by Arianne Hutchins | Jun 11, 2025 | State of Freight
There’s no end to the tariff woes this year, and it’s directly affecting your wallet. The White House administration has doubled the Section 232 iron and aluminum tariff from 25% to 50%. Reciprocal tariff holds on all countries, other than China, expire on July 9th...
by Michael Fisher | May 13, 2025 | Manufacturing, News & Announcements
Tariff Update: A 90 Day “Reprieve” Some encouraging news! A couple of minions in big-boy pants and matching red ties (Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer) met over the weekend in Switzerland with...
by Arianne Hutchins | May 7, 2025 | State of Freight
We’re five months into the new year, and so far it’s been a rollercoaster ride! It’s the kind of ride you can’t get off of fast enough. Tariffs have consumed the toy and game industry since early April, making it nearly impossible to ship anything from China and make...
by Michael Fisher | Apr 8, 2025 | Manufacturing, News & Announcements
Tariff Update: Liberation Day and the Cratering of the Global Economy Sunday morning, April 6th, [updated April 7th]. I have to note when I write this because by the time you read this, things may have changed once again. It’s been quite a tumultuous past few...
by Arianne Hutchins | Apr 7, 2025 | State of Freight
We’re beginning our fourth month of 2025, and tariffs are the topic on everyone’s minds. If you haven’t noticed the change yet, you probably haven’t imported or exported anything in the past month or so. There was a 20% tariff levied on China imports back in February,...
