A new free report from Descartes Datamyne provides trade data on Tesla electric vehicles exports, including Model S and Model X, volumes and country destinations in 2016. Tesla shipped 22,007 electric vehicles (EVs) to markets abroad in 2016, an 11.9% increase over...
U.S. beef exports to South Korea passed a billion-dollar milestone in year 5 of the KORUS FTA. Beef exports are primed for more growth as the Chinese and Brazilian markets re-open. U.S. Beef Exports: KORUS FTA Trajectory No market provides a better example of the fall...
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue yesterday announced the suspension of all imports of fresh beef from Brazil because of recurring concerns about the safety of the products intended for the American market. In the wake of the Brazilian government...
Descartes Datamyne provides supply chain managers with fresh news on domestic ocean cargo gateway trends and productivity in its U.S. Port Report 2016, writes Patrick Burnson in Logistics Management. Brendan McCahill, senior vice president of Trade Data Content at...
Brazilian beef exports have paid a price for Operation Weak Flesh, the Brazilian government investigation into alleged bribery of food-sanitation inspectors. [See Brazilian Meat Exports Skewered.] The investigation culminated in March with charges against 21 meat...
New Zealand has a clear shot at its target of $2 billion in wine exports by 2020, reports the New Zealand Winegrowers industry association, with New Zealand wine gaining U.S. market share, surpassing $500 million for the first time in April. Last year, New Zealand...
The Dominican Republic is the leading Latin American importer and fifth-ranked importer overall of electric vehicles (EVs) manufactured in the United States as of first-quarter 2017, according to newly available trade data from Descartes Datamyne, América Economía...
Electric vehicle market watchers can get a sharper view of cross-border commerce in hybrids and all-electric cars, thanks to new Harmonized Tariff System (HTS) codes introduced in January. [See Change and Continuity: New Tariff Codes Debut.] Previously swept under the...
New Harmonized System – or HS – tariff codes debuted with the New Year in the 2017 edition of the U.S. Harmonized Tariff System – or HTS. (What’s the difference between HS and HTS? See our FAQ here. More on the rollover can be found here in our complimentary...
After falling to historic lows in 2016, ocean freight rates began to recover towards the end of last year, writes Cathy Roberson in Pharma Logistics IQ. Meanwhile, air freight rates remain high and capacity is tightening. More pharmaceutical shippers are looking to...
