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A global retreat from duty-free treatment of low-value e-commerce shipments is pushing billions of parcels toward more conventional customs processes, increasing data, duty collection and compliance requirements for sellers, marketplaces and logistics providers.
The latest pressure point is the U.K., where the government plans to eliminate customs duty relief for imports valued at £135 or less and replace it with a new low-value import system by October 2028. The timetable was ...
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An international alliance of 45 companies, knowledge institutes and port authorities, headed by the Port of Rotterdam Authority, has been awarded nearly € 25 million in EU funding. The consortium will be using this grant to execute 10 pilot projects and demonstration projects that focus on sustainable and smart logistics ...
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On February 15, 2017, the European Union (EU) parliament voted in favor of the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) with Canada.
CETA is designed to unite the markets of 35 million Canadians with 500 million Europeans.
Ratification by the EU parliament now paves the way for CETA to take effect on ...
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