UK export post-Brexit threat
The Goods Vehicle Movement Service (GVMS) is intended to allow export trucks to declare goods ahead of reaching the border, allowing for smoother traffic flow, particularly at busier ports such…
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US post increase threat to eCommerce
Following changes to the Universal Postal Union (UPU) international postal rates UK eCommerce merchants and online retailers face big increases in shipping costs to the US next week. (more…)
PPE demand easing
Demand for personal protective equipment (PPE) and medical products from China is easing, but the supply chains are just as critical and we continue to import and distribute million of…
Covid forces easing of Brexit border controls
The government has confirmed it will not seek an extension to the Brexit transition period, but the coronavirus crisis has forced a rethink, with businesses able to defer customs declarations…
Lines announce Q3 blanked sailings
Lines write off any hope for a 2020 peak season, with the announcement of blank sailings for the third quarter global network schedule, with 75 blank sailings already announced for…
US trade talks
President Donald Trump, has promised a “massive” trade deal to support Brexit and while his Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin has said that he was optimistic a bilateral deal could be…
Shipping lines want digital Bill of Lading
The Digital Container Shipping Association (DCSA) drives technology standards and frameworks for carriers and believes the COVID-19 pandemic has made the need for a standardised industry e-bill of lading (eBL)…
Critical Brexit list highlights need for Global Forwarding
HMRC have started compiling a list of the 50,000 customs agents required to cope with the jump in customs declarations after the UK leave the EU, on the 31st December…
US air freight rates drop
In a constantly changing situation US/UK air freight rates currently down, as much as 40%, to and from some of the most popular US origins and destinations. With much of…
Post-Brexit tariff unveiled
The government will remove tariffs on £30 billion-worth of imports and cut duties on ‘green imports’, while imposing tariffs on goods imported into the UK from Europe that are also…
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