Category Sourcing: Our topic overview

Freight Costs: The Complete Overview

Calculating freight costs: how base freight, surcharges such as BAF and THC, and chargeable weight add up to your true, actual shipping costs.

Seaworthy Packaging: VCI Protection & ISPM 15

Export packaging explained: what seaworthy packaging means, how VCI corrosion protection works, and what ISPM 15 requires for wood packaging.

Pallet Positions: CCG1, CCG2 and Double-Deck Loading

Planning pallet positions in a truck: what CCG1 and CCG2 mean for pallet load height, and when double-deck loading actually pays off.

Commodity Code: Classification, Tariff Number and Intrastat

Commodity code and customs tariff number are often confused. Here's how to find the right statistical commodity code for Intrastat and customs.

Customs Fees China: Tariff Rate, Calculation and Example

Calculating customs fees for China imports: customs value, tariff rate, and import VAT explained, with a worked example for buyers and procurement teams.

Customs Declaration: Process, Documents and ATLAS

Customs declarations via ATLAS explained: what information and documents buyers must give their customs agent and how an import declaration works.