October 20-24, 2025
In this week’s newsletter #43: Foreign suppliers want to cover your laid-in costs.
Spotlight Piece
There’s a buzz in the air about how much and who should carry the cost of holding stateside inventory. We’re fielding calls from foreign suppliers who are interested in exporting to the U.S. and managing stateside inventory to shoulder the burden of tariff cash flow and to help with continuity of their brands in America.
Operations Update
Germany & Austria freight optimization: We aim to minimize costs without sacrificing speed from our secondary freight lanes, which means collecting your Q1 2026 orders now.
Thanksgiving FIVE WEEKS to Thanksgiving! We’re here for the holiday sprint. Stalking your orders so your sales teams can sell, sell sell…!
CBMA 2026 Changes for the better…! READ MORE
LCL Space Availability
Below is the number of cases still needed from each origin BEFORE we close the doors on the next sailing, get in touch to secure your spot.
South America to New York: Full Loading – Building the next Container
Germany to New York: Booked – Building a new container
Austria to New York: Building the next Container
Portugal to New York: 750 Cases
Spain to OAK: 900 Cases
France to OAK: 240 cases
France to North Carolina : Last Call!
Italy to North Carolina : Building a new container
Current Arrival Dates
Order now for West Coast : ETA Late January 2025
Order now for East Coast : ETA Late December 2025
News you Need:
New York: NY authorities clamp down on liquor store openings citywide as booze demand plummets
Source: https://nypost.com/
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