Know what products are allowed into a country BEFORE you ship!

Every country has restrictions as to what products they will allow into their borders. Often times these restrictions are based on cultural or religious beliefs for the local community.  Other times, the restrictions are enacted to protect local industry.

Each country’s list can be very complex and… Continue reading

On January 27, 2013, the USPS discontinued the Parcel Post mail class and replaced it with two options — Parcel Select for online postage buyers and Standard Post for customers who buy postage at the Post Office.  Delivery service for both Parcel Select and Standard Post are almost identical to Parcel Post, with delivery within 2-8 days.

FedEx and UPS recently raised their shipping rates by an overall average of 5.9% for 2013.  But an article written by Ken Wood of LJM Freight Auditing & Consulting that was recently published in Multi-Channel Merchant magazine shows the average rate increase can be much higher for commonly shipped packages.

Ken dissects how the private carriers use the word “average” to their benefit and how the majority… Continue reading