Your shipment can sit at a U.S. port for weeks, racking up storage fees, for one simple reason: no Importer of Record on file. CBP doesn't care how valuable your cargo is or how urgent your deadline is. No IOR, no entry. So, if you're
Many U.S. importers are getting their accounts set up because CBP has opened the process for IEEPA refunds. Since these refunds are being handled electronically, importers need to complete the necessary setup before they can move forward with the claim. If you are planning to recover duties related to
Shipping goods from and to the USA is not the same anymore. The entire shipping game has changed—one minute you’re adjusting to new fuel costs, the next you’re rerouting cargo because an entire trade lane just became unpredictable overnight. And when you bring Iran and the Strait
CBP’s IEEPA refund rules are something importers need to pay attention to in 2026. CBP has collected about billions in IEEPA duties and estimated deposits, so if your shipments were affected, there may be a chance to recover duties and improve your bottom line. At the same time, CBP
You did everything right. You negotiated rates, locked in contracts, planned your inventory months ahead. But still confused on why your freight rate has increased? This is because of the war that breaks out thousands of miles away Carriers add war risk surcharges, route deviation fees, emergency fuel costs, so
The 2026 Iran conflict decided to block 20% of global oil through Hormuz, jack up US import rates 30–50%, and remind everyone that "smooth sailing" was never going to last. Lucky us. In this post, we'll walk you through the energy chaos, the shipping reroutes
Shipping a 50-pound box to Spain is simple — hand it to a parcel carrier and forget about it. But what happens when your shipment weighs 5,000 pounds and needs to cross an ocean? That's where things get complicated. Standard parcel carriers can't handle heavy freight.
A few months ago, the Cape of Good Hope was a geography lesson. Now it's your shipping route. With the Strait of Hormuz under military threat and Suez-adjacent lanes too risky for most carriers, vessels are being pushed thousands of miles south — around the entire bottom of Africa
Tariff hikes? Annoying, but we adapted. Container shortages? Brutal, but we got through it. A once-in-a-century pandemic? We took the hit and kept moving. But missiles flying over the same water your cargo sails through? That's not a supply chain hiccup. That's a supply chain earthquake
Before we dive in — forget cheapest. The shippers who win are the ones who ship smarter. Shipping from the US to the Philippines shouldn't cost more than what's inside the box. Whether you're sending a Balikbayan box to your family, mailing a small package,
Importing products into the US is exciting — until your shipment gets stuck at the port and you have no idea why. That's usually a customs problem. And for most importers, customs clearance is the part of importing that nobody explains clearly. So let's fix that. Here&
Picture this: Your first big import from Mumbai—a container of premium textiles worth $75,000—sits rotting at Long Beach port, racking up $800/day fees, all because your supplier thought you handle U.S. customs clearance, while you assumed they covered insurance. Chaos erupts in emails, lawyers get