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A container arrives at your dock and CBSA risk-scores it in real time. Depending on their assessment, it clears in 15 minutes or sits for a 24–72 hour examination. Understanding what triggers a hold a
Maersk has restarted its WAF6 West Africa–Mediterranean service through the Red Sea after months of Cape-of-Good-Hope diversions. Shorter transit to the Atlantic means containers hit Montreal sooner,
ONE Record is IATA's unified air cargo data standard, and Lufthansa Cargo, WiseTech Global, and IBS Software just signed on. For Canadian importers, the question is simple: does your air freight broke
Treat Delays Like Incidents When a shipment is held at the UK border, there is always a...
Your shipment lands at a Canadian port. Before it reaches the warehouse dock, it's already passed through CBSA assessment and broker filing. Understanding what happens in that sequence—and which timel
Trade negotiations delay aircraft tariffs for six months. The window isn't a reprieve for importers, but a deadline to prepare warehouse and customs operations. Lock drayage contracts, streamline CARM
Stable container spot rates mask the duty, currency, and CARM compliance variables that determine your real landed cost per unit. Here's what we watch beyond the freight line.
Ford, Nestlé, and 50+ companies are hunting for tariff exemptions from Section 301 levies. That's a broker's fight in DC, not a warehouse problem. Except your cargo lands in-bond and sits there for we
Rising import volumes and constrained drayage capacity are colliding with fixed CARM filing deadlines at Canadian ports. Brokers are seeing detention charges pile up when CAD filings miss release wind
IATA's new direct air waybill rules shift significant liability from carriers to freight forwarders, forcing them to compress inbound windows and tighten customs commitments. When forwarders tighten w
Import cargo doesn't hit the dock until the broker releases it from customs clearance. CBSA examination holds and drayage detention eat into your dock-to-stock window every inbound cycle. Every day th
Bonded warehouses and free trade zones both defer customs duties, but they operate under completely different legal frameworks. One keeps goods under CBSA suspension until clearance; the other treats