U.S. Department of State Concludes $20,000,000 Settlement of Alleged Export Violations by 3D Systems Corporation - United States Department of State

$10M has been suspended for remedial actions to improve compliance.  The company EMAILED drawings to Germany and China.  E-mail is a mode of export that is under US Export Control Laws. 

The S&DC rollout rolls on: Implementation & Impacts of Delivery Network Transformation - Save the Post Office

This article is an opinion piece. EMTC seeks to provide multiple perspectives on issues that impact ecommerce, our members and our friends.  We welcome alternative perspectives. 

vFINAL- 2023 02 27 - Command Paper 1245 (publishing.service.gov.uk)

This is an important update for our members and friends in the UK, Northern Ireland and Europe. Trade between Northern Ireland and the UK will have a green lane. Trade with the EU will be subject to normal 3rd country processing.  Note significant changes to VAT including savings opportunities in Northern Ireland. 

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The Goods Barometer is a composite global trade indicator 

Last-mile companies poised to shake up the market - FreightWaves

Amazon expands same-day delivery, invests in driver safety - FreightWaves

Qantas to add more A321 cargo jets for e-commerce - FreightWaves

Biden-Harris Administration Launches First CHIPS for America Funding Opportunity | U.S. Department of Commerce

What are the shipping rates on Poshmark?

The effective date for the increase is February 23, 2023 

Etsy, Inc. - Etsy, Inc. Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2022 Results

Transactions where the buyer or seller, or both parties were outside of the U.S. represented 45% of overall GMS;

Sales down 4%;

Etsy reports 5.4 million active sellers