A year-old EU-US dispute surrounding aircraft manufacturers has led to tariff countermeasures on both sides. Most recently, the EU imposed punitive duties beyond aircraft parts to include aluminum, bicycles, and other products. See how to prepare as customs duties evolve amid…
Review the shipping industry's response to Covid-19 across ocean and air to shape forecasting ideas for year-end and 2021 with this recap of Flexport's recent trade webinar.
Tariff wars, Brexit, IMO 2020 were the key disruptors in 2019. Are the supply chain lessons from the past year still applicable today? A look back—and ahead—suggests they are. Read on to learn how lessons from last year can be adapted to the challenges of today.
USMCA is now officially in effect and like most of what we’ve seen in the realm of trade agreements in the past couple years, it leaves uncertainty. And, it comes at a time when the rumblings of another possible trade war have already been starting to sound.
In an effort to get a leg up on trade talks post-Brexit, the United Kingdom (UK) has announced a new UK Global Tariff (UKGT), set to go into effect January 1, 2021. Taking four main approaches to the new tariff, the UK government published details on May 19, which are contained…
Importers are struggling to manage a global trade process that is fraught with potential for error and penalties. That’s why Flexport created Trade Advisory Services. Importers can connect with a team of trusted trade advisors to navigate the trade landscape. Flexport’s Trade…
With the official signing of a phase one trade agreement between the United States and China, Tariff Insider looks at what the agreement entails, what’s going on between the US and Europe, and what the deal might mean for the rest of the world.
With the release of the November 2019 trade numbers, the Trump administration believes it can start to claim victory in its trade war with China. Its reasoning runs as follows: In the first 11 months of 2019, the U.S. trade deficit with China, in goods and services, was down…