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FlavorCloud is excited to announce another full-scale expansion for merchants and 3PLs in Ireland, bringing them access to the FlavorCloud Global Network for carrier and customs automation. Last week we announced our expansion to the UK, just one of many exciting additions to ...

FlavorCloud is pleased to announce a full-scale expansion from the UK, bringing the FlavorCloud Global Network carrier and customs services to UK merchants.

HTS classifications and adequate product descriptions are particularly important for merchants shipping to the European Union. From March 1, 2023, new requirements go into effect for the EU’s advance cargo information system, the Import Control System 2 (“ICS2”) under Release 2. ...

Welcome to the weekly Global Trade Compliance update to keep you apprised of the ongoing rustlings in the world of Global Trade Compliance. This weekly update seeks to serve FlavorCloud customers and partners best as we facilitate and automate frictionless international trade ...

With the new year comes the annual general rate of increase, or GRI. For carriers, the GRI reflects their need to cover rising costs across the shipping industry. Last year’s rate increase was the highest in over a decade, and this year’s increase comes in at 6.9% to 7.9%, as ...

Are you looking to export products to the European Union? Do you want to tap into the EU market to achieve growth?

2022 was quite the year. Many of the post-pandemic global recession concerns continued to have an impact, but we also saw incredible opportunities for brands to grow with international ecommerce. And that’s one thing that doesn’t look like it will change in 2023.

Creating kits, sets, and bundles is a great way to offer value to your customers and sell more products. But when shipping internationally, you must meet global standards for what constitutes a kit, set, or bundle. Who sets these rules? That would be US Customs and Border ...

Leverage Shopping Preferences from Cyber Week to Q1 and Beyond If you didn’t plan well for Cyber Week or are curious about maximizing your business, we’ve got you covered. FlavorCloud’s partnership manager Drew Adair shared valuable data-backed insights about International Cyber ...

Global economics can get extremely complex, but certain principles of recession consumer behavior are straightforward. When people have less money and products are more expensive, the average consumer is going to purchase fewer or cheaper things.