News, case studies and notes from the floor
What we're working on, what we've learned, and the occasional thing we think every importer should know.
Fiskers opens in Toronto, our first office outside the US and China
A 58,000 sq ft bonded warehouse in Mississauga, a Canadian customs team, and direct routings from China by rail through Vancouver and Prince Rupert. Priya Raman on why now, and what changes for clients.
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Fiskers opens in Toronto
Our first office outside the US and China, and why we waited this long to open it.
Lunar New Year 2027 starts Feb 6. Here's the calendar we'd book to.
Factory closures, the pre-holiday rush and the slow restart, laid out week by week.
Kitting at origin: how one assembler cut line-side wait from 9 days to 2
Seven suppliers, one container, and a lot of labeled totes.
A Tuesday on the Yantian consolidation floor
Nine suppliers, four containers and one very long tape measure. A photo essay.
Why we classify at the part number, not the purchase order
Unfinished goods and subassemblies are where duty surprises come from. Here's how we avoid them.
Ten years in Ningbo
From a borrowed desk to nine people and 3,000 containers a year. Mei Lin Zhao looks back.
Rates, capacity and holidays, once a month
A short email on the first Tuesday of each month: what transpacific rates did, where space is tight, which holidays are coming, and any customs changes worth knowing. About 2,400 supply chain people read it. No sales pitch.
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