Flexport Logistics Updates

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  • Aerial dusk view of a container terminal with two ships berthed, gantry cranes and stacked containers beside dark blue water
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    CIT Broadens IEEPA Refund Order; FEWB and TAWB See High Vessel Utilization

    The CIT broadened CBP's IEEPA tariff refund order as FEWB and TAWB ocean lanes ran high vessel utilization, plus a new Sea-Air Express launch.

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  • Two workers in a warehouse, one in hi-vis vest holding a box, the other in glasses holding a tablet and pointing
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    CBP Makes “Satisfactory” Progress on Automatic IEEPA Refund System; Air Market Braces for Significant Fuel Surcharge Increases

    CBP reports satisfactory progress on its automatic IEEPA duty refund system as the air freight market braces for significant fuel surcharge increases.

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  • Container ship berthed at a port terminal at dusk beside a row of cranes reflected in calm water
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    CIT Orders IEEPA Tariff Refunds; Middle East Escalation Disrupts Air and Ocean Operations

    The Court of International Trade orders universal IEEPA duty refunds while Middle East escalation disrupts air and ocean freight operations.

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  • Worker in blue coveralls and white hard hat using a laptop in front of stacked red shipping containers
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    Prepare for Potential IEEPA Tariff Refunds; U.S. Blizzards Disrupt Europe and North America Air Freight Operations

    The Supreme Court ruled IEEPA tariffs unlawful, prompting refund prep, while U.S. blizzards disrupt Europe and North America air freight operations.

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  • Overhead view of a dockworker in hi-vis vest and hard hat hauling thick mooring ropes across a yellow-and-black striped quay
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    U.S. and Taiwan Finalize Trade Deal; FEWB Spot Rates Soften Amid Lunar New Year Lull

    The U.S. and Taiwan finalize a trade deal as the Supreme Court IEEPA tariff ruling looms and FEWB spot rates soften over Lunar New Year, per the February 19, 2026 update.

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  • Container terminal at dusk with a ship-to-shore gantry crane over stacked colorful containers beside the waterfront
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    U.S. Calls Off Greenland-Related Tariffs on Europe; Demand for Ex-China Air Freight Rises

    January 22, 2026: Trump walks back proposed Greenland-related tariffs on Europe as ex-China air freight demand rises and Flexport debuts a refund calculator.

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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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  • Ground crew unloading palletized cargo from the belly hold of a parked widebody freighter aircraft
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    Businesses Brace for a Potential IEEPA Tariff Ruling Tomorrow; FEWB Sees Elevated Demand Ahead of Chinese New Year

    Businesses brace for a potential Supreme Court IEEPA tariff ruling and possible refunds, while FEWB demand climbs ahead of Chinese New Year in January 2026.

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