With the Canadian Postal strike most likely starting Thursday, June 2nd and with the rising Fuel Surcharge it will be significantly more expensive to ship packages to our neighbors up north. UPS has announced an increase in the Fuel Surcharge on June 6th for ground shipments to 9.5% and Air shipments to 16%, FedEx will match the 9.5% for ground but increases air shipment fuel surcharge to 16.5%. Unfortunately you [...]
Now is the time to make provisions for alternate shipping carrier into Canada. The Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) gave a 72-hour strike notice yesterday, which will begin at 11:59 EDT on Thursday, June 2 if the Canada Post does not submit to certain provisions demanded by the CUPW. This type of notice is legally required of an intention to strike. According to Post & Parcel, the 48,000 CUPW [...]
I don't want to be an alarmist but if you have not made provision for an alternate shipping method for orders going to Canada, this may be a good time. Talks continue between Canada Post and postal workers, but a disruption in service is looking more possible with each passing day. If there's a strike or lockout, delivery could stop as early as Monday.
The union says it's now up to Canada Post to decide if there will be a postal strike. Craig Dyer, from the Canadian Union of Postal Workers, says the union responded to Canada Post's final offer with a proposal of its own on Sunday. He says the corporation wants entry-level employees to be paid 22 per cent less than they are under the current structure. Dyer said they may have an [...]
Canada Post and the Canadian Postal Workers Union (CUPW) have not agreed on a new four years contract and there is still the possibility of a Postal strike in the near future. May 25th is the first date that the Postal Union could legally strike but before they do, they have to provide a 72 hour notice of intend to strike. That notice has not been given as of Noon [...]
As expected, both UPS and FedEx have announced their new fuel surcharges. For air shipments the new fuel charge is 13% and for ground shipment add 7.5% effective April 4th. This is up from 11% and 6.5% respectively. Unfortunately we're not done yet. Don't hesitate to contact me to help you find alternatives for your shipments.
Harmonized System (HS) classification numbers & Schedule B numbers What are they & why do I need them? By Karen Hanlan In the years since I began working here at Fulfillment Express, I have prepared thousands of International shipments for our various clients, and many times I’ve had to ask a client what the Schedule B number is for their product, only to hear “What’s a Schedule B number?”. So [...]
The word fulfillment has been defined by many people in many ways. “To bring about the completion or achievement of”, “to carry out or execute”, “to conform with or satisfy” and “the state or quality of being fulfilled” are just a few examples of the meanings of this word. In the business community fulfillment is defined most often as “the process or business of handling and executing customer [...]
This is not an article related to fulfillment or other industry issues but I thought it might be of interest. Unless you're living in a cave, you have probably heard that Apple has released the new iPad 2. As an iPad user since April 2010, I can attest, that it is a great personal device, but it also makes a great tool for use in business. This is especially true [...]
As expected, UPS, FedEx and DHL will once again increase their Fuel Surcharge. Starting March 7th the Fuel Surcharge for air shipments will increase to 11% and ground shipments fuel surcharge will increase to 6.5%. As the unrest continues in the Middle East we will continue to see the rise in the per barrel price of oil; which will immediately be reflected in the price you pay for gasoline at the [...]