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FlavorCloud’s Customs Network: The Game Changer in Global E-Commerce

In the vast expanse of global e-commerce, navigating the intricacies of cross-border transactions can be a daunting task for 3PLs and merchants. Enter FlavorCloud’s Customs Network, a revolutionary solution that simplifies the complex web of customs and global trade compliance and ensures up-to-date processes for any country. Keeping you compliant no matter the changes within…

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Global Trade Compliance Update—March 27: Forced Labor Regulations

Welcome to FlavorCloud’s Global Trade Compliance update to keep you up to date on what’s going on in the world of Global Trade Compliance. This weekly update seeks to best serve FlavorCloud customers and partners as we facilitate and automate frictionless international trade and logistics. Forced Labor Restrictions and Regulations One of the major global…

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New Shipping Requirements to the EU

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. These new requirements impact all goods imported into the EU by air- cargo, express,…

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Global Trade Compliance Update—February 2, 2023

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 and logistics. GLOBAL: China, Russia, and Export Controls The expectation is that Russia…

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EU Import Guide

Are you looking to export products to the European Union? Do you want to tap into the EU market to achieve growth? The EU is an attractive market for merchants to expand their business as many countries within the region have significant buying power and expanding needs and wants for products outside the bloc. But…

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Understanding Kits, Sets, or Bundles When Shipping Internationally

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 Protection (CBP), the World Customs Organization (WCO), and…

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Whit’s Global Trade Compliance Update

Global Trade Compliance is an ever-evolving and complex environment and a vital component of shipping internationally. Our updates aim to keep you well-informed on important changes to Trade Compliance laws, regulations, or requirements—which could fundamentally impact your international shipping business. At FlavorCloud, our mission is to make international shipping easy, affordable, and friction-free—anywhere in the…

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Guide to Declared Value & Customs Valuation | FlavorCloud

Along with other data points, chiefly among them the three international trade data elements (HTS, ECCN/export control classification, and Country of Origin), it is imperative that correct customs valuation is used for each international transaction. Correct trade data points and proper customs valuation streamlines the export and import processes, ensuring your goods flow smoothly and…

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