Trade War Between China and U.S.

by A1 WorldWide Logistics | May 15, 2019 | Customs Broker, Freight Forwarding

President Trump intends on enforcing plans to calculate a 25% tariff on imports from China after months of back-and-forth negotiation. Amid the products affected will be vehicles, technology, and animals/animal products. The purpose of the tariffs is to...

Steel Companies Feeling the Blow from Taxes

by A1 WorldWide Logistics | May 14, 2019 | Customs Broker, Freight Forwarding

Taxes on Steel went into effect the first week of June, and the repercussions of that decision have arrived. Roughly 400,000 jobs are forecast to be lost compared to the 26,000 that were expected to be created from the metal tariffs. The Commerce Department...

Trade Relations Between the European Union and the U.S.

by A1 WorldWide Logistics | May 13, 2019 | Customs Broker, Freight Forwarding

We’ve only recently seen the European Union’s first written response on retaliatory measures. The European Union has warned the U.S. that if it imposes tariffs on the automotive industry, it will not only hurt the U.S. economy, but the EU will also impose its...

Logistics and Blockchain: A Match Made in Bliss

by A1 WorldWide Logistics | May 13, 2019 | Customs Broker, Freight Forwarding

With many moving parts in the logistics industry, managing today’s supply chains are becoming more multifaceted with each passing day. Luckily, blockchain provides advantages that make the line of communication and transaction between business’s smoother than ever....

Will Smart Contracts in Logistics Revolutionize Supply Chains?

by A1 WorldWide Logistics | May 9, 2019 | Freight Forwarding

The logistics and shipping industry is progressively depending on the advancement of technology to cut costs, increase transparency, and improve processes throughout many aspects. Through the use of smart contracts, blockchain technology may serve as a...