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What is Harbor Maintenance Fee (HMF)?
Definition The Harbor Maintenance Fee (HMF) is a fee imposed by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) for U.S. imports shipped via ocean freight. It is charged at 0.125% of the value of the commercial cargo shipped through identified ports. The HMF is...
What is Merchandise Processing Fee (MPF)?
Definition The Merchandise Processing Fee (MPF) is a fee imposed by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) for most U.S. imports. The MPF is charged at 0.3456% of the value of the merchandise being imported. There is a minimum fee of $25 and a maximum of...
5 Steps to Effective Communication with Chinese Suppliers
Global business can be tricky, especially when you are not familiar with your business partner’s culture. A normally friendly gesture used in American business can offend someone from another country while idioms can be lost in translation and...
An Importer’s Guide to Chinese New Year
It’s mid-February, nearing your shipment deadline, and your supplier in Shanghai hasn’t responded since your last email a week ago. While an entire country is celebrating, you’re in full panic-mode. Maybe you forgot or maybe you didn’t even know...
What Type of Freight Forwarder Is Right for You?
Not all international freight forwarding providers are the same. For example, some freight forwarders are focused on offering the lowest prices. Other freight forwarders tout their technology above all else. Then there are freight forwarders...
Amazon FBA Sellers: 3 Tips for Choosing the Right Freight Forwarder
It has never been a better time to be an eCommerce seller on Amazon. In 2016, a study found that 43 percent of all online sales went through Amazon, and that’s expected to grow. In fact, as Business Insider writes in the same article, “although...