customs broker

DHL temporarily suspends B2C shipments over $800 to US

Integrated logistics company DHL on Monday will temporarily suspend e-commerce shipments to individuals in the United States when the declared customs value exceeds $800 because import specialists are overwhelmed filing extra documentation after U.S. customs authorities lowered the threshold for filing an informal entry.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection on April 5, in response to President Donald Trump’s order for reciprocal tariffs under emergency authority, began requiring a formal entry...

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Canada’s Purolator buys Livingston to boost cross-border trade capacity

Purolator, Canada’s largest overnight parcel carrier, has acquired Livingston International, the country’s largest customs brokerage, to create a vertically integrated logistics service supplier for cross-border trade.

Purolator announced Tuesday afternoon that it had finalized the deal with Livingston’s owner, Platinum Equity. Terms were not disclosed.

The integrated freight, package and logistics provider, which is 91% owned by Canada Post, said the combination was made in response to the...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/canadas-purolator-buys-livingston-to-boost-cross-border-trade-capacity

Top 10 freight market rulemakings scheduled for 2025

WASHINGTON — Earlier this month, the Biden administration’s Office of Management and Budget released the Fall 2024 edition of the biennial Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions. The agenda updates the status of active and longer-term rulemakings, including the latest estimated target date for the next step in the rulemaking process.

U.S. freight markets are indirectly affected by regulations crafted by almost any agency, but several, including the modal agencies at the...

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