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Gateway USA: Essential tips for shipping your goods to the USA

Chapters

  1. Introduction and overview of US de minimis changes
  2. New customs rules, entry types and duty calculations
  3. Tariff impacts and product‑specific examples
  4. Documentation, declarations and FDA requirements
  5. Practical shipping considerations and reducing costs
  6. Tools, invoicing essentials and preparing for smooth customs clearance

Contents

Overview

Duration
41:15

Want to take the headache out of exporting your goods to the US? This webinar covers the intricacies of shipping to the US.

Description

The United States was the UK’s largest export market for goods and services accounting for 21.7% of total UK trade in the four quarters to the end of Q3 2024. During that period total UK exports to United States amounted to £182.6 billion.

Being the world’s largest economy, the US offers great potential for UK businesses considering the popularity of British brands across the Atlantic. UK businesses can also take advantage of minimal language barriers when entering the US market.

The latest announcements on the US tariff regulations changes however may have already started giving you a cause for concern.

This webinar will give you useful tips on how to navigate through logistics complexities and make the shipping process easier. Addressing the key issues of the tariff regulations, de minimis values and commodity codes. Additionally, we explore shipping regulations and export documentation requirements to help you export to the US with confidence.

  • You will learn what you need to prepare before exporting into the US
  • You will learn how you can streamline logistics processes and overcome shipping complexities
  • You will learn practical tips on how to avoid problems at the border

Speakers

Sarah Bell

Director Public Affairs, UK, Ireland and the Nordics, UPS

With over 25 years’ service at UPS, Sarah recently was promoted to Director, Public Affairs for UK, Ireland and the Nordics, leading all government engagement and advocacy for this territory on policy areas including aviation, healthcare, labour and employment, sustainable transport solutions, international trade and postal issues.

Since joining the Public Affairs team in 2018, Sarah launched both the UPS Women Exporters and Green Exporters Programmes in the UK to support SMBs take advantage of the opportunities of international trade.

Sarah previously led the Marketing Communications Team for UPS in the UK and Ireland. She was involved in developing and implementing Marketing Communication strategies across all channels including advertising, customer communications, public relations, sponsorship and digital and social media. During that time, she worked on key projects such as the Lynx integration and the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic sponsorship activation.