Item 1. Business
Item 1. Business.
Overview
We are a provider of logistics and warehousing services, historically in connection with the sale of parallel-import vehicles sourced in the U.S. to be sold in the PRC market, and more recently for the transportation of other goods between the U.S. and the PRC. Parallel-import vehicles in the PRC refer to automobiles purchased directly from overseas markets and imported for sale outside of the brand manufacturers’ official distribution networks.
Between 2016 and the first half of 2022, we experienced growth in sales volume and gross profit in the parallel-import vehicle business due to favorable market conditions. Beginning in the second half of 2023, the business was negatively affected by a decline in customer demand due to weakening macroeconomic conditions, price competition from luxury automakers in the PRC, and a shift in consumer preference toward domestic electric vehicles (“EVs”). These market challenges led to a decline in parallel-import vehicle sales by 30.5% in 2023, and 95.7% in 2024, with vehicle sales declining to 14 units in 2024 from 303 units in 2023. In addition, we recorded a credit loss of $1.6 million for the year ended December 31, 2024, due to the increasing difficulty in collecting outstanding receivables.
On March 3, 2025, our board of directors approved the discontinuation of the Company’s parallel-import vehicle business.
We shifted its business focus since February 2024 by acquiring Edward Transit Express Group Inc. (“Edward”), a California-based common carrier specializing in ocean transportation services, to start our logistics and warehousing operations. Beginning in the second quarter of 2024, we increased our marketing staff to pursue new business opportunities and focus on international trade flows between the PRC and the U.S. Additionally, in July 2024, we relocated our headquarters from Charlotte, North Carolina, to Irvine, California, which we believe will enable stronger management focus on our logistics and warehousing business due to Irvine’s proximity to the key ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach. In December 2024, we acquired TW & EW Services Inc (“TWEW”), a California-based provider of general labor and logistics services. Through TWEW, we provide general labor services including loading, unloading, and other labor-related activities. TWEW’s expertise in labor management and logistical support enables the Company to streamline operations, expand service offering, and enhance market position. As of the date of this annual report, we are undergoing a business transformation of our business model, shifting our business focus from parallel-import vehicle sales to logistics and warehousing services.
On December 19, 2024, we acquired 100% membership interest of NexTrade International LLC (“NexTrade”), a Delaware limited liability company for the consideration of $1. As of the date of this annual report, NexTrade has not been engaged in any business operations.
Organizational Structure
Cheetah Net Supply Chain Service Inc. (“Cheetah Net”) was originally formed on August 9, 2016 under the laws of the State of North Carolina as a limited liability company known as Yuan Qiu Business Group LLC. On March 1, 2022, we filed Articles of Incorporation including Articles of Conversion with the Secretary of State of the State of North Carolina to convert from an LLC to a corporation, and changed our name to Cheetah Net Supply Chain Service Inc. On February 2, 2026, we effected a change in our state of incorporation from the State of North Carolina to the State of Delaware by filing with the Secretary of State of the State of North Carolina the applicable Article of Conversion and by filing with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware the Delaware Certificate of Conversion and the Delaware Certificate of Incorporation. Cheetah Net also conducts business under the trade name of “Elite Motor Group.” As of the date of this annual report, Cheetah Net holds 100% of the equity interests in the following entities:
● (i) Allen-Boy International LLC (“Allen-Boy”), a limited liability company organized on August 31, 2016 under the laws of the State of Delaware, which was acquired by Cheetah Net from Yingchang Yuan, the previous owner of Allen-Boy who beneficially owns 1,200,000 shares of Class A common stock of Cheetah Net, for a total consideration of $100 on January 1, 2017. Allen-Boy did not have any business activities until acquired by Cheetah Net. Allen-Boy previously engaged in the parallel-import vehicle dealership business, which the Company discontinued in March 2025.
● (ii) Entour Solutions LLC (“Entour”), a limited liability company organized on April 8, 2021 under the laws of the State of New York, which was acquired by Cheetah Net from Daihan Ding, the previous owner of Entour, for a total consideration of
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$100 on April 9, 2021. Entour did not have any business activities until acquired by Cheetah Net. Entour previously engaged in the parallel-import vehicle dealership business, which the Company discontinued in March 2025.
