Many returned to work yesterday (February 10th) in China after the Spring Festival Holiday (Chinese New Year) shutdown was extended by the novel coronavirus that quickly spread from its epicenter [...]
No matter the industry, importing can be a valuable step to help your business grow and expand. Whether you currently import products or are looking to begin, there are many items to consider. [...]
This is a guest post by David Fan. Background Chinese New Year, also known as Spring Festival or Lunar New Year, is the grandest festival in China with a statutory 7-day long holiday. [...]
Being able to source high-quality, affordable products to sell to your customers is the lifeblood of all commerce. Without the ability to source products from a variety of reputable suppliers, [...]
The 15% tariff hikes on Chinese goods that were scheduled to hit Sunday (December 15th) didn't happen. Instead, we got the Phase One Trade Deal just days earlier. That's right, we finally have [...]
As 2019 draws to a close, a ton of things are happening in international shipping. You would think with the last three blogs getting into IMO 2020, Incoterm changes with Incoterms 2020, and the [...]
Last week, one of our partners in Vietnam emailed Universal Cargo about the country's customs significantly increasing inspection "ratio on all cargo bound to the states." The change in procedure [...]
This is a guest post by Phil Edwards. Note from the editor: While this article is not directly about international shipping itself, as most of our posts are, global packaging trends affect [...]
Musical instruments are some of the most intricately designed items that manufacturers must ship all across the world. Since musical instrument manufacturers typically produce instruments like [...]
In case you missed the big news this weekend, a drone attack hit two oil facilities in Saudi Arabia on Saturday (September 14th, 2019). Here's a brief summary from an Aljazeera news [...]
This is a guest post by Jamie Costello. The UK is relatively small, yet it’s one of the globe's most influential and important regions to world trade and economy. This encouraged a major [...]
This is a guest post by Boris Hodakel.
Entering the apparel market with a global manufacturing partner should be done carefully, as some countries get low ratings among worker rights [...]
A trilateral trade meeting between the U.S., EU, and Japan after President Trump's decision to postpone a decision on whether or not to impose tariffs on automobile and auto part imports to the [...]
As expected, China retaliated against the U.S. for the tariffs hike President Trump ordered on $200 billion worth of Chinese goods. China announced its plan for tariff increases on $60 billion [...]
The share of shipments in the international shipping industry going to freight forwarders and Non-Vessel-Operating Common Carriers (NVOCC) is increasing.
Furthermore, it is not just [...]