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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
    Logistics Update12 Minute Read

    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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  • Forklifts moving palletized freight through a large distribution warehouse
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    U.S. Expands Steel and Aluminum Tariffs; European Destination Ports Face Peak Season Congestion

    The U.S. adds 407 HTS codes to Section 232 steel and aluminum duties as European ports face peak season congestion, in the update for August 21, 2025.

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