August 2026 Global Trade, Customs and Shipping Policy Update for Exporters

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This website is designed as a quick-reference compliance resource for monthly planning. If your business trades across multiple markets, use it to coordinate procurement, pricing, logistics, customs brokerage, and customer communication in one place. 

The overview focuses on official measures that are effective or applicable in August 2026, while also flagging items that should not be mistaken for August-start rules.

How She Went Global® podcast with Ming Chen, President and CEO, MSL Global Express (9/15/25)

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🌟 ☀ 🌟 🌏   Just dropped (September 15, 2025) – the 55th episode of the wegg® How She Went Global® Podcast with Ming Chen, President and CEO of MSL Global Express, Inc., "Charting New Routes: A Woman Entrepreneur in Global Logistics," – sponsored by VISA and Associated Bank.

Her company moves goods around the world via air, sea, or land – handling all aspects of the transaction. Listen to her inspiring journey at your leisure.🌟 ☀ 🌟 🌎  

U.S. E-commerce Logistics Costs Are Expected to Rise through 2020

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According to a report entitled “E-Commerce Logistics in the United States,” e-commerce logistics costs in the U.S. now accounts for 6.9% of total U.S. logistics costs, which is ahead of 2016’s 5.2% tally.  Making these figures even more significant is that based on data from the U.S. Census Bureau, when it first tracked e-commerce sales in 1999, e-commerce represented a mere 0.6% of total retail sales.

The report also indicates that over the last five years, e-commerce logistics costs have a compound annual growth rate of around 15%, with the expectation that it will remain at the level or head further up.

It estimates that U.S. e-commerce logistics costs are expected to increase at an 18.8% rate per year through 2020.

Learn more about U.S. e-commerce logistics costs and what is expected in the future.