Duty Free

US Customs tightens enforcement on low-value e-commerce trade

U.S. Customs and Border Protection has suspended several customs brokers from a program designed to speed entry for low-value shipments but has paved the way for an explosion of e-commerce imports from China and India that the agency is struggling to police.

CBP didn’t spell out specifics in Friday’s suspension announcement but implied the intermediaries were penalized because filings for cargo release repeatedly failed to comply with requirements that the importer use “reasonable care” to...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/us-customs-tightens-enforcement-on-low-value-e-commerce-trade

Alibaba cargo flights supply duty-free shopping zone in China

A white jet with red tail comes in for landing with tall buildings in background.

The logistics arm of e-commerce giant Alibaba Group has contracted with Suparna Airlines to operate daily dedicated cargo flights between Singapore and Hainan province in China to support Hainan’s emergence as a duty-free shopping hub and growing e-commerce orders.

The new air service is the latest example of how Cainiao Smart Logistics Network is rapidly expanding its private airline to quickly transport shipments for customers, much like Amazon Air (NASDAQ: AMZN) is doing in the U.S. and...

https://s29755.pcdn.co/news/alibaba-cargo-flights-supply-duty-free-shopping-zone-in-china

Global travel retail leader selects GAC Dubai as contract logistics partner in the Middle East

Lagardère Travel Retail has appointed GAC Dubai’s Contract Logistics team to handle a range of goods sold at Duty Free retail stores at airports in Saudi Arabia and the future Abu Dhabi Midfield Terminal Complex (MTC).

Under the multi-year agreement signed by the two companies commencing 1 March 2019, GAC Dubai will take care of the port haulage, receipt, storage, pick/pack, transportation, customs clearance and Federal Tax Authority documentation for goods including chocolates, fine foods,...

http://www.allaboutshipping.co.uk/2019/02/04/global-travel-retail-leader-selects-gac-dubai-as-contract-logistics-partner-in-the-middle-east/