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1 week ago | 
jp.reuters.com | Arriana McLymore |Nicholas Brown
６月１１日、 米国の輸入業者の間で、貿易貨物の輸出入に関する通関手続きを代行する「カスタム・ブローカー（税関貨物取扱人）」の利用が増えつつある。写真は５月、ロサンゼルス港に積まれたコンテナ（２０２５年 ロイター/David Swanson） [ニューヨーク １１日 ロイター] - 米国の輸入業者の間で、貿易貨物の輸出入に関する通関手続きを代行する「カスタム・ブローカー（税関貨物取扱人）」の利用が増えつつある。目まぐるしく変更されるトランプ米政権の関税措置に対応するためだが、ブローカーは引き合いが増えるとともに利用料金が割高化。輸入業者にとっては、関税絡みのコストが一層増大する形になっているもようだ。複数の業界関係者がロイターに明かした。 米国でカスタム・ブローカーは全く目立たない存在だった。市場調査会社が推定する業界規模は約５０億ドル。輸入業者にとってカスタム・ブローカーを雇うかどうかは任意だが、米国の関税・税関手続きは複雑さが増す一方なので、料金を支払ってでもブローカーに頼ろうとする動きが広がってきた。...
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2 weeks ago | 
wxerfm.com | Arriana McLymore |Nicholas Brown
By Arriana McLymore and Nicholas P. BrownNEW YORK (Reuters) -U.S. importers are increasingly relying on customs brokers to keep up with President Donald Trump’s ever-changing trade policies. But booming demand for help in processing foreign goods has made these services more expensive, adding another cost to the tariff burden, industry players told Reuters.
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1 month ago | 
today.westlaw.com | Joseph Ax |Catherine Evans |Doina Chiacu |Nicholas Brown
(Reuters) -A federal appeals court on Thursday reinstated the most sweeping of President Donald Trump's tariffs, a day after a trade court had ruled Trump had exceeded his authority in imposing the duties and had ordered an immediate block on them.
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1 month ago | 
usatoday.com | Chandni Shah |Nicholas Brown
Sportswear retailer Nike NKE.N is laying off some of its employees in its technology division, a company representative told Reuters on Monday. Nike will shift some of that work to third-party vendors, the representative said in an email, adding that the changes were announced last week. The representative did not specify how many employees were laid off. It is not immediately clear how many people work in Nike's technology division. Bloomberg News first reported the development earlier on Monday.
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1 month ago | 
today.westlaw.com | Jessica DiNapoli |Nicholas Brown |Casey Hall |Siddharth Cavale
NEW YORK (Reuters) -U.S. retailers including Walmart and several clothing brands are racing to secure China-made merchandise for the busy summer shopping season starting in late May after Washington and Beijing agreed to temporarily slash tariffs.
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1 month ago | 
timeslive.co.za | Amina Niasse |Nicholas Brown
10 May 2025 - 14:08 Just R20 for the first month. Support independent journalism by subscribing to our digital news package. WeightWatchers filed for bankruptcy on Tuesday, as Americans shunned its weight management business in favour of drugs that can cut a person's weight by 15%-20%. Stock photo.
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2 months ago | 
today.westlaw.com | Lisa Shumaker |Nicholas Brown
(Reuters) - Suppliers, vendors and other unsecured creditors of Forever 21 are "getting smoked" under a restructuring plan that envisions paltry recoveries on debts owed by the bankrupt fast fashion retailer, a lawyer for the company's unsecured...
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2 months ago | 
bilyonaryo.com | Helen Reid |Nicholas Brown
SOURCE: ReutersBrands forced to absorb tariff cost or hike prices by 40%Businesses freeze salaries and hiring, cut sales forecastsSmall businesses don’t have time to wait for trade dealBy Helen Reid and Nicholas P. BrownLONDON/NEW YORK, April 8 (Reuters) – Clothing and accessories retailers across the United States are delaying orders and freezing hiring ahead of tariff hikes that take effect Wednesday on products imported from Vietnam and China.
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2 months ago | 
japantimes.co.jp | Nicholas Brown |Helen Reid
Nike could soon face another blow in its effort to revive its brand and reverse a long decline in sales: U.S. tariffs on imports from Vietnam. On Wednesday, U.S. President Donald Trump is expected to announce which countries and products he will target with a new round of tariffs aimed at encouraging domestic production and coaxing other nations to buy more U.S. goods. Vietnam, which runs a $123.5 billion trade surplus with the United States, is a prime target.
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2 months ago | 
msn.com | Nicholas Brown |Helen Reid
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