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Bridgestone Brings ENLITEN Technologies to New Ecopia Long-Haul Tyre Range, Enhancing Fuel Efficiency and Cutting Operational Costs for Fleets - November 23, 2023
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POCKET BOX SCOOPS NORTHERN IRELAND ROAD SAFETY AWARD FOR FLEET TECHNOLOGY INNOVATION - November 22, 2023
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“Somewhat sustainable”: 85% of pharmaceutical businesses battling for greener future, new supply chain report finds. - November 21, 2023
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Resilinc Announces Top 30 Most Resilient Suppliers in the High-Tech Industry for 2023 - November 21, 2023
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APPLIED DRIVING OFFERS FLEETS FREE ACCESS TO DRIVER EDUCATION RESOURCES IN SUPPORT OF ROAD SAFETY WEEK - November 20, 2023
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Game-plan for a new supply chain reality - November 15, 2023
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Thank you to Kat Moss and welcome to Oliver Auston: New Chair for LEEA - November 15, 2023
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SURECAM WEBINAR TO DISCUSS FLEET DRIVER SAFEGUARDING IN WAKE OF GROWING LONE WORKER THREATS - November 14, 2023
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etaily lands $17.8M for commerce enablement platform powering global brands in Southeast Asia - November 14, 2023
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Connected Trucks: Jungheinrich drives forward the digitalisation and interconnection of intralogistics - November 14, 2023
With Brexit now official, there will obviously be far-reaching, and potentially costly, impacts for cross-border shipping, especially in the event of no deal being agreed before 31 December. Logistyx Technologies, a leader in transportation management systems (TMS) for parcels, recent White Paper identifies a variety of hurdles Brexit creates for cross-border shippers which could disrupt deliveries and customer service and increase costs:
- The UK’s exit from the EU means countries will receive new country codes for shipping, creating an immediate challenge. Shipping software that doesn’t include the new codes can lead to misrouted parcels, causing delays, losses and spoilage of time-sensitive or perishable goods.
- With Brexit turning the UK into a non-domestic destination for EU countries, shipments from and to the EU will now be regarded as exports. The immediate surge in exports will mean a high chance of goods ending up in bonded warehousing which is going to become increasingly hard to find.
- Retailers and distributors will need to determine cross-border tax calculations and adjust costs on ecommerce orders before transactions occur to ensure customers aren’t surprised by additional fees and taxes upon receipt of goods. They will also need to be able to track shipments and alert customers in advance about unexpected delays, for example because of customs hold-ups.
- While the UK data protection act closely mirrored GDPR, Brexit could still have an impact on data privacy when it comes to cross-border shipping. Under GDPR Member State companies may freely transfer personal information between Britain and the rest of the EU, but it remains a grey area whether they will still be able to do this post-Brexit without any additional legal mechanism.
- Most shipping software only provides line items to destinations outside the EU – failure to fully update software will mean the UK is still considered a domestic destination, leading to problems including increased time at customs, congestion at freeports, and potential issues with duty payments.