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  • Overhead view of warehouse workers in yellow caps sorting and scanning packages along a conveyor and parcel chutes, motion-blurred
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    U.S. Cuts Reciprocal Tariffs and Auto Part Tariffs on Taiwan; Severe Weather Disrupts Port Operations in North Europe

    A U.S.-Taiwan trade deal cuts reciprocal and auto-part tariffs and spurs semiconductor investment as severe weather disrupts North Europe ports.

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  • Workers in hi-vis vests and hard hats inspect steel coils on a rail wagon as an overhead crane with a clamp lifts cargo in a warehouse
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    EU Duties on Low-Value Parcels to Take Effect Next July; Peak Demand for Ex-China Air Freight Eases

    The EU's duties on low-value parcels take effect next July as US-Switzerland-Liechtenstein duty changes land, and peak ex-China air freight demand eases.

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  • Air cargo pallet on a loader beside a wide-body freighter aircraft on the tarmac at dusk
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    U.S. Reduces Tariffs on South Korea; Northern European Ports See Ongoing Vessel Delays

    The U.S. reduces tariffs on most South Korean imports to a 15% minimum, retroactive to mid-November, while Northern European ports see ongoing vessel delays.

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  • Three workers in safety vests reviewing a tablet amid a warehouse floor crowded with stacked cardboard shipping boxes
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    U.K. to Eliminate Duty-Free Exemption for Low-Value Goods; Ex-Asia Air Freight Faces Elevated Demand

    The U.K. plans to eliminate its duty-free exemption for goods under £135 by 2029 as ex-Asia air freight faces elevated demand, November 26, 2025.

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  • Aerial view of a container port at sunset with stacked shipping containers, gantry cranes, and trucks
    Logistics Update10 Minute Read

    U.S. Announces New Trade Frameworks and Reciprocal Tariff Exemptions; Overcapacity Persists on TPEB

    The US unveils new trade frameworks and reciprocal tariff exemptions, the EU moves to end its low-value duty exemption, and TPEB overcapacity persists.

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  • Row of container ships berthed beneath ship-to-shore gantry cranes at a busy port terminal
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    U.S. and China Begin to Implement Tariff Truce Measures; FEWB Carriers Continue to Cut Capacity

    The U.S. and China begin implementing tariff truce measures as the EU agrees to eliminate duty-free treatment for low-value goods under €150 by 2026.

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  • Worker loading flat white boxes onto roller conveyors inside a busy manufacturing and distribution warehouse
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    President Trump to Cut Tariffs on China; Congestion Persists at Major European Base Ports

    After Trump and Xi met in South Korea, the US moved to cut China's fentanyl tariff from 20% to 10% as congestion persisted at major European base ports.

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  • Overhead aerial view of a fully loaded container ship cutting through deep blue ocean water leaving a white wake
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    President Trump Suggests Possible New Tariffs; Demand for Ex-India Air Freight Skyrockets

    Trump threatens substantial new tariffs on nations with digital service taxes, plus chip-export curbs, as demand for ex-India air freight skyrockets.

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