China Hazardous Chemicals Safety Law 2026: What Every Importer of DG From China Must Know
On May 1, 2026, the China hazardous chemicals safety law 2026 came into force. Passed by the 19th Session of the Standing Committee of the 14th National People’s Congress on December 27, 2025, it is China’s first standalone law dedicated to the safety management of hazardous chemicals across their entire lifecycle. For companies importing goods […]
IMDG Amendment 42-24: China Dangerous Goods Shipping Rules Are Live : What Every Importer Must Know
On January 1, 2026, IMDG Amendment 42-24 became mandatory for all ocean freight shipments worldwide. For companies importing battery-powered products, electric vehicles, e-bikes, e-scooters, lithium batteries, sodium-ion batteries, and energy storage systems from China, this is not a minor technical update. It is a structural change to how every one of those shipments must be […]
Section 232 Full Customs Value 2026: The April Change That Rewrote Every Metal Importer’s Duty Bill
On April 2, 2026, President Trump issued the section 232 full customs value 2026 proclamation, fundamentally restructuring how Section 232 national security tariffs are calculated on imports of steel, aluminium, and copper products into the United States. The proclamation, published in the Federal Register on April 7, 2026, took effect at 12:01 AM EDT on […]
Trans-Pacific Freight Rates May 2026: Why Costs Are Up 37% and What Importers Must Do Now
The trans-Pacific freight rates May 2026 surge has pushed 33% to 37% month on month from April. A 40-foot container from China to a US West Coast port now costs between USD 3,015 and USD 3,685. A 20-foot container runs USD 2,475 to USD 3,025. Air freight to the US has firmed to USD 8.06 […]
EU Mercosur Trade Agreement 2026: The Complete Importer’s Guide to What Changed on May 1
After 25 years of negotiations, the EU Mercosur trade agreement 2026 is no longer a future event. On January 17, 2026, the European Union and the Mercosur countries, Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay, signed both the EU-Mercosur Partnership Agreement and the Interim Trade Agreement. On May 1, 2026, the Interim Trade Agreement began provisional application. […]
Section 122 Tariff 2026: The Complete Importer’s Guide to the 10% Global Surcharge
On February 20, 2026, the US Supreme Court ruled in Learning Resources, Inc. v. Trump that IEEPA does not authorise the President to impose tariffs. Within hours, the White House invoked an entirely different legal authority: Section 122 of the Trade Act of 1974. Effective February 24, 2026 at 12:01 AM EST, a 10% ad […]
EU Air Cargo Security 2026: What Every Exporter and Freight Forwarder Must Know About the New Rules
EU Regulation 2025/920 became applicable from 1 September 2025 across every EU member state, introducing the most significant structural change to EU air cargo security in over a decade. The regulation introduced a new Established Business Relationship requirement that fundamentally changed the rules under which regulated agents can accept cargo as secure. It introduced new […]
Mexico Tariff Asian Goods 2026: What Every Importer Into Mexico Must Know
On December 29, 2025, Mexico published amendments to the General Import and Export Tax Law (Ley de los Impuestos Generales de Importación y de Exportación, LIGIE) in the Diario Oficial de la Federación. Effective January 1, 2026, the Mexico tariff Asian goods 2026 raised MFN rates on 1,463 eight-digit tariff lines across 17 industrial sectors. […]
US Tariff Evasion Enforcement 2026: Why the Legitimate Importer Is Now at Risk
The US government lost an estimated USD 107 billion to tariff evasion in 2025, according to the Dow Jones Risk Journal. Goldman Sachs economists calculated that evasion of Section 301 tariffs alone may have caused duty collection losses of USD 110 to 130 billion since 2018. Those numbers are why the enforcement response has been […]
Amazon Supply Chain Services 2026: What ASCS Does, What It Cannot Do, and Why IOR Still Matters
On May 4, 2026, Amazon officially launched Amazon Supply Chain Services, sending UPS stock down 10% and FedEx tumbling 9% in a single trading session. Amazon Supply Chain Services, known as ASCS, opens Amazon’s entire logistics infrastructure to any business that wants to use it: ocean, air, rail, and trucking combined with warehousing, fulfilment, and […]