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  • Crane lifts a red shipping container over a harbor at sunset with port gantry cranes in the distance
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    Fleeting Chances: The Difficulty of Maximizing Savings From Changing Customs Rules

    To take advantage of an unexpected customs notice for duty deferment, importers have it on their radars immediately, understand its full implications quickly, and plan and initiate their responses without delay or errors. That would be a tall order in the best of times and a…

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  • Three workers, one in a hi-vis vest, talk in the aisle of a warehouse with tall racks of pallets and boxes.
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    Warehouse Staff: The Unsung Heroes of the Supply Chain

    Flexport Warehousing staff are tapping into their individual resilience and dedication to teamwork to uphold service quality, while supporting frontline responders and safeguarding customer shipments during a time of unprecedented chaos.

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  • Warehouse stacked high with cardboard cartons on pallets labeled Made in China and Made in Vietnam
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    Congestion at PVG Airport: Changing Customs and Quality Control Regulations Create Huge Backlog

    For the past few weeks, shipments have been stranded on the ground, due to severe congestion at Shanghai Pudong International Airport, as Chinese customs authorities pivot to comply with shifting regulations, first spurred by reports of poor quality or counterfeit supplies and,…

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    Best Label Printers for Sellers Who Ship Themselves

    Shipping label software is valuable for any seller shipping items themselves. Use the right platform to benefit from seamless integration and organization.

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  • Handwritten shop sign reads: Due to the Corona virus we are financially unaible to remain open
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    Updates to US Small Business Aid During COVID-19

    Over the past two months, many US small businesses have fallen off a cliff, as rates of COVID-19 swell around the world, shuttering states and weakening outlooks. In response, the US federal government has stepped forward with additional support, on the heels of earlier relief…

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  • Aerial view of a red oil tanker and cargo barges on a wide brown river beside green banks
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    Oil’s Wild Ride Amidst the Global Economic Turmoil of COVID-19

    Oil prices have plunged as national economies have been paused. This tumult both reflects—and affects—developments in the global economy.

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  • Four masked medical staff in blue surgical gowns and green scrubs walk down a bright hospital corridor
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    How the Rush to Deliver PPE Is Impacting Customs and Global Supply Chains

    The demand for personal protective equipment (PPE) is immense. Tom Gould, Flexport’s VP of Global Customs and Susy Schöneberg, Head of Flexport.org, look at the challenges of making and moving PPE, and how these efforts — along with the broader COVID-19 crisis — impact global…

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    3 Useful Product Research Tools for Amazon Sellers

    Amazon product research tools make seller decisions easier, quicker, and more reliable by providing extensive data on potential products.

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