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    Flexport Academy: How New Hires Set Sail with Flexport

    All new hires, regardless of department, attend Flexport Academy when they start at the company, to make connections and learn more about our company and our industry.

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    Tariff Insider: January 16, 2019

    Last week, Chinese and U.S. officials held the first face-to-face trade discussions since their December summit in Argentina.

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    China Antidumping Duties: Know Before You Owe

    Importing goods into the U.S. that have antidumping or countervailing duties applied to them can be incredibly expensive, and you don't want to wait to be surprised with these costs. Learn more about what these duties are and how to determine if they apply to the goods you want…

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    Tariff Insider: January 4, 2019

    The U.S. and China are scheduled to meet in Beijing next week for trade talks, the first face-to-face meeting of trade officials since the 90-day “truce” was established. The two countries have been in contact since their last meeting in Argentina, but officials don’t appear to…

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    Tariff Insider: December 21, 2018

    The Big News: USDA Launches Second Round of Market Facilitation Payments U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue launched the second round of Market Facilitation Program (MFP) payments on December 17, a move that had been delayed in hopes of a trade war resolution. The…

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    Tariff Insider: December 14, 2018

    The U.S. and China kicked off a new round of trade talks with a phone call between U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and Chinese Vice Premier Liu He. People familiar with the conversation said that discussions centered around Chinese…

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    How American Metalcraft serves up digital transformation with Flexport

    With Flexport's modern freight forwarding platform, American Metalcraft's buying team has found the greater transparency into their in-transit inventory, enabling them to move quicker ‒ and smarter.

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    Tariff Insider: December 4, 2018

    President Trump and President Xi find middle ground at post-G20 Summit meeting. Read on for information on this and other top trade war coverage from the week.

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