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This is a guest post by Alexander Bley. International shipping often feels like a gamble. You book a container and schedule the pickup. You expect your goods to arrive on time. Then, you receive [...]

Trump Increases South Korea Tariffs Over Failure to Enact Trade Deal President Trump announced yesterday he’s increasing his reciprocal tariffs on South Korea from 15% to 25%. In late July, [...]

President Trump cancelled his February 1st tariff hike on European countries opposing a U.S. buyout of Greenland. The president announced the framework for a deal concerning Greenland and the [...]

Tariffs to Get a Greenland Deal I didn’t put much stock in President Trump’s comments, at the start of his second term, about buying Greenland. He’d floated the notion of buying [...]

25% Tariff on Semiconductors Not Used in the U.S. In a proclamation yesterday (January 14th), President Trump announced a 25% tariff on semiconductors transshipped through the United States. If [...]

This is a guest post by Ellie Gabel. Many overseas shipments stall before leaving the factory. Oftentimes, it is due to supplier gaps, which cause costly delays and forced rework. Whether it is a [...]

This is a guest post by Samuel Lane. The global market for online sales continues to expand for many American companies. High growth levels often require businesses to find new ways to store [...]

Last week, while Universal Cargo’s blog was on a little break for the holidays, U.S. importers of furniture got good news. The 25% tariff on upholstered furniture, kitchen cabinets, and [...]