As you’ve no doubt heard, President Trump is threatening to increase tariffs on Chinese imports from 10% to 25%, which will significantly impact all sellers of such goods, particularly small companies with limited resources to mitigate the impact. The tariff would cover nearly 6,000 products and parts, such as furniture, apparel, electronics, leather goods, hardware, domestics, bicycles, and plenty other items. If the trade war continues, expect the product listing to expand further to cover virtually 100% of Made in China goods. Essentially, you have two options: Do nothing and pay the tariffs or file a duty exemption on your own, which without expert help to advise you is less likely to be approved. For ACMA members only, there is fortunately a third, far-more attractive option: Through a special arrangement, ACMA is now offering members (only) an exclusive subscription service to help provide assistance in preparing, supporting and filing duty exemption requests. Click "read more" below for additional information.

◾ Revenues in Q1 2019 rise to €4.21 billion, highest first-quarter revenues since 2008 ◾ Organic growth improves to 3.5 percent ◾ High-growth businesses show organic revenue growth of 12.8 percent -- Bertelsmann has made a successful start to its current financial year: The international media, services and education company recorded improved organic growth and a significant increase in revenues in the first quarter of 2019. This positive development has been driven by the Group’s digital and high-growth businesses. Group revenues increased by 5.4 percent to €4.21 billion (prior-year quarter: €3.99 billion), the highest first-quarter revenues since 2008. Organic growth improved to 3.5 percent. Bertelsmann’s high-growth businesses performed particularly well, recording organic revenue growth of 12.8 percent. Their share of total revenue amounted to 34 percent. Click "read more" below for additional information.

UPS announced Corporate Responsibility (CR) Magazine has named the company to its “100 Best Corporate Citizens” annual listing for the tenth straight year. The distinction celebrates the standout environmental, social and governance (ESG) performance of Russell 1000 companies across the United States. It examines seven categories: climate change, environment, governance, employee relations, human rights, finance, and stakeholders and society.“It’s good to see our ongoing sustainability efforts to continue to be a good neighbor and to mitigate our environmental footprint are being recognized as evidenced by UPS moving up 27 spots on this listing year over year,” said Crystal Lassiter, senior director of global sustainability for UPS. “We’re proud to be honored by CR Magazine among so many other esteemed social responsibility leaders.” Click "read more" below for additional information.