A discussion with Global Trade and Custom attorney, David Stepp, on what importers should expect with the new tariffs and how to mitigate their financial impact.

Topics:

• New tariffs
• Derivative goods of steel and aluminum
• The effect of stacking tariffs

Mitigation strategies including:

• First sale
• DDP
• Lower tariff manufacturing areas
• The limits on FTZ usage

Lars Jensen is a widely known and recognized liner shipping analyst, professor at CBS Blue MBA program, and consultant. He is joined by Roger Crook, former CEO of DHL Global Forwarding, and Christopher Wall, CEO of Zeus Logics. They discuss the logistics exceptions that are not going to be automated, taking a look at different perspectives in the industry.

Lars Jensen is a widely known and recognized liner shipping analyst, professor at CBS Blue MBA program, and consultant. He is joined by Roger Crook, former CEO of DHL Global Forwarding, and Christopher Wall, CEO of Zeus Logics. They discuss the positives and negatives of the digitization wave in logistics, taking a look at where the industry is and where it might be headed in the future.

From Amazon's growing logistics business to Maersk's integration of 4PL leader Damco, logistics is undergoing massive consolidation and integration. Zeus Logic's CEO Christopher Wall, and Penn State Professor Justin Goldston, PhD, rethink how digitally savvy SMBs can keep up with their much larger competitors.

Dr. Justin Goldston, Penn State Professor and passionate advocate of blockchain, joins Zeus Logic's CEO Christopher Wall to rethink how blockchain is going to transform logistics—intelligent contracting, increasingly connected systems, seamless customs clearance, enforcement of sustainability practices, and more.