Max Garland

1 week ago | supplychaindive.com | Max Garland

This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. The U.S. de minimis exemption will end for products from China and Hong Kong on May 2, with other countries slated to follow, putting many direct-to-consumer supply chains in flux. The decades-old exemption enables products of less than $800 to enter the U.S. without having to pay duties, helping companies ship parcels cross-border at a low cost.

1 week ago | supplychaindive.com | Max Garland

This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. FedEx is levying a demand surcharge for parcel shipments from China, Hong Kong and the Philippines entering the U.S. starting Tuesday, according to a notice from the delivery giant. The fee, which ends May 2, is $0.45 per pound with a minimum charge of $1 for each shipment. FedEx previously instituted the surcharge on imports from those countries between September and January at a $1 per-pound rate.

1 week ago | supplychaindive.com | Max Garland

This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. UPS will reinstate a $0.29 per pound surcharge on all shipments from China, Hong Kong and Macau entering the U.S. on April 13, according to an announcement Friday. The parcel carrier did not list an end date for the "Surge Fee," which has a rate that can be adjusted at any time. The fee applies to a shipment's billable weight and is also subject to UPS' fuel surcharge. UPS previously levied the Surge Fee from March 16-29.

1 week ago | supplychaindive.com | Max Garland

This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. China will increase its tariff on U.S. imports to 125% on Saturday, the country’s Ministry of Finance announced Friday. The move is in response to the U.S. increasing its duties on goods from China to 125%, according to the Ministry of Finance, which said the U.S. government's actions violate trade rules.

1 week ago | supplychaindive.com | Max Garland

This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. The European Union will pause countermeasures to U.S. tariffs for 90 days "to give negotiations a chance," European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced Thursday on X. The move comes after U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday paused most of his country-specific reciprocal tariffs, including on the EU, for 90 days. The U.S. had placed a 20% tariff hike on imports from the bloc.