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• Industry leaders are increasingly adopting AI, automation, and IoT technologies, boosting production efficiency and safeguarding competitiveness amid rising global demand and operational challenges.
  Deloitte reports production and productivity gains from smart manufacturing

  Industry leaders are increasingly adopting AI, automation, and IoT technologies, boosting production efficiency and safeguarding competitiveness amid rising global demand and operational challenges.

  2026/08/10
• The Trump administration's abrupt termination of de minimis duty-free treatment for shipments from China and Hong Kong marks a major shift, disrupting cross-border trade, reshaping business models, and raising new compliance challenges in the US retail landscape.
  US tightens trade policies as de minimis exemptions come to an end for China and Hong Kong shipments

  The Trump administration's abrupt termination of de minimis duty-free treatment for shipments from China and Hong Kong marks a major shift, disrupting cross-border trade, reshaping business models, and raising new compliance challenges in the US retail landscape.

  2026/08/10
• India has introduced a new export-only e-commerce model allowing inventory-based sales for international markets, aiming to streamline global trade for small and medium-sized enterprises while safeguarding against domestic diversion.
  India launches export-focused inventory-based e-commerce framework to boost global shipments

  India has introduced a new export-only e-commerce model allowing inventory-based sales for international markets, aiming to streamline global trade for small and medium-sized enterprises while safeguarding against domestic diversion.

  2026/08/09
• As warehouse construction picks up, foreign robot restrictions tighten, trucking costs escalate, and ocean freight faces hurdles, the U.S. transportation sector is experiencing a complex reshuffle of constraints that could redefine supply chain stability in 2026.
  U.S. logistics sector faces reshuffling amid rising costs, restrictions, and disrupted routes in mid-2026

  As warehouse construction picks up, foreign robot restrictions tighten, trucking costs escalate, and ocean freight faces hurdles, the U.S. transportation sector is experiencing a complex reshuffle of constraints that could redefine supply chain stability in 2026.

  2026/08/09

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