Response to tariffs by Chinese importers may see extra costs for US shippers

US exporters could face demurrage, detention, destruction of cargo, or return costs, after reports suggest some Chinese importers have stopped accepting cargo. Pat Fosberry, director of export compliance at US ...

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News / DHL Express suspends non-de minimis B2C parcels to US consumers

DHL Express has suspended B2C (business to consumer) shipments with a value above $800 to ...

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News / 'Tariff madness' will prompt renegotiation of ocean shipping contracts

Today’s “absolutely nuts” container shipping market will spur contract renegotiations, as rates and minimum quantity ...

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News / Boost for US forwarders with Nvidia plan to move hi-tech production 'stateside'

News that Nvidia is to bring manufacturing of its AI infrastructure ‘stateside’ is a “significant ...

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News / Navigating tariffs: 'like trying to solve a Rubik's cube while colour-blind'

Logistics providers tasked with ‘providing clarity’ to customers have a near-impossible task when they themselves ...

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News / De minimis-induced ecommerce demand slump could cripple freighter operators

The US’s considerable de minimis fee and tariff hike will “cripple the [air cargo] industry”, ...

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Interview / 'Stop-gap measures' shippers could use to cope with the China tariff crisis

Exporters in China are invoking short-term emergency supply chain plans to try to mitigate tariff ...

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News / List of blanked transpac sailings grows as trade war heats up and demand cools

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News / Trump tariffs see hundreds of cancelled container bookings a day from Asia

Donald Trump’s tariff war has seen several Asian exporters cancelling container bookings, as US cargo ...

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News / 'To ship or not to ship', the question for US importers amid tariff uncertainty

US importers are “being put in an impossible situation” – to ship or not to ...

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Response to tariffs by Chinese importers may see extra costs for US shippers

Tariffs Headlines

News / DHL Express suspends non-de minimis B2C parcels to US consumers

Premium / Prologis – 'Water is building behind the dam'

News / 'Tariff madness' will prompt renegotiation of ocean shipping contracts

News / Boost for US forwarders with Nvidia plan to move hi-tech production 'stateside'

News / Navigating tariffs: 'like trying to solve a Rubik's cube while colour-blind'

COMPANY NOTICES

News / De minimis-induced ecommerce demand slump could cripple freighter operators

Interview / 'Stop-gap measures' shippers could use to cope with the China tariff crisis

News / List of blanked transpac sailings grows as trade war heats up and demand cools

News / Trump tariffs see hundreds of cancelled container bookings a day from Asia

News / 'To ship or not to ship', the question for US importers amid tariff uncertainty

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Response to tariffs by Chinese importers may see extra costs for US shippers

Tariffs Headlines

News / DHL Express suspends non-de minimis B2C parcels to US consumers

Premium / Prologis – 'Water is building behind the dam'

News / 'Tariff madness' will prompt renegotiation of ocean shipping contracts

News / Boost for US forwarders with Nvidia plan to move hi-tech production 'stateside'

News / Navigating tariffs: 'like trying to solve a Rubik's cube while colour-blind'

COMPANY NOTICES

News / De minimis-induced ecommerce demand slump could cripple freighter operators

Interview / 'Stop-gap measures' shippers could use to cope with the China tariff crisis

News / List of blanked transpac sailings grows as trade war heats up and demand cools

News / Trump tariffs see hundreds of cancelled container bookings a day from Asia

News / 'To ship or not to ship', the question for US importers amid tariff uncertainty

Most read news

News in Brief Podcast | Week 14 | The immediate impacts of tariffs

News / Index-linked agreements: 'shippers have to have the stomach for them'

News / Tariffs and de minimis set air freight rates on a volatile course

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