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70–80%
of Letters of Credit are rejected on first presentation due to document discrepancies
1 in 3
exporters miscalculate landed cost due to incorrect tariff classification or missed trade remedies
95%
of all businesses globally are SMEs — yet they account for under a third of total export value
$35T
in global trade in 2025 — most SMEs still navigate it with spreadsheets and manual checks
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Market Report

Southeast Asia Trade Corridors: Where Manufacturing Is Actually Moving

Vietnam, Indonesia, and the Philippines are absorbing supply chain diversification at different rates and for different product categories. This report breaks down which country wins which industry — and what the import data shows about demand lag times.

March 2026 · 12 min read Read more →
Policy Intelligence

The GCC Unified Tariff 2025: What Actually Changed for Exporters

The new 12-digit integrated customs tariff across all GCC member states came into effect with less fanfare than it deserved. We go through the categories that moved, the ones that stayed, and what it means for exporters targeting Saudi Arabia, UAE, and Kuwait simultaneously.

February 2026 · 9 min read Read more →
Supply Chain

Red Sea Disruption: The Real Cost Picture 14 Months In

Beyond the headline freight surcharges — how Suez rerouting via the Cape of Good Hope has compounded into insurance premiums, LC presentation window compression, and inventory financing costs that most landed cost models are still not capturing.

January 2026 · 11 min read Read more →
Blogs

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trade decisions.

Shorter reads on the tactical questions that come up in every shipment cycle — document prep, tariff planning, market entry, and counterparty due diligence.

Tariff Watch

Section 301 Updates: The Categories That Changed in 2025

The latest USTR schedule revisions and which HS chapters are now carrying higher duties on Chinese-origin goods entering the US. If you source from China for the US market, at least three of these will affect your landed cost calculations.

March 2026 · 6 min read Read more →
Trade Finance

LC vs Open Account in 2026: A Framework for Choosing

The decision between a Letter of Credit and open account terms is not just about trust — it is about the cost of trust in each direction. A practical framework based on buyer country, relationship age, shipment value, and your working capital position.

February 2026 · 7 min read Read more →
Opportunity Spotlight

Five High-Growth Product Categories for African Markets Right Now

Using 30 years of import data to identify product categories growing fastest across sub-Saharan Africa. Three of the five have duty arrangements that make India-origin or Southeast Asia-origin exports structurally competitive.

January 2026 · 8 min read Read more →

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