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November Global PMI Reporting Reflects Some Stabilization

Supply Chain Matters

On a regional basis, Europe reportedly remained a principal drag on global factory output, along with contracting output in Japan and the United Kingdom. Italy’s manufacturing sector reportedly intensified while Greece and Ireland logged manufacturing growth in November. The reported November value of 48.3 declined 0.4

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This Week in Logistics News (December 10-14, 2018)

Talking Logistics

Parliament endorses landmark EU-Japan free trade agreement. Economic misery, gridlocked ports, shortages of medicine and food, disrupted flights and a potential rekindling of violence in Northern Ireland are all very real threats. Labor Groups Call for Better Warehouse Working Conditions in New Jersey (WSJ – sub.

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September and Q3 2022 Global Manufacturing Indices Enter Contraction Trending

Supply Chain Matters

Ireland stood out as the only EU nation to record an expansionary PMI with a value of 51.5. Japan, Taiwan ) the average PMI value for Q3 was 49.0, the S&P Global / CIPS UK Manufacturing PMI® for September posted another contraction level value of 48.4, up from a 47.3 reported for August.

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Global Wide Production PMI Levels Unchanged in February 2024

Supply Chain Matters

Output reportedly rose in China, India, Brazil and the United States , while declines continued in the Eurozone , Japan and the United Kingdom. Stronger performance was noted for Greece and Ireland , both reporting 24 and so month highs, respectively. The February 2024 reading of 50.3 compared to a January reading of 50.0,

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Guide To Understanding & Finding HTS Codes in the Harmonized System

ShipBob

And for Japan, you can find these codes on the official Japan Customs and Tariff Bureau website. The process of getting inventory sent to ShipBob’s fulfillment center location in Ireland was very streamlined. International HTS codes are usually available to access from the government website of the relevant country.

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Q&A with Sidney Johnson: Veteran Supply Chain Practitioner and Resilinc Advisory Board Member

Resilinc

I actually lived in Luxembourg for five years while I was at Aptiv, setting up our operating company—and I did the same thing in Ireland as well. Remember the tsunami in Japan ? We were also in Europe, North Africa, and Asia. We started working with Resilinc around 2011 or 2012. Why did we start working with Resilinc?

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FedEx Announces New March 2022 International Shipping Surcharges

Intelligent Audit

Parcel and freight exports from Japan to Europe, MEISA, LAC 4 – Increasing $0.10 Exports from Indonesia, Japan, South Korea, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Taiwan, China, and Vietnam to Europe, LAC 20 , MEISA, and some APAC countries and territories2 21 – Increasing $0.10 per pound or $1.50 per kilogram. per pound or $1.20