Landed Cost Math: The Numbers a U.S. Importer Should Run Before Wiring a Factory Deposit
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Landed Cost Math: The Numbers a U.S. Importer Should Run Before Wiring a Factory Deposit

A practical walk-through with a worked example — factory price, ocean freight, duties and fees, insurance, plus the line items first-time importers routinely miss (consolidation, compliance, the [...]

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 Toy Industry Shows Model for Absorbing Tariffs
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Toy Industry Shows Model for Absorbing Tariffs

While the Trump Administration was at its height of unleashing new tariffs and tariff hikes last year, the toy industry saw sales growth. The way the industry handled imports, tariffs, and their [...]

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 No 2026 Furniture Tariff Hike; Supreme Court Tariff Ruling Could Come Friday
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No 2026 Furniture Tariff Hike; Supreme Court Tariff Ruling Could Come Friday

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 [...]

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 Octariffest – New Tariff Hikes, Canada’s Quiet Retreat, and China’s Maritime Retaliation
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Octariffest – New Tariff Hikes, Canada’s Quiet Retreat, and China’s Maritime Retaliation

As September wraps up and we head into October, President Trump announced new tariff escalations, with some to go into effect in October. I’m dubbing it Octariffest. It’s not as fun [...]

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