filing, designates these...
Read MoreSection 321 – Does Not Exceed $800 – Release 2
January 02, 2025.
Logistics Publications, Trade Publications
The exponential growth of e-commerce has resulted in more shipments than ever clearing, duty-free, under the section 321 de minimis exemption. For example, in 2024, more than one billion packages were cleared in this manner. Using section 321 when it is not applicable allows importers to underpay customs duties and skirt reporting requirements...
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