Insights on trade documentation, export processes, and tips for streamlining your global business.
Spreadsheets work until one shipment has six documents and a letter of credit. Here is the line where an export-doc tool starts paying for itself.
Compare export documentation software for small exporters: prices, AES filing, users and limits for ovrseas, IncoDocs, Cargoflip and Shipping Solutions.
seven named perils. CIP requires ICC(A) — all risks. Same Incoterms group, very different coverage.
Lost your original B/L? An LOI alone won't free your cargo. Carriers want a 200% bank guarantee — and sometimes a court order.
Most exporters assume UCP 600 grants automatic 5% tolerance on L/Cs. It doesn't. Here's when the rule fails.
CBP's proposed rule shifts vessel export manifests from post-departure paper filings to electronic submissions due 24 hours before loading.
An Air Waybill is non-negotiable by IATA design. It cannot control cargo release the way a Bill of Lading can. Here is what changes when you fly.
FY2025 FCA recoveries hit a record $6.8B. A DOJ Trade Fraud Task Force and expanded whistleblower awards now target customs fraud.
USMCA preferences only the MFN rate. Section 232 steel, aluminum, and copper still hit at 50% on full value after the April 6, 2026 proclamation.
