CBP pushed Entry Type 13 from October 22 to January 20. Deadline moved — expectations haven’t.
Ep #86 of Decoding Cross-Border Ecommerce: @clintreid, Jan Hoelterling, and Jonathan Sullivan break down what the push actually changes, what it doesn’t, and why Zonos is still filing production Type 13 entries October 22.
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EU PID update: Per the Commission's Oct 5 guidance, PIDs apply only to B2C shipments of €150 or less, not all B2C shipments as we first posted. Over €150: no PIDs. B2B: generally out of scope. PIDs mandatory Nov 1. Source: taxation-customs.ec.europa.e…
November 1, the EU's new product identifier requirement goes live — on every B2C shipment into the EU, not just low-value.
Ep #85 of Decoding Cross-Border Ecommerce: @clintreid, @BezzantAaron, and Zonos Chief Data Scientist Jonathan Sullivan break down the three identifiers, the carve-outs, and how to be ready.
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November 1, the EU's new product identifier requirement goes live — on every B2C shipment into the EU, not just low-value.
Ep #85 of Decoding Cross-Border Ecommerce: @clintreid, @BezzantAaron, and Zonos Chief Data Scientist Jonathan Sullivan break down the three identifiers, the carve-outs, and how to be ready.
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Come October 22, PGA data on mail into the U.S. gets enforced for the first time ever.
Ep #84 of Decoding Cross-Border Ecommerce: @clintreid, @BezzantAaron, and Zonos' corporate customs broker Angela Macke break down what PGAs are, what they'll ask for, and how to be ready.
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CBP just held its Trade & Cargo Security Summit — first one since the enforcement EO dropped.
Ep #83 of Decoding Cross-Border Ecommerce: @clintreid, @BezzantAaron, and @Joshua_Aikens (in his podcast debut) unpack what CBP actually said, what the industry felt, and why the bar is quietly moving.
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"A Reckoning is Coming."
In Ep #82 of Decoding Cross-Border Ecommerce, @clintreid and @BezzantAaron zoom out on the customs enforcement EO — and why, for honest sellers and brokers, this is the best news in a thousand years.
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We're #38 on the @UtahBusiness Fast 50! 🚀 One of Utah's fastest-growing companies over the last five years. Grateful for the team, customers, and partners who make it possible.
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Did you know a Utah tech company is the reason some of your international packages are still arriving? 📦✈️
When global trade rules shifted overnight and froze shipments to the U.S., St. George-based @zonos stepped in. They built the AI compliance tech needed to get 83 global postal operators moving again—in just weeks.
🧵 Check out the full story of how they saved the mail through the link bellow.
Sponsored by: @zonos
CBP just dropped 2 IFRs and a general notice. U.S. postal entry is changing in 30 days — and again this fall.
Ep #81 of Decoding Cross-Border Ecommerce: @clintreid, @BezzantAaron, and Jonathan Sullivan walk through the new interim spreadsheet, Entry Type 13, and the PGA wave coming in the fall.
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Trump's customs reform executive order dropped yesterday.
If you've gotten creative on your U.S. inbound flow over the last year, this is the episode to watch.
Ep #80 of Decoding Cross-Border Ecommerce: @clintreid, @BezzantAaron, and Jan Hoelterling break down what the EO actually changes — U.S. vs. the informal-entry kill switch for foreign IORs, and a 50% penalty floor.
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The EU just dropped its July 1 implementation guidance. 28 days out.
Ep #79 of Decoding Cross-Border Ecommerce: @clintreid and @BezzantAaron walk through H7 vs. H1, the IOSS-vs-FTA gotcha, the new declarant rules, and the postal carve-out.
The good news: our new Netherlands office puts us in position to act as declarant. Watch now.
Postal operators: the EU's new declarant rules don't have to be your problem.
Ep #78 of Decoding Cross-Border Ecommerce: @clintreid and @BezzantAaron break down the liability cascade, why no one wants to be the declarant, and how Zonos can step in — the same model already moving 70+ postal operators' volume into the U.S.
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EU duty de minimis is gone July 1.
Ep #77 of Decoding Cross-Border Ecommerce:
@clintreid and @BezzantAaron break down the new €3-per-tariff-subheading fee, why IOSS now anchors customs liability (not just VAT), and the November 1 product identifier deadline you can't miss.
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The story behind this week's news.
Ep #76 of Decoding Cross-Border Ecommerce: @clintreid and @BezzantAaron talk to Jason Bye, co-founder of Evolve Trade Services, about why we acquired a customs broker, and what's coming next for postal clearance.
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Big news: Zonos has acquired Evolve Trade Services, a licensed U.S. customs brokerage built for cross-border parcel volume.
We're launching Zonos Brokerage Services: clearance built into the compliance infrastructure 50,000+ merchants and 70+ postal operators already trust.
When new U.S. postal entry requirements land, brokerage will already be built in. No scrambling. No third parties. One path from checkout to clearance.
Details: zonos.com/brokerage
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@zonos has acquired Evolve Trade Services and is now a is now Licensed U.S. Customs Broker 🇺🇸
This unlocks so much potential for growth on our core business and gives us a new vertical to totally reimagine.
1+1 = 3
The Supreme Court struck down IEEPA tariffs on Friday. The White House had a new Executive Order ready by Friday afternoon.
Aaron and @clintreid recorded Saturday morning to break down what actually changed and what cross-border operators should do right now. 🎙️