by Michael Fisher | Dec 4, 2024 | Manufacturing, News & Announcements, State of Freight
What a Tariff Is and Isn’t In practical application, a tariff is a tax. There’s no other way to look at it. It is a charge that is levied by the United States Customs and Border Protection Agency and is calculated as a percentage of the value of goods being imported...
by GPI Staff | Nov 15, 2023 | News & Announcements
Did you know that Nokia was a paper manufacturer, Avon sold books door-to-door, and PAX started as an esoteric webcomic called Penny Arcade? Nokia and Avon have both receded from their height of cultural relevance, but PAX is more influential than ever as the host of...
by Michael Fisher | Sep 20, 2023 | News & Announcements
Image attributed to Toy Tales. It was 45 years ago, and yes- I was there. Good Lord, I’m turning into an old-timer. At any rate, I was about 16, still in high school and not quite sure what I wanted to study in college. My father thought it would be a good idea to...
by Michael Fisher | May 16, 2023 | News & Announcements
I am just recently back from 10 days on the ground throughout Hong Kong and Mainland China, and it was great to be visiting our factory partners after the years-long Covid travel shutdown. The border into China is wide open, albeit with a few new procedures to follow....
by Michael Fisher | Feb 15, 2023 | News & Announcements
As I spoke about in last month’s newsletter, in early December China lifted the bulk of its Covid restrictions. Now, with the Chinese New Year holiday over and the migration of workers having returned to factories, the border has officially opened for business and...
by GPI Staff | Feb 14, 2023 | News & Announcements
A Collaboration Between the Two Companies Allows Ease of Fulfillment Leading to Fewer Delays and Cost Savings Grand Prix International (GPI) and Floship have joined their collective expertise to provide toy and game companies a friction-free shipping process to...