● (iii) Edward, a corporation incorporated on July 14, 2010 under the laws of the State of California, whose previous sole shareholder and owner, Juguang Zhang, transferred all his right, title, and interest in and to all of the issued and outstanding equity interests of Edward to Cheetah Net for a total consideration of $1,500,000, consisting of a $300,000 cash payment and Cheetah Net’s Class A common stock initially valued at $1.2 million through a stock purchase agreement dated January 24, 2024, as amended. The fair value of the stock consideration was determined to be $900,000. (See NOTE 8 of our audited financial statements as of December 31, 2025.) Currently, Edward is engaged in ocean transportation services.
● (iv) TWEW, a corporation incorporated on February 27, 2020 under the laws of the State of California, whose previous shareholders and owners transferred all their rights, titles, and interests in and to all of the issued and outstanding equity interests of TWEW to Cheetah Net for a total consideration of $1.0 million, consisting of a $200,000 cash payment and Cheetah Net’s Class A common stock valued at $800,000 through a stock purchase agreement dated November 27, 2024. The TWEW acquisition was closed on December 19, 2024. Currently, TWEW is engaged in logistics and labor services to strengthen Cheetah Net’s position in the logistics sector.
● (v) NexTrade, a limited liability company organized on September 13, 2024 under the laws of the State of Delaware. On December 19, 2024, the sole member of NexTrade transferred all his membership interests in NexTrade to Cheetah Net for a total consideration of $1 in cash. NexTrade currently holds 100% of the ownership interests in Naiside (Shenzhen) International Trading Co., Ltd., a limited liability company organized on December 3, 2024, under the laws of the PRC. As of the date of this annual report, NexTrade is not engaged in any business operations.
● (vi) Cheetah Net Supply Chain Service Ltd (“Cheetah BVI”), a corporation incorporated on March 28, 2025 under the laws of the British Virgin Islands. As of the date of this annual report, Cheetah BVI is not engaged in any business operations.
On August 3, 2023, we closed our IPO of 78,125 shares of Class A common stock at a price of $64.00 per share. In connection with the IPO, the shares of Class A common stock began trading on the Nasdaq Capital Market under the symbol “CTNT” on August 1, 2023.
On May 15, 2024, we closed a public offering of 825,625 shares of our Class A common stock at a price of $9.92 per share, for gross proceeds of approximately $8.19 million, before deducting placement agent fees and other offering fees and expenses.
On May 23, 2024, we dissolved two wholly owned subsidiaries, Canaan International LLC, an LLC organized on December 5, 2018 under the laws of the State of North Carolina, and Canaan Limousine LLC, an LLC organized on February 10, 2021 under the laws of the State of South Carolina.
On June 24, 2025, we dissolved two wholly owned subsidiaries, Pacific Consulting LLC, a limited liability company organized on January 17, 2019, under the laws of the State of New York, and Cheetah Net Logistics LLC, a limited liability company organized on October 12, 2022 under the laws of the State of New York.
On July 26, 2024, we closed a public offering of 404,979 shares of our Class A common stock at a price of $3.68 per share, for gross proceeds of approximately $1.49 million, before deducting placement agent fees and other offering fees and expenses.
On September 30, 2024, our stockholders approved our Fourth Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation, which authorizes a reverse stock split of the issued shares of our common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, at a ratio ranging from 1-for-10 to 1-for-30, as determined at the discretion of our board of directors. On October 7, 2024, our board of directors approved a reverse stock split of our common stock at a ratio of 1-for-16. On October 21, 2024, we effectuated a reverse stock split of our common stock at a ratio of 1-for-16. Following such reverse split, each 16 shares of our common stock outstanding were automatically combined into one new share of common stock. No fractional shares were issued in connection with the reverse split; any fractional shares resulting from the reverse split were rounded up to the nearest whole share. The par value per share of our common stock remained unchanged. Our Class A common stock started trading on a post-split basis on October 24, 2024, at which time the Class A common stock was assigned a new CUSIP number (16307X202). Unless otherwise indicated, all share and per share amounts presented in this document have been retrospectively adjusted to reflect the reverse stock split as if it had occurred as of the earliest period presented.
