Fulfillment Focus August 28

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Slotted Admin
August 28, 2025

Tomorrow, August 29th, is the dawn of a new era for ecommerce shipping into the US. De Minimis exemptions are gone... until another Executive Order says otherwise. It's an interesting time for international shippers and 3rd party fulfillment providers in the US.

What’s Trending in Fulfillment

  1. Traditional postal services are suspending business-to-consumer shipments to the US amid uncertainty and complexity of the new rules beginning August 29th.

    📖 Australia Post pauses US-bound parcel shipments

    📖 US-bound shipments restricted by postal carriers in Europe, Asia

  2. US Based Providers are moving quickly to help brands minimize the impact of changes to De Minimis and provide 3PL solutions state side.

    📖 ShipBob Announces Bi-Coastal Foreign-Trade Zone Warehouses

    📖 How Brands Can Prepare for the New Era of Global Fulfillment

    📖 De Minimis Suspension – Effective August 29

Opportunities in Fulfillment

VP of Client Success @ Quickbox | Colorado

Director of Costumer Logistics - Ecommerce @ Ryder | New York

Sales Development Executive @ RR Donnelley | Texas

General Manager @ Patterson Companies | Kentucky

General Manager @ DHL | Georgia

Slotted Highlight: My Referral

With the My Referral functionality, providers can give disqualified leads the same elite customer experience they offer their most qualified ones. This functionality allows providers to support leads that aren’t the right fit—without endorsing another provider or pulling extra time from their sales team.

The benefits?

For providers:

  1. Time back for sales teams to focus on qualified opportunities

  2. Goodwill and stronger network effects with brands that still feel supported—even if they’re not a fit today

For referred brands:

  1. Access to a focused, unbiased search engine to find and evaluate providers that match their needs

  2. Free infrastructure and tools to run an enterprise-level RFP—without needing enterprise-sized teams or experience

Want to see the referral flow in action? Check it out below and get in touch with our team to learn more about how providers are recycling leads effectively with Slotted.