If your business handles imports into the UK, there’s an important customs update you shouldn’t overlook. On October 21, 2026, HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) updated its guidance on calculating import VAT values, introducing revised nationally agreed rates under Method 2 of the Valuation for VAT Addition (VVA) arrangements. These rates help eligible importers estimate […]
Germany’s mandatory e-invoicing requirements are transforming how businesses create, exchange, and process invoices. While the changes apply across many industries, they are particularly significant for freight forwarders, customs brokers, and logistics companies that handle large volumes of invoices linked to shipments, customs declarations, warehousing, transportation, and value-added logistics services. For CargoWise users, these changes extend […]
Winning a new freight customer is only the beginning. The real challenge is moving customer, quotation, shipment, and service information accurately between sales and operations. Sales teams often manage leads, opportunities, and quotations in Salesforce, while operations teams use CargoWise for jobs, shipments, milestones, and documents. When the systems are disconnected, teams rely on emails, […]
Modern logistics businesses rarely run on a single platform. A freight forwarder may use CargoWise for core operations, accounting software for finance, a warehouse system for inventory, a CRM for sales, a customer portal for updates, and separate tools for transport, customs, analytics, and automation. Each system may work well on its own. The problem […]
Modern logistics businesses rely on multiple technologies, from ERP, TMS, and WMS systems to finance platforms, customer portals, analytics tools, and third-party applications. However, when these systems operate in isolation, they create data silos, manual processes, and limited business visibility. API integration connects these systems, enabling smooth data exchange, workflow automation, and better decision-making. As […]
Modern 3PL warehouses are no longer defined only by how well they store and dispatch goods. Customers now expect faster order processing, accurate inventory visibility, real-time updates, easier onboarding, and complete transparency across the warehouse journey. But many 3PL operations still run on disconnected systems. Orders arrive from customer ERPs, eCommerce platforms, emails, spreadsheets, or […]
Most customers never see system integration, which is at the heart of every successful logistics operation. Every shipment update, customer notification, warehouse transaction, invoice, customs declaration, and business report relies on data flowing smoothly between CargoWise and other business systems. When those connections function properly, operations run smoothly. When they don’t, businesses experience delays, duplicate […]
CargoWise is designed to centralize freight forwarding, customs, warehousing, transport, finance, and reporting within a single platform. But even the most powerful system can underperform when it is not configured correctly. If your team is still dealing with manual processes, visibility gaps, billing issues, or operational workarounds and integration issues, the problem may not be […]
