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Logistics Backup: Your Shipment Keeps Moving Even When Your First Contact Is Away—My story with a Canadian importer
Logistics Backup: Your Shipment Keeps Moving Even When Your First Contact Is Away—My story with a Canadian importer Importers love having only one dedicated logistics contact in one company. And honestly, who doesn't? But here's the...Read more -
To US Importers: Anti-dumping Risks and What Freight Forwarders Can Do for You When Sourcing Furniture from China
To US Importers: Anti-dumping Risks and What Freight Forwarders Can Do for You When Sourcing Furniture from China If you are sourcing furniture from China to the US, please take a few minutes to read this article. Over the past year...Read more -
How to choose between airport-to-airport and door-to-door air freight?
How to choose between airport-to-airport and door-to-door air freight? International air freight has two main delivery modes: airport to airport and door to door. Many new importers are unclear about the service scope of these two m...Read more -
Shipping from Quanzhou, China to Mie, Japan: How Attention to Detail Wins the Long-Term Trust of the Japanese Client
Shipping from Quanzhou, China to Mie, Japan: How Attention to Detail Wins the Long-Term Trust of the Japanese Client On July 28, 2026, I received an inquiry from Japan. The sender, Yamada, was a sales manager at a trading company. H...Read more -
Smooth communication makes freight shipping easier—shipping from China to Libya
Smooth communication makes freight shipping easier—shipping from China to Libya Back on 10 July 2026, my client Asad, an importer from Libya, reached out to us. He got in touch, hoping we could arrange courier delivery to ship his g...Read more -
Mandatory Installation of GPS Navigation Seals for Specific Cargo on EAEU Routes Starting July 31!
Mandatory Installation of GPS Navigation Seals for Specific Cargo on EAEU Routes Starting July 31! In accordance with the Agreement on the Use of Navigation Seals for Tracking Transport in the Eurasian Economic Union, starting July ...Read more -
The EU has abolished the tariff exemption for parcels under €150
The EU has abolished the tariff exemption for parcels under €150 Effective July 1, 2026, the EU has officially abolished the duty-free policy for low-value goods, a policy in place since 1968. Previously, parcels valued at €150 or l...Read more -
Shipping Building Blocks to the US: Without a CPC certificate, the goods are useless once they arrive
Shipping Building Blocks to the US: Without a CPC certificate, the goods are useless once they arrive A couple of days ago, a client asked me, "Vilien, my 300 boxes of building blocks arrived at the Port of Los Angeles, but my freig...Read more -
Who Does the US CPSC Certification Really Target? Freight Forwarders or Sellers?
Who Does the US CPSC Certification Really Target? Freight Forwarders or Sellers? This is a very important question. It touches on the core legal responsibilities in cross-border trade. From the very beginning of production, the fact...Read more -
Goods arrive in the EU only to find they lack CE certification? Too late! — These products require CE certification.
Goods arrive in the EU only to find they lack CE certification? Too late! — These products require CE certification. Importers in the EU market should all have heard of CE certification, but some people's understanding of it is stil...Read more -
When Tripartite Trade Shipment Encounters Electronic Goods: A Real-World Case Study to Show How A Freight Forwarder Can Help You Avoid Problems
When Tripartite Trade Encounters Electronic Goods: A Real-World Case Study to Show How A Freight Forwarder Can Help You Avoid Problems Triangular trade is a very common operating model in international trade. The factory, the interm...Read more -
For shipping from China to Spain price, why did he choose us even though our quote was more expensive?
For shipping from China to Spain price, why did he choose us even though our quote was more expensive? As a freight forwarder, I encounter people every day trying to lower their prices by offering quotes from other companies: "They'...Read more
