Category Archives: International Trade

  Trade Show Tips – At some stage, all companies will want to exhibit at a trade show. This blog from Goodada will help save you time and effort and help make you money! Below are 6 Tips that you should consider when preparing to exhibit at a Trade Show: Do as much Pre-Show Promotion […]

International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) members followed management’s lead and signed on to a new labour contract for the US west coast ports last Friday, effectively rubber-stamping the end of the dispute that congested US West Coast ports for months. Although the tentative deal was agreed in February and work resumed as normal in […]

  Bulgaria Furniture – With consumers now preferring low to mid-priced items from planted forests as opposed to high-end products made from rare woods, there has become a massive demand for finding new producer countries for these products coupled with efficient supply chain solutions. So have you thought of Bulgaria? This article is a review […]

People often complain that when they import into the UK from outside Europe they are hit with a big import tax bill. This dramatically affects the cashflow of their business. But when I press them, they do not know that the UK government has a scheme in place called the Duty Deferment Scheme (DDS) which […]

  Progress on the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) is still on going. But I have decided to use Ireland as a case example to show where the likely impacts and benefits to small business will be. The government of Ireland recently commissioned a report to investigate the impact to Ireland of the proposed […]

Shipping prices from Asia to the USA continues to rise. Prices this week have risen over 6% to an average of $4,978 per Forty Foot Container. Prices along the East Coast of the USA are hitting highs which have never been seen before. The reason for this is due to congestion along the West Coast […]

              It is January and you have just returned to work after holidays when suddenly you realize that that the Chinese New Year holidays are coming. This often comes to light when suddenly Freight Companies cannot book space on ships departing China or the Seller in China avoids accepting […]

In my 2014 review I noticed that there are some very interesting developments happening in the freight industry. Companies which focused on provided freight to consumers are showing poor returns whereas companies which focused in providing freight to businesses are showing good returns. Freight brokerage companies such as CH Robinson revenues grew by 4.54% and […]

        Maximizing International Trade Opportunities: Essential Tips for Your Company’s Growth In the fast-evolving global economy, businesses of all sizes have unprecedented opportunities to tap into international markets. A recent conference among local businesses highlighted the critical importance of formulating an international market trading strategy. The global marketplace, characterized by its vast […]

  The high level team dealing with a potential US-EU Free Trade Agreement (FTA) has cleared the way for formal negotiations to begin. Indeed the European Union’s incoming trade chief is vowing to pursue an ambitious free trade agreement with the United States. The shared ambition would be to progressively move to a more integrated […]