Today (July 1) marks the latest major change affecting the complex world of cross-border eCommerce. It sees the removal of the de minimis value whereby no VAT is paid on goods of a value of up to €22, making all imports subject to European Union VAT rates. The VAT amount applicable is subject to the […]
Hurricane are delighted to have been selected as one of the 3 finalists in this years Postal Innovation Awards in the ‘eCommerce, Retail & Cross-Border’ category. The awards are hosted by the Postal Innovation Platform and are set to be held on 12th October in Vienna, Austria. Hurricane made it through a live panel of
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Emirates Post has chosen Hurricane Commerce as the data partner to support its global eCommerce expansion strategy. The postal operator for the UAE has invested heavily in its international parcels business with the ambition of becoming a seamless gateway and strategic logistics hub for cross-border eCommerce traffic. Hurricane will be supporting Emirates Post across various
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Hurricane co-founders Martyn Noble and David Spottiswood teamed up for their latest Postal Hub Podcast with Ian Kerr. They reflect on the impact to date of major regulatory changes including Brexit and the US STOP Act and look ahead to the likely impact of the EU VAT Package & IOSS coming on July 1. The
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Two of the fastest growing cross-border eCommerce brands in the world have joined forces to help their customers achieve frictionless trade and manage critical events including the US STOP Act and the launch next month of the EU’s Import One-Stop Shop (IOSS). SEKO Logistics, the global freight forwarder, 3PL and supply chain management specialist with
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It is now exactly a month until the EU VAT Package and the Import One-Stop Shop (IOSS) come into effect. July 1 is the next major milestone for businesses committed to growing their cross-border eCommerce operations. Events including Brexit and the US STOP Act have already highlighted this year the importance of having the highest
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Hurricane CEO Martyn Noble recently presented at the first ever Tamebay Live conference. His 50-minute masterclass looked at ‘How to achieve best-in-class cross-border eCommerce in 2021 and beyond’. During the session, Martyn explained how different regulations, ranging from Brexit to the Import One-Stop Shop, have changed the requirements for global trade forever. And he showed
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Hurricane Commerce will be a Gold Sponsor at this year’s World Mail & Express Europe Conference. The prestigious event will be held virtually on June 16 and 17. WMX Europe is widely recognised as the foremost international trade event for post and parcel professionals. This year’s conference comes at a critical time for the sector
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Royal Mail’s online retailer customers can now access Hurricane’s innovative Zephyr Bulk Upload Portal to enhance their data. The portal is simple to use allowing merchants to upload their product list file and receive back in lightning quick time accurate HS6 codes and 10-digit import and export codes as required. The solution has been developed
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Compliance has always been a requirement for any business, but in recent years the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) and Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) have started actively monitoring the compliance of businesses trading in the US. Businesses that have been found to have compliancy violations have their cases made public, to deter
Interesting Fact: I am an amateur baker, but I still have no idea how sourduogh starter actually works, and am intrigued how it all reacts together to produce an incredible taste.
Favourite Music: November Rain by Guns ‘n’ Roses. Going to Wembley with my wife our go to fun thing in our early years, our youth with long hair and rock clothing and not a care in the world other than getting the best spot in the house.
Favourite Quote: “Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again, and expecting different results ” – Albert Einstein
Interesting Fact: I learned Arabic for five years!.
Favourite Music: A Long December by Counting Crows. Memory of best family time together in California.
Favourite Quote: “Don’t forget execution, boys. It’s the all-important last 95%”
Technical Director
Interesting Fact: I am completely self-taught from a technical skills persepctiuve, and left formal education at 18.
Favourite Music: Blink 182 – Aliens Exist. Brings back fond memories of stickly floors and cheap beer.
Favourite Quote: “He sprayed water in my face – thta’s not allowed” – James Haskell. The whole event surrounding it is hilarious and shows the power of a good wind up
Interesting Fact: I started my working life training to be an accountant but decided I hated numbers. (Ironically I now love them!). I really wanted to join the Hong Kong Police force but couldn’t do that until i was 24. I took a temporary job in Imports and 47 years later here I am.
Favourite Music: There only was one choice. Harry Chapin. Meant a lot to me in my early years as an import broker. We played Chapin for hours and this one seemed to cover so many modes.
Favourite Quote: “No man is an island”
Operations Director
Interesting Fact: As a Geologist my idea of the perfect beach holiday is going to the beach and investigating the rocks in the cliffs behind.
Favourite Music: Broken Stones – Paul Weller, I’m a huge Paul Weller / The Jam fan; Broken Stones is a very relaxing song, I love the use of the electric piano in it
Favourite Quote: “Don’t put off until tomorrow what you can do today”. This is a great quote by Benjamin Franklin, to have in your head when working through a series of tasks to help keep focused.
Interesting Fact: One of my life goals is to be able to speak French, I’ve been doing Duolingo every day for the last five years, and I’m still rubbish!
Favourite Music: Where do I even start! Tom Petty Running Down a Dream, this is my top-down driving next to the ocean song
Favourite Quote: “This time will pass”
Interesting Fact: I was nearly named Battle Dexter (I would have probably now been residing in one of His Majesty’s establishments)
Favourite Music: Even though I spent a few years in the music industry my taste of music was always a cause for concern with my colleagues, so to surprise them all my current favourite is Kids by MGMT (absolute belter)
Favourite Quote: “Quitters never win and winners never quit”
Interesting Fact: Runs Red Lantern Records, a not-for-profit, ethical label as a side project, whose artists have regular national BBC radio airplay.
Favourite Music: Tom Waits, pretty much all of his work. Beautifully observed avante-garde vignettes of life. Oh, and anything really loud!
Favourite Quote: “It’s not the mountains we climb, but the grit in our shoe that grinds us down” – which sums up taking a business from start-up to enterprise.
Interesting Fact: Played a high standard of semi-professional rugby union (too many years ago now!)
Favourite Music: Led Zeppelin – Stairway to Heaven…my first live gig – Knebworth 11th August 1979, the track never grows old and is the iconic song of ‘hope’ whatever mood you are in when listening too it…and I’m still trying to work out what the lyrics mean!!
Favourite Quote: “Know your customers, Know your People, Know your Numbers” – plagiarised from Sir John Harvey Jones when I met him very early on in my career and values I stick to in my business life.
