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International 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, speaking with ecommerce leaders to address regulatory shifts like the end of the U.S. de minimis exemption and rising counter-tariffs.
- Evidence from ePost Global shows multi-carrier networks outperform single carriers by 24% across over 20 million shipments, amid tighter customs scrutiny and tariffs by governments.
- Highlight six- to ten-day shipping standard and use Harmonized System codes with customs documentation and package values, while adopting a delivery duty paid model to show total landed costs.
- Communicating delays and building buffers preserves customer trust, while automation solutions save time and money long-term, small businesses and recipients benefit.
- Make data-driven expansion choices and treat early entries as experiments, leveraging small-business agility to adapt faster and scale gradually into neighboring international markets with reliable partners.
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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…
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International shipping for small businesses: How to navigate tariff changes and shipping disruptions
ShipStation reports on navigating international shipping complexities for small businesses, emphasizing proactive strategies and effective communication to manage tariffs and disruptions.
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