According to the report, DHL Global Forwarding expands the US customs clearance capacity by 40 % and hires more than 200 new factors at the top of its existing 500 dealers. CEO Robertson said the provider is also launching a digital platform and an artificial intelligence agent to help customs and tariff decisions later this year.
The expansion comes as the volume of ocean transport from Asia to North America has declined by 7 % compared to last year and exports to China are the most important drop. The data on the Indexbox platform confirms this downtrend, which contradicts the usual season before the holiday purchase season increases. The National Retail Federation reduces the volume of container in August and September by 1.7 % and 6.8 % out of 2024 respectively.
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Robertson described the current period as “the most unusual season of peak we’ve seen”, including compared to the epidemic years. While the volume of China is “super soft”, DHL is growing in two digit demand for Vietnam to the United States, and from Asia to Latin America, the Middle East and Africa. To support advanced and e -commerce sectors, the company has begun flights from Vietnam and Taiwan to the main US centers.
DHL responds to the unstable environment by providing multi -mode solutions, such as hybrid air and warehous services, to help importers in cost management and diversification of resources. Mark Konar, CEO of North America’s DHL Supply Chain, pointed to the increase in customer interest in using foreign commercial areas to postpone tariff payments.
FedEx competitors (FDX) and UPS (UPS) face similar challenges. FedEx reported $ 150 million in its first quarter due to declining volume from China and predicts $ 300 million for extra customs costs this fiscal year. UPS reported 35 percent of the volume in May and June, despite a 22 percent increase in Chinese exports worldwide, resulting in more than 100 flight termination.
Source: Indexbox market information platform
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