2026년 5월

2026년 미국행 항공 vs. 해상 운송: 실제 CBM당 비용, 영업 담당자의 과장 광고가 아닌 실제 비용 분석 서론 중국에서 미국으로 화물을 운송하기 위해 여러 운송업체의 견적을 비교해 본 경험이 있다면, 어떤 어려움에 직면하는지 잘 아실 겁니다. 운송업체는 견적을 제시하며 미소를 짓고, 그것이 최적의 운송 방법이라고 확신시켜 줍니다. 하지만 실제로는 어떨까요? […]

E-Bikes, Massage Chairs & Lithium Batteries: A Practical DG Compliance Checklist for US Shipments   Introduction Selling big consumer items into the United States has never been a simple prospect, but 2025 and 2026 have set the bar substantially higher. Regulators on both sides of the Pacific have issued a flurry of revisions that impact

From Shenzhen Warehouse to a US Front Door: Mapping the Full Door-to-Door Logistics Chain     Introduction In some place in Shenzhen, a forklift places a 180 kilogram crated treadmill close to a loading dock. Three weeks from now that same piece of equipment will be brought up a flight of stairs in a Chicago

Section 301 + 232 + IEEPA: How to Stack Your Real Landed Cost Before You Quote a Customer     Introduction If you are quoting a customer on enormous cargo coming from China to the United States or Europe in 2026 and you have not previously computed the whole tariff stack before you send that

FCL vs. LCL for Furniture & Treadmills: The CBM Breakeven Point Sellers Keep Getting Wrong     If you sell big stuff, sofas, treadmills, massage chairs, dining tables, you’ve very definitely lost money on a freight decision at some point without even realizing it. The ocean rate is rarely the problem. It is the time

DDP to the US: What “Duty Paid” Actually Covers in 2026 (And What It Doesn’t) Introduction If you’ve ever had a package sent from abroad and then been smacked with a surprise customs bill when it arrived at your doorstep, then you know why Delivered Duty Paid (DDP) has become such an attractive Incoterm for

Oversized Cargo (8 Tons / 8 Meters): The Freight Forwarder’s Playbook for US-Bound Bulky Goods     Introduction There is a certain frustration involved in seeing a container on the way to port, only to find out that the cargo inside — a row of massage chairs, a batch of commercial refrigerators — has been

Ship From China to the US in 2026: Why “De Minimis” No Longer Saves You a Cent     For more than a decade, three words quietly powered an entire generation of cross-border e-commerce: “under eight hundred dollars.” Under a provision known as the Section 321 de minimis exemption, any package valued below that amount

China to France in 2026: Why Experienced Shippers Double-Check HS Codes Before Every Single Booking Introduction Ask any forwarder who has cleared goods through Le Havre or Marseille this year, and you will hear the same quiet routine repeated again and again: before a booking is confirmed, before a container is sealed, before an invoice

How Oversize B2C Deliveries in France Are Changing: Appointment Windows, Floor Placement & Assembly Services Introduction Selling a sofa, treadmill or commercial-grade refrigerator online is a difficulty. But passing it through a Haussmann-era doorway on a day when the French consumer is actually home – and walking away with a five-star review – is quite