US EditionInternational shipping for small businesses: How to navigate tariff changes and shipping disruptions
Small businesses face rising tariffs and regulatory shifts; multi-carrier strategies improve transit times by up to 37%, experts say.
- ShipStation produced a practical guide for small businesses after speaking with ecommerce shipping leaders about navigating the end of the U.S. de minimis exemption and counter-tariffs.
- Rising regulatory scrutiny and tariffs have tightened cross-border trade as governments impose tariffs and limit quantities, a study by ePost Global found multi-carrier networks outperformed single-carrier approaches by 24%.
- Highlight six- to ten-day shipping standard and adopt the `delivery duty paid` model, advocated by Craig Reed, to show total landed costs at checkout and use Harmonized System codes.
- Building buffers and clear communication preserves customer trust amid longer border processing, while automation solutions save time and money long-term, Aurélien Leftick and Adam Zurawski emphasize.
- Make data-driven decision-making processes by treating early international launches as experiments and leverage small-business agility to expand gradually into neighboring international markets, Kate Muth said.
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International shipping for small businesses: How to navigate tariff changes and shipping disruptions
Garsya // Shutterstock Despite recent advancements in logistics and shipping technologies, international shipping for small businesses remains complex. The rise of the convenience economy and online shopping has heralded the shift from a “carrier handles everything” mentality to “merchants must be proactively thinking.” Whether you’re worried about the end of the de minimis exemption in the U.S., counter-tariffs posed by other countries, or la…
International shipping for small businesses: How to navigate tariff changes and shipping disruptions
Garsya // Shutterstock Despite recent advancements in logistics and shipping technologies, international shipping for small businesses remains complex. The rise of the convenience economy and online shopping has heralded the shift from a “carrier handles everything” mentality to “merchants must be proactively thinking.” Whether you’re worried about the end of the de minimis exemption in the U.S., counter-tariffs posed by other countries, or la…
International shipping for small businesses: How to navigate tariff changes and shipping disruptions
Garsya // Shutterstock Despite recent advancements in logistics and shipping technologies, international shipping for small businesses remains complex. The rise of the convenience economy and online shopping has heralded the shift from a “carrier handles everything” mentality to “merchants must be proactively thinking.” Whether you’re worried about the end of the de minimis exemption in the U.S., counter-tariffs posed by other countries, or la…
International shipping for small businesses: How to navigate tariff changes and shipping disruptions
Garsya // Shutterstock Despite recent advancements in logistics and shipping technologies, international shipping for small businesses remains complex. The rise of the convenience economy and online shopping has heralded the shift from a “carrier handles everything” mentality to “merchants must be proactively thinking.” Whether you’re worried about the end of the de minimis exemption in the U.S., counter-tariffs posed by other countries, or la…
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