Discover the recent decline in ocean freight costs, the impact of US port strikes, and the effect of Mexican customs enforcement on Chinese goods. Kate also discusses new US regulations affecting dropshipping and the consequences of the recent port...
Kate, Sofeast’s Supply Chain Management head, provides an update on shipping costs from China in June 2024. It’s bad news, unfortunately, as costs are rising and there are now unexpected fees being added by shipping lines, too. So what...
Amit Rosenthal, CEO of Proboxx, shares his thoughts on the latest technology and innovation in freight forwarding with a focus on Amazon sellers. You’ll get an insight into why freight forwarding was stuck in the 20th century and needed...
After investing such a lot of time and money into designing, developing, and finally mass-producing their new products, importers don’t want their packaging to be the weak link; and that’s where ISTA testing comes in. Imagine that a container...
Last week, we recorded and published a podcast entitled Why Are American Logistics Struggling In Late 2021? which goes into detail about the various North American supply chain problems and is getting a lot of downloads. In that podcast,...
Clients often ask us what their incoterm options are when it comes to shipping by sea. Our typical answer is “most buyers go for FOB, so that’s probably what you want to do”. But that’s a bit short. Let’s...
Regarding FOB vs CIF incoterms, I found an interesting article in the latest edition of the ChaINA magazine (published by the Global Supply Chain Council). It warns importers against accepting CIF (Cost-Insurance-Freight) shipping terms rather than the more conventional...
This is a blog written by Renaud Anjoran, an ASQ Certified Quality Engineer who has been involved in chinese manufacturing since 2005.
He is the CEO of The Sofeast Group.
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