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Section 122 Expires, Section 301 Arrives: A 2026 Importer's Tariff Playbook

Section 122 Expires, Section 301 Arrives: A 2026 Importer's Tariff Playbook

The 10% Section 122 surcharge sunsets on 24 July 2026 and a Section 301 successor is moving into place. Here is a practi…

Logistics Guide · July 23, 2026
GPSR in 2026: A Product-Safety and Responsible-Person Guide for Non-EU Sellers

GPSR in 2026: A Product-Safety and Responsible-Person Guide for Non-EU Sellers

Since December 2024 the EU's General Product Safety Regulation (2023/988) requires every non-EU seller to appoint an EU…

Logistics Guide · July 23, 2026
Foreign Trade Zones and Free Zones 2026: A Duty-Deferral Playbook

Foreign Trade Zones and Free Zones 2026: A Duty-Deferral Playbook

How US Foreign Trade Zones and MENA free zones actually cut duty through deferral, inverted tariff, weekly entry and re-…

Logistics Guide · July 21, 2026
NMFC Freight Classification Reform 2026: An LTL Shipper's Guide

NMFC Freight Classification Reform 2026: An LTL Shipper's Guide

The NMFTA's 2025 shift from commodity-based to density-based freight classification reset LTL pricing. Here is what chan…

Logistics Guide · July 21, 2026
Lacey Act Phase VII Import Declarations in 2026: An Importer's Guide

Lacey Act Phase VII Import Declarations in 2026: An Importer's Guide

Since 1 December 2024, Lacey Act Phase VII requires an import declaration for nearly every plant-based product, and pape…

Logistics Guide · July 20, 2026
Importer of Record in 2026: Duties, Liability, Bonds

Importer of Record in 2026: Duties, Liability, Bonds

Who is the importer of record, what liability they carry under 19 CFR and 19 U.S.C. 1592, how a non-resident importer po…

Logistics Guide · July 17, 2026
ISPM-15 Wood Packaging Rules: A 2026 Exporter's Guide

ISPM-15 Wood Packaging Rules: A 2026 Exporter's Guide

A practical exporter's guide to ISPM-15 wood packaging compliance: how heat treatment works, how to read the IPPC wheat…

Logistics Guide · July 17, 2026
First Sale Rule and Legal Ways to Cut US Duty in 2026

First Sale Rule and Legal Ways to Cut US Duty in 2026

The 2026 tariff stack pushed Section 232 to 50%. Here is how US importers legally lower duty, from the First Sale Rule a…

Logistics Guide · July 17, 2026
CPSC eFiling in 2026: An Importer's Guide to the ACE Mandate

CPSC eFiling in 2026: An Importer's Guide to the ACE Mandate

Since 8 July 2026, importers of regulated consumer products must eFile certificate data into CBP's ACE at entry. Here is…

Logistics Guide · July 17, 2026
SOLAS VGM (Verified Gross Mass): Methods, Responsibility, Deadlines and Penalties (2026 Guide)

SOLAS VGM (Verified Gross Mass): Methods, Responsibility, Deadlines and Penalties (2026 Guide)

What the verified gross mass rule requires in 2026: the two weighing methods, who is legally responsible, submission cut…

Logistics Guide · July 16, 2026
Chargeable Weight and Volumetric Weight: How to Calculate for Air and LCL Sea Freight (2026)

Chargeable Weight and Volumetric Weight: How to Calculate for Air and LCL Sea Freight (2026)

A light, bulky shipment can cost far more than the scale suggests. Here is exactly how carriers turn box dimensions into…

Logistics Guide · July 16, 2026
Certificate of Origin: Preferential vs Non-Preferential, Forms, and How to Obtain One (2026 Guide)

Certificate of Origin: Preferential vs Non-Preferential, Forms, and How to Obtain One (2026 Guide)

A practical guide to certificates of origin: the preferential vs non-preferential split, key forms like EUR.1, USMCA, RE…

Logistics Guide · July 16, 2026