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  • Woman in striped shirt uses a laptop beside a packed shipping box, clothing rack and stacked parcels behind her
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    A 10-Step Guide To Launching Your Own Ecommerce Website

    There are many benefits of having your own ecommerce website. To help you get started, we’ve put together a simple 10-step guide. Learn more in this blog post.

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    Butter, Beer, and Whiskey: Irish Import Data

    For St. Patrick's Day we took a look at what the U.S. imported from Ireland in 2018.

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    The Importance of Enhanced Content on Your Walmart Listing

    Enhanced content on Walmart gives sellers a unique advantage over the competition by creating listings that stand out with additional rich media.

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    From Tweet to Tariff: How Customs Changes are Actually Made

    It takes more than a tweet to hike up tariffs. Our VP of Customs Compliance explains what the official process looks like.

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    3 Things to Ask in a Freight Forwarding RFP

    What you need to know in order to find the freight forwarder that's the best fit for your business.

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  • Flexport Tariff Insider title card on yellow with euro, yen and dollar coin icons
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    Tariff Insider: February 27, 2019

    Round-up of tariff-related news for the week of February 27, 2019.

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  • Triptych of a Global cargo jet on tarmac, coworkers chatting in an office, and a laptop showing the Flexport dashboard
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    Flexport Secures $1 Billion in Funding Led by SoftBank Vision Fund: 3 Big Ways We’re Moving Forward

    Today, we’re excited to share how we’re accelerating and further realizing that vision with a $1 billion investment led by the SoftBank Vision Fund, with significant participation from existing investors Founders Fund, DST Global, Cherubic Ventures, Susa Ventures, and SF Express.

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  • Buckets of wrapped pink, white, and red ranunculus flowers for sale at a market stall
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    Every Import Has Its Thorn: Flowers, Data, and Valentine’s Day

    Most of the roses sold in the U.S. for Valentine’s Day are grown elsewhere, so we take a closer look at the import data: how many flowers were imported in 2018 and where they came from.

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