Mexico Gives a Lump of Coal to Online Sellers

Christmas Eve is usually the last day of a frantic holiday sprint for staff at e-commerce and logistics companies, after which they can expect to kick back and enjoy a comparatively calm couple of months. Not this year. 

Virtually any business that moves its products across borders has to be on guard as world leaders jockey to position themselves ahead of Donald Trump’s inauguration and a likely escalation in the trade war between the U.S. and China. The latest example is a policy change in Mexico that’s set to severely restrict a maneuver online apparel merchants have been using to dodge U.S. tariffs.