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One full week of testimonies regarding the 4th tranche of tariff considerations officially began earlier this week on June 17, 2019, and are expected to continue for seven days until June 25, 2019. The hearings grant applicable businesses the opportunity to voice any pertinent issues and/or opinions concerning the potential 25% tariff increase on $300 billion in Chinese imports. Some notable companies and supply chain associations listed on the docket include: iRobot, New Bal

Early Q1 allowed us the opportunity to establish deliberate conversations surrounding the trends predicted to impact the air freight forwarding industry as the year progressed. Now, halfway through 2019, we have decided to revisit these projections to ascertain continued relevance, if any. 1. Automation and digitalization: As written in our initial blog, “While automated sectors of supply chains have been progressively increasing over the past year, the efficiency and instant

Find the phasic progression of the China tariffs outlined in their four linear tranches below. Beginning last year, on July 6, 2018, $16 billion worth of Chinese products were hit with additional tariffs. This list presided three additional tranches imminent to follow. The next list expanded to include $23 billion worth of imports from China on August 23, 2018. These first two lists required an additional 25% duty to be added to any taxation the affected commodity currently r

A request for comments has been issued in correlation with a new tranche of proposed tariffs as written in the Federal Register on Wednesday, May 15, 2019, valued at an additional $300 Billion. The 4th tranche does however contain items not mentioned in the previous 3 lists announced in Section 301. This notice offers procedural steps for comments and/or objections to the tariffs proposed in the new tranche. Deadlines for client submissions and requests are as follows: · June