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Our notes start from a primary source or a transparent calculation method, then explain what a buyer, importer or logistics planner can and cannot infer from it.
China and the EU high-tech import mix
China supplied 28% of EU high-tech imports in 2025, according to Eurostat. Understanding the classification behind that share matters more than a headline about dependency.
Read analysis WORLD BANK · 28 SEP 2026The Middle Corridor: capacity before speed
In its latest assessment of the Trans-Caspian route, the World Bank emphasises infrastructure and border coordination. Route comparisons need the same discipline.
Read analysis IMPORT ECONOMICS · GUIDEWhy import VAT is not a customs tariff
A worked landed-cost example separates the customs value, duty calculation and import-VAT base—three numbers often conflated in early budgets.
Read analysis UNCTAD · REVIEW 2025Why the shortest sea route may not be the fastest supply chain
When ships reroute, the result is not only a longer voyage: ports, inventory buffers and inland connections all absorb the disruption.
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