Insights

Section 232 by product, the 10% Section 301 tariff, USMCA review dates, antidumping cases and Mexico's tariff decrees, dated and sourced.

Where Mexico's furniture and building materials freight ships from, what tariffs, ISPM-15 and the liability cap add, and how dry van rates moved.

Servers, switchgear and transformers moving north from Mexico. Where they ship from, carrier liability, oversize permits, tariffs and how rates moved.

Where Mexico's paper and packaging freight ships from, what ISPM-15, Lacey Act, Section 301 and Carta Porte add, and how dry van rates moved this year.

Where Mexico's machinery freight ships from, what weight limits, permits and Section 232 add in cost and time, and how open deck and dry van rates moved.

Resin goes south, plastic parts come north. What the PVC duty, USMCA origin and border weight limits add in cost, and how dry van rates moved this year.

Which way steel moves after the 50% duty, the weight gap that splits a coil load, Mexico's import notice, and how dry van and open deck rates moved.

Where Mexico's produce crosses into the U.S., what APHIS, AMS and FDA rules add in time, how the season moves the market, and where reefer rates went.

Where protein and dairy freight ships from, what FSIS reinspection, FSMA temperature duties and Mexican permits add, and how reefer bids moved this year.

Where Mexico's packaged food freight ships from, what the weight gap, FDA prior notice and the USMCA claim add, and how dry van rates moved this year.

Where Mexico's auto parts freight ships from, what USMCA, racks, Carta Porte and corridor security add in cost and time, and how dry van rates moved this year.

Where tequila and mezcal freight ships from, what CRT certificates, excise tax, state registration and weight rules cost, and how Guadalajara rates moved.

Eleven questions freight brokers ask again and again about Mexico and Canada freight, answered plainly: where the carriers are, vetting without an MC number, B-1 drivers, customs brokers, the Carta Porte, quoting, insurance, bonded carriers, LTL and hazmat.

Canada freight runs in three directions: within Canada, across the U.S. border, and into and out of Mexico. Each one has its own paperwork, equipment and carrier records, and its own way of being priced in Canadian dollars. Here is the map.

Asset carriers, brokers, 3PLs and forwarders each own a different piece of a Mexico move. What each one does, the eight questions to ask before your first load, and how to tell whether the rate you are quoted sits where the market is.