CBP won't be ready for flood of extra processing after de minimis pause
Preparing US customs systems for the end of the US de minimis exemption on imports ...
The news this week that Flexport has laid off some 50 staff has, predictably, caused a flurry of comment about the digital forwarder and its future.
It should, however, be seen in context – it is hardly the only forwarder out there scaling back. DSV Panalpina may have lost between 20% and 30% of Panalpina staff, although admittedly under different circumstances.
Forwarders wax and wane constantly on staff numbers – according to Shipping Watch, DHL Freight, which just laid off 10 employees ...
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