Risk surface
Tariffs & customs
Duty changes, de minimis, CBP enforcement and entry-process friction.
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Canada’s New Tariffs on U.S. Goods Are Now an Operating Problem for Cross-Border Supply Chains
Canada’s September 8, 2026 counter-tariffs on C$27.6 billion of U.S. imports have shifted North American trade friction into day-one operating reality. The measures span 15%, 25...
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Urgent Freight to Mexico: Why Border Execution, Not Highway Miles, Decides Southbound Line-Down Recovery
Urgent southbound freight into Mexico succeeds or fails less on highway speed than on importer readiness, broker coordination, document accuracy, valuation support, and the chos...
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Before the AOG Call Comes: Build a Parts-Logistics Response Plan That Cuts Recovery Delays
This article lays out a practical AOG readiness framework for airline maintenance control teams, MRO planners, and corporate flight departments. It explains how pre-built contac...
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Heightened CBP Security at U.S. Ports Is Turning Customs Holds Into a New Demurrage Risk for Importers
A July 22, 2026 Journal of Commerce report and related 2026 enforcement signals indicate that tougher CBP scrutiny at U.S. seaports is extending container holds and increasing d...
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U.S.-Mexico Trade Hit $73 Billion in February as Border Capacity Tightens
U.S.-Mexico trade reached $73.02 billion in February 2026, while major gateways including Laredo, Pharr, Otay Mesa and El Paso continued to face structural capacity pressure. Ve...
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Mexico Truckers’ Nationwide Strike Hits Key Freight Corridors, Raising New Risks for U.S.-Mexico Supply Chains
A nationwide truckers’ and farmers’ strike in Mexico began April 6 with planned blockades across multiple states, threatening the highway network that feeds the largest U.S.-Mex...
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Salalah Strike Forces India Trade Reroutes as New Delhi Delays Cabotage Rollback
The Port of Salalah’s temporary closure after a March 28 drone strike has become the clearest sign that the Middle East freight crisis is now reshaping India-linked container ne...
- Tariff Reimbursement in International Logistics: How to Recover Duties, Reduce Tariffs, and Control Shipping Freight Costs Built for import/export, trade compliance, finance, and logistics leaders, this guide explains what “tariff reimbursement” really means and where overpayments typically originat...