Cross-border logistics, carrier economics and the software I build to hold it together. Mostly written between customs filings.
9 postsUpdated September 2026
Since 1 July every sub-€150 parcel into the EU pays €3 per tariff line. Turkish-origin goods can escape it under the Customs Union — but only on a full H1 declaration with VAT collected at the border, not at checkout. For many sellers that costs more than the duty it saves.
In May Amazon opened its freight, fulfilment and parcel network to any business and knocked 9–13% off FedEx, UPS and GXO in a day. Since then: a seller conference, a peak surcharge and very little public data. What to watch.
CBP's electronic informal entry for mail shipments up to $2,500 enters production this month. It is voluntary for now, but from 22 October it becomes the only route for a growing list of excluded goods.
UPS, FedEx and USPS have all published holiday pricing. The headline rates are up 20–25%, but the real cost is in the volume rules — and one of them may have been triggered for you ten months ago.
The $800 duty-free threshold has been gone for a year and is now written into regulation and statute. A plain reading of where the rules stand, and what they mean for a small exporter shipping direct to American customers.
The Postal Service has filed temporary package price increases from 4 October to 17 January. Unlike UPS and FedEx, the rise is flat per parcel with no volume tiers, which makes it the natural home for lightweight overflow.
Grand View Research expects third-party logistics to grow from $1,356.7 billion in 2026 to $2,502.2 billion by 2033. Look at where that growth is coming from — road, cross-border, automotive — and the map points at the Bosphorus.
FedEx Same Day Local promises two-hour delivery, but the service runs on OneRail's orchestration platform and a pool of more than 1,000 outside carriers. Here is why that is the smart way in, and where it falls short.
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