Trade & import playbooks

Three Incoterms cover 80% of B2B imports. Each shifts cost, risk, and customs paperwork onto either you or the seller. Pick wrong and you eat surprise bills.

Alibaba 'Gold Supplier' badges mean almost nothing. Here's the 6-step verification protocol used by professional sourcing agents — costs $200, prevents losing $50K to a phantom factory.

An LCL quote covers about 15% of what you pay. Work through CBM, the W/M freight ton, destination THC and CFS charges with real numbers.

USMCA is up for joint review in July 2026. Here's the actual 2026 tariff status across the highest-volume product categories — and what 'qualifying for USMCA' actually means at customs.

K-beauty importers waste 30-50% margin to middlemen pretending to be brands. Here's how to identify true brand-direct vs reseller — and the 6 brands that publish direct wholesale terms.