The value of the the total coffee imports and exports continues to decline. Since August 2017, the International Coffee Organization indicator price has declined in each month except January. The price has further decreased by 1.1% in March 2018 to an average of...
Complimentary White Paper: Global Trade Data-as-a-Service for Competitive Advantage
Register to download the analysis on how to use global trade data to drive growth. Trade content; including classification, valuation, market research and sanctions data; tended to be siloed in a single system or department and only used for a narrow set of...
U.S. Pet Food Exports: Overview and Outlook
The United States has traditionally been a strong target for dog and cat food imports, with the U.S. market share of global sales around 42%. However, U.S. pet food exports continue to rise, according to data from Descartes Datamyne™ . Despite a seasonal...
Following Section 232 Tariffs: New Terms of U.S.-South Korea Trade
Recent agreements with South Korea to impose a quota on steel imports (instead of a 25% tariff); to lower KORUS FTA barriers to U.S. cars, trucks and auto parts. The end result may impact U.S.-South Korea trade patterns. Just before implementing new tariffs of 10% on...
U.S. Tariffs on Chinese Goods: Overview and Timeline
The world’s leading trade partners, the U.S. and China, are implementing tariffs on a growing list of goods. With new U.S. tariffs on Chinese goods, companies that rely on imports or exports need solutions to keep pace with wide-ranging, rapid-fire changes in the...
Market Changers: U.S. Section 232 Aluminum and Steel Tariffs
Imposed by presidential proclamations March 8, effective March 23, the new U.S. aluminum and steel tariffs do not apply to imports from NAFTA partners Canada and Mexico. Commerce Dept. is accepting applications to exclude products needed by domestic downstream...
U.S. Commercial Service Helps Companies Expand Globally with Descartes Datamyne Solution
U.S. Commercial Service is using Descartes Datamyne™ to produce in-depth market research to help U.S. exporters better identify new international business opportunities. Descartes Systems Group (Nasdaq:DSGX) (TSX:DSG), the global leader in uniting...
Leaning in on Economic and Trade Sanctions
The U.S. is making greater use of economic and trade sanctions as tools of foreign policy, extending their reach to more targets around the world ... creating new compliance pitfalls for companies that do business on a global basis. The U.S. is leaning in on economic...
U.S. Deploys Protective Tariffs on Solar Panels, Washing Machines
Delivering on a promise to defend domestic industries, the U.S. raises protective tariffs on solar panels, washing machines; finds cause for new duties on alloy aluminum sheet from China. New protective tariffs on solar panels, washing machines and (coming soon) alloy...
Getting Trade Data Reports Admitted Into Evidence In Court: A Primer
by John M. Peterson, guest columnist Descartes Datamyne subscribers use trade data reports for a variety of purposes – to monitor competitors’ importing activities, to detect intellectual property infringements, to spot contract breaches, and to detect wrongdoing in a...