Tag: Nearshoring
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On May 4, 2026, Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) and CSX flipped the switch on a fully dedicated Southeast Mexico Express (SMX) intermodal train, a single-line, premium service connecting the U.S. Southeast directly with Texas and Mexico. The launch caps eighteen months of joint work that began in December 2024, when the two Class I…
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Practical guide to nearshoring to Mexico for USMCA: timing, cost-benefit, execution path for SMB importers.
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Practical guide to nearshoring to Costa Rica CAFTA: timing, cost-benefit, execution path for SMB importers.
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Practical guide to reshoring to United States: timing, cost-benefit, execution path for SMB importers.
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Introduction: The Nearshoring Imperative Nearshoring, the practice of moving manufacturing and sourcing operations from distant overseas locations to closer countries, has emerged as one of the most significant supply chain trends of the decade. Driven by tariff pressures, supply chain disruption risk, rising logistics costs, and a desire for greater operational control, businesses across industries…
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Nearshoring China production to Mexico. USMCA qualification, IMMEX setup, Section 301 avoidance, Section 122 exemption.
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The global economy has entered a new phase of strategic recalibration, and nowhere is this more evident than in the shifting corporate footprints across North America and Europe. Since January 2025, a fresh wave of tariffs primarily imposed by the United States has triggered a cascade of decisions by multinational companies to relocate operations, restructure…
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U.S. Trade Policy Overhaul: Tariffs on Brazil and South Korea, and the End of De Minimis The United States has initiated a sweeping transformation of its trade policy under President Donald Trump, marking a decisive pivot toward economic nationalism and protectionism. This shift includes the imposition of steep tariffs on Brazil and South Korea two…
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The U.S.–EU trade deal locks in a uniform 15% tariff on all EU-origin goods entering the United States and eliminates duties on every American export bound for the 27-nation bloc. In return, the EU commits to purchasing $750 billion in U.S. energy products, investing $600 billion across U.S. infrastructure and technology projects, and streamlining defense…