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Country of Origin: Rules, Determination, and International Trade
If you recall seeing the “Made in China,” “Made in USA,” and similar labels on your products, you’ve had your brush with Country of Origin. ...
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Landed Cost Guide: How To Calculate Landed Cost, Formula, And Savings
The math on international shipping changed dramatically in the last two years. If you ‘re still only looking at supplier invoices, you’re missing ...
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What Is HTS Classification and Why Does It Matter?
Every product entering the United States goes through classification before it can clear customs. That classification dictates how much duty gets paid...
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What Happens When Section 122 Tariff Expires on July 24
On February 20 2026, the Supreme Court struck down the tariffs imposed under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA). On the same day,...
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Country of Origin: Rules, Determination, and International Trade
If you recall seeing the “Made in China,” “Made in USA,” and similar labels on your products, you’ve had your brush with Country of Origin. ...
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Landed Cost Guide: How To Calculate Landed Cost, Formula, And Savings
The math on international shipping changed dramatically in the last two years. If you ‘re still only looking at supplier invoices, you’re missing ...
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What Is HTS Classification and Why Does It Matter?
Every product entering the United States goes through classification before it can clear customs. That classification dictates how much duty gets paid...
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What Happens When Section 122 Tariff Expires on July 24
On February 20 2026, the Supreme Court struck down the tariffs imposed under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA). On the same day,...
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The Data Requirements You Need to Consider When Preparing to File Post-Entry
An incorrect HTS code, a misdeclared value, or a country-of-origin error can all flag an entry summary for correction. Before the current Trump admini...
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Rittener Reflections Podcast Know Your Data:
Angela Aaron on Trade Compliance, Tariff Volatility, and the Power of Visibility...
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How Shipment Visibility Became a Trade Compliance Tool
Article Brief: Treating shipment tracking as a convenience in logistics is now a liability because compliance visibility has moved beyond delivery upd...
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Compliance Visibility Is Profitable: Unlocking Faster Clearances and Fewer Penalties
Article Brief: It can be quite an expensive endeavor to think and operate as if the customs clearance is just about getting your shipments into the co...
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Customs Clearance Automation Software: The 2025 Guide
Cut clearance times and errors with customs clearance automation software. See how AI validation, real-time status, and audit-ready records work—plu...
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How to Build Real-Time Audit Trails for Customs Compliance Visibility
Article Brief: Your broker’s entries or data submissions are no longer sufficient to pass a customs audit. And that is because governments around th...
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Can Compliance Visibility Help With Quick Customs Refunds and Clearance?
Article Brief: It can be quite an expensive endeavor to think and operate as if the customs clearance is just about getting your shipments into the co...
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Small Parcel Optimization: How to Cut Entry Costs Without Killing Speed
Article Brief: It is often assumed that small parcel shipping is cheaper, faster, and easier to manage. There is some truth to that, but context is ne...
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The New Customs Compliance Risk Importers Face After De Minimis Ends
Article Brief: Prior to the removal of the de minimis threshold, low-value shipments, which accounted for 90-92% of shipments entering the country, of...
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Why Marketplace Compliance is Necessary in a Post–De Minimis United States
In a post-de minimis world, where every shipment entering the U.S. now triggers duties, taxes, and deeper customs checks, marketplace compliance is qu...
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Type 86 Shipment Is Gone: What U.S. Retailers Must Know About the New Clearance Costs
Article Brief: They say all good things must come to an end. Cross-border e-commerce platforms and online marketplaces spent years believing that type...
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Landed Cost Calculation for Small Brands Facing New Transparency Rules
TL;DR The old de minimis rule no longer protects online retailers and e-commerce brands heavily involved in cross-border transactions. The remov...
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Is International E-Commerce Profitability Possible Without De Minimis?
Article Brief: Being a high-volume low-margin business, e-commerce profitability has relied heavily on customer growth. But the fundamentals have cont...
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Why Do You Need Clean Customs Documentation In Refund Claims
The success of your refund claim depends on the strength of your customs documentation, as auditors trust what they can verify. They review documents ...
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The Best Refund Strategy For CFOs
Duty refunds often come as a pleasant surprise for many importers, especially because they arrive without a predictable pattern and rarely align with ...
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Duty Recovery Automation: From Manual Spreadsheets to Refund Automation
Building a Refund-Ready Trade Data Management Stack Imagine managing and tracking duty refunds through scattered spreadsheets, color-coded cells, hopi...
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Trade Data Management for Refund Claims: What Importers Need to Get Right
Trade Data Management for refund claims: US dollar...
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How KlearHub Can Help Importers Navigate Tariff Uncertainty
Global supply chains have borne the brunt of several disruptive events in the past few years, including the pandemic-induced vessel congestion that la...
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Transform Customs Compliance With Intelligent Document Processing
Exporters and importers engaged in cross-border trade have to contend with far greater regulatory and documentary requirements than is the case with d...
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HTS Classification: Challenges, Risks, and How to Get It Right
The growth of international trade since the 2000s has been accompanied by an increase in the number of products traded. The shifting of manufacturing ...