Trade
How Ports Work: Cranes, Customs and the Loading of World Cargo
Behind the scenes at the container terminal, where global trade is loaded, screened and sent on its way.
Julia Brooks · November 4, 2026
Trade: Markets and Commerce
Cross-border compliance handled in operational terms: classifying goods, determining origin, obtaining licenses, screening counterparties, and drafting clauses that allocate duty and sanctions exposure. Coverage tracks changes to control lists and their effective dates. Aimed at trade compliance managers, logistics leads and counsel supporting international sales.
Cross-border compliance handled in operational terms: classifying goods, determining origin, obtaining licenses, screening counterparties, and drafting clauses that allocate duty and sanctions exposure. Coverage tracks changes to control lists and their effective dates. Aimed at trade compliance managers, logistics leads and counsel supporting international sales.
Trade
The Offshoring Decision: Why Companies Move Production Abroad and Back
The math that sends production overseas is changing, and the reshoring case is no longer only about wages.
Yuki Tanaka · October 31, 2026
Trade
Currency Exchange for Business: What First-Time Importers Pay Beyond the Sticker Rate
The rate you see quoted is rarely the rate you get. Fees, spreads and timing decide whether a supplier invoice costs what you planned.
Yuki Tanaka · October 2, 2026
Trade
How Tariffs Work: What Tariffs Actually Do to Consumer Prices From Port to Checkout
A tariff is a tax paid by the importer at the border. What happens after that — pass-through, substitution, and price creep — depends on the product, the rate, and the contract.
Julia Brooks · September 23, 2026
Trade
Enforce and Protect Act Sets Fixed Deadlines for Customs Duty-Evasion Investigations
How CBP investigates allegations that an importer evaded antidumping or countervailing duties: the statutory clocks, the interim measures that bite before any finding, and the confidential-information rules the Federal Circuit forced open.
Yuki Tanaka · August 21, 2026