According to Transport Intelligence, the global market for freight forwarding surpassed pre-pandemic levels in 2021, but limited capacity and record-high freight prices offer a tough call. Ti estimates the market will expand 5.7 % in 2022, falling to 3.7% by 2026. Their Global Freight Forwarding 2022 report provides an up-to-date view of the freight forwarding landscape, [...]
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HMRC received a total of 78.3 million customs declarations for international commerce in 2021. Listed below is a breakdown of the same: 58.0 million import declarations 20.3 million export declarations 34,3 million declarations for trade between the United Kingdom and the European Union 42.9 million declarations for the United Kingdom's trade with non-European Union nations 19.6 million [...]
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The United Kingdom is set to impose new tariffs on foreign steel imports to protect domestic producers from a "flood of cheap steel imports." The government will impose new "safeguard" import restrictions on several developing nations while announcing a two-year extension of tariffs on developed countries and China. Anne-Marie Trevelyan, secretary of international trade, proposed a two-year [...]
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