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Customs Duty De Minimis Thresholds: A Guide for SMEs

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This can create excellent selling or promotional opportunities for eCommerce and multichannel sellers, who can advertise deals up to that threshold to allow consumers to take advantage of de minimis benefits. What is the de minimis rate for New Zealand? In New Zealand, the de minimis threshold is NZ$1,000.

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Pet Food Manufacturing and the Pandemic: Inside an Industry Boom

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This increase in pet ownership—along with panic buying—has created a huge surge in demand for pet food. tended to buy their?pet purchase in bulk, hoarding quantities?of New Zealand industry sources report that pet food suppliers sold? New Zealand industry sources report that pet food suppliers sold?three?months’

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How To Start Your Brewery On The Path To Success

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How many due to transport issues? Don’t purchase any supply chain solution that is not Cloud or SaaS based. That means you can buy it as a remote online service (SaaS) paying typically by user per month, or buy and install the software on the cloud. How many due to demand exceeding production plan? Customer service.

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Sustainable Food Waste Management for Food Industry SMEs

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Food waste can be caused by inadequate processing, production waste, poor food handling, perishability factors, environmental events, loss during transport and harvesting, or because food simply doesn’t make it past the farm gates. Coffee waste is also an excellent substrate for mushroom cultivation. What is food waste management?

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Barcoding and Inventory Management – the Ultimate Guide

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It is not necessary to buy them from a universal database (such as UPC) particularly if you are just starting out and testing the waters. While handheld scanner technology can vary widely, an adequate laser scanner can usually be purchased for less than $100.

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7 Things That Matter Most To Fresh Supply Chain Leaders

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Much of the onus for improving cold chain integrity lies with companies and organisations involved in transport infrastructure , such as port authorities and air and sea carriers. These are: Technology to aid temperature control in processing and transport. Leveraging human capital during fresh produce transportation and handovers.

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The Batch Food Traceability Survival Guide

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Keeping track of product batch numbers, lot numbers, and serial numbers is an excellent precursory initiative that mobile barcoding solutions excel at performing. 87% remain willing to purchase from a company they perceive as “honest and responsible” during a recall. Products are consumed soon after they are purchased.

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