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2026 Holiday Shipping Deadlines for International Orders
Last ship dates for every GlobalPost service and region to arrive by December 25, 2026. Plan ahead and keep holiday orders on time.
EU Shipping After November 1: Get Your Product IDs and Duties Right
From November 1, B2C shipments into the EU worth up to €150 need product identifiers, and a new €2 handling fee applies to every B2C parcel.
5 Common Customs Form Mistakes Holding Up EU Shipments 
This list covers five common customs form mistake looks like, why they happens, and how to build a shipping process that catches them before you print the label. 
Recognized for Resilience: How GlobalPost Kept Shipments to Canada Moving
GlobalPost has been shortlisted for the Supply Chain Resilience Award for the partnerships and flexibility that kept packages moving through Canadian service disruptions.
Fixing Multi-Location Shipping Before It Breaks
A “Frankenstein carrier portfolio” is what happens when multi-location shipping grows one workaround at a time—here’s how to simplify it before it breaks.
Shipping Low-Value Goods Into the EU Just Got More Expensive
The EU’s new €3 duty isn’t per package—it’s per item, per HS code. Here’s what that means for your orders before July 1.
Hurricane Season 2026: What GlobalPost Is Doing to Protect Your Shipments
Here’s how GlobalPost approaches hurricane season—from operational preparation and flexible rerouting to claims, recovery, and what merchants should do before the first storm forms.
International Shipping Changed, Expectations Didn’t
In 2026, winning international shipping means absorbing complexity for your customer. GlobalPost’s Brian Dunagan on why clarity wins.
Global Direct Entry: A Smarter Way to Ship Into the U.S.
For international ecommerce brands, shipping into the U.S. should be a growth opportunity—not a compliance risk. But for many merchants shipping to the U.S., that’s exactly what it’s become. Changing…