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The State of Digital Freight: The 4×4 Blueprint for Freight 2020

Freightos

The journey to digitize freight, while initially off to a slow start, has gained momentum in the last two or three years. They’re licensed to be an ocean freight forwarder, and they’ve bought some aircraft and an airport; and of course they are a huge warehousing player. Online freight booking. They’re coming.

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The Global Trade Compliance Market is Crazy!

Logistics Viewpoints

Many multinationals have engineered their global supply chains to minimize taxation by creating subsidiaries in low taxation nations like Switzerland, Ireland, and Singapore. First, even if fines are not applied, goods moving across borders with incorrect documentation can be held up at the border. For example, the U.S.

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What is an EORI Number and Who Needs One?

ShipBob

Apply for an EORI number that starts with XI You will also need an XI EORI number if you move goods between Northern Ireland and non-EU countries. You’ll get your number starting with XI within four working days applying that will need to be used on any shipments into Northern Ireland. Any VAT numbers issued by an EU country.

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Brexit Impacts for US Export Shipments Beginning January 1, 2021

Intelligent Audit

While the UK consists of England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, Northern Ireland will continue to follow existing EU trade rulesets, says FedEx. For US exporters, that amounts to better management of documentation and visibility into US export shipments headed toward the UK. Will the Trade Deal Result in New VAT Charges.

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Customs Duty De Minimis Thresholds: A Guide for SMEs

Unleashed

In general the customer – or the importer – is liable to pay certain costs including any taxes or duties payable in their jurisdiction, along with freight, insurance and other handling costs. As this document shows, the figures vary hugely and it is important to be across the detail and keep up with recent changes to policy.

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A World in Flux: Global Supply Chain Predictions for 2021

ToolsGroup

because they know that in that load there’s going to be origin documentation that probably doesn’t meet the requirements, which means the trucks are going to sit in queue for a very, very long time. now wants to push back on the Northern Ireland provisions of this. Right now, you know, carriers, so the U.K.—I’m

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This Week in Logistics News (September 18 – 24)

Logistics Viewpoints

Over the last decade, as we have documented here, Amazon has been pushing its logistics arm to be less reliant on UPS, FedEx, and the USPS for delivering orders. McDonald’s pledges to offer more sustainable Happy Meal toys. Albertsons first grocer to add DoubleDash offering. US ports come up with plan to ease congestion.