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On November 7, 2025, our stockholders approved our Fifth Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation, which authorized a reverse stock split of the issued shares of our common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, at a ration ranging from 1-for-5 to 1-for-20, as determined at the discretion of our board of directors. Our stockholders also approved the Company’s potential issuance in excess of 20% of our outstanding common stock upon the conversion of certain convertible notes at a conversion price per share that is less than the “minimum price” under Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635, if required pursuant to the terms of any such convertible note.
On January 27, 2026, we entered into certain stock purchase agreements with certain investors, pursuant to which we sold and the investors purchased, severally and not jointly, on February 12, 2026, an aggregate of 33,450,000 shares of Class A common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of the Company in an aggregate amount of $40.14 million.
On January 30, 2026, our stockholders approved an amendment to our Articles of Incorporation, to increase the number of Class A common stock authorized to be issued to 2,000,000,000 shares and the number of Class B common stock authorized to be issued to 200,000,000 shares. Our stockholders also approved the change of the Company’s state of incorporation from the State of North Carolina to the State of Delaware. Subsequently, on February 2, 2026, we effected the reincorporation from the State of North Carolina to the State of Delaware.
On February 3, 2026, our board of directors approved and FAIRVIEW EASTERN INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS LIMITED and Huan Liu, collectively holding shares of Class B common stock, representing approximated 79.16% of the voting power of the issued and outstanding capital stock of the Company on that date, approved through a written consent in lieu of a special meeting of stockholders the following corporate action: The adoption and approval of one or more potential amendments to the Certificate of Incorporation of the Company to effect one or more reverse stock splits of the Company’s issued and outstanding shares of common stock, to be effected at such time or times within 12 months following the stockholders’ approval at such ratio or ratios as shall be determined by the board of directors in its sole discretion, provided that the aggregate ratio of all such reverse stock splits shall not exceed 1-for-500. On February 13, 2026, we filed a definitive information statement on Schedule 14C to notify our stockholders as of February 3, 2026 of such corporate action. On March 10, 2026, 20 calendar days after we mailed the definitive information statement, such corporate action became effective.
Our Industry and Business Model
(I) Logistics and Warehousing Services
Logistics and warehousing services is a business line we launched in February 2024. Following the downturn in the parallel-import vehicle market, our management decided to pivot toward logistics and warehousing, drawing on the extensive experience we had developed in transporting parallel-import vehicles. In February 2024 and December 2024, we acquired Edward and TWEW, respectively, and have since generated revenue from their existing logistics and warehousing operations. For the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024, our logistics and warehousing business contributed 100% and 21.8% of our total revenue, respectively. As of December 31, 2025 and 2024, we had an active customer base of 18 and 24 customers for our logistics and warehousing business, respectively.
Our logistics and warehousing business focuses on providing freight forwarding services for clients shipping goods from the U.S. to mainland China or Hong Kong. We operate as a Non-Vessel-Operating Common Carrier (“NVOCC”), bridging the gap between shippers and ocean carriers to facilitate the movement of cargo. Generally, our customers lack either the industry knowledge or direct relationships with ocean carriers necessary to secure reliable, cost-effective transportation. By acting as our customers’ U.S. point of contact, we coordinate shipments on their behalf, leveraging our expertise and carrier network to streamline logistics. Our primary responsibilities include: (i) cargo storage, (ii) freight forwarding, (iii) U.S. customs clearance, and (iv) labor services and cargo loading and unloading. Customers may engage us for any combination of these services. For the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024, we conducted the first three services exclusively through Edward and handled labor services and cargo loading and unloading solely through TWEW.
Cargo Storage
The workflow of cargo storage begins when a customer submits a shipping request. Our customers are typically U.S.-based merchants needing to ship goods to Asia. They cover the cost of transporting their cargo from their locations to our California warehouse. Once the cargo arrives at our warehouse, our staff inspects it and records details such as contents and final destination in our system. As of
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the date of this annual report, we lease one warehouse located in Gardena, California, covering approximately 8,800 square feet. See “Item 2. Properties.” Our warehouse is equipped with handling equipment (such as forklifts and pallet jacks) and security measures (such as surveillance cameras and fire sprinkler systems) to protect stored cargo.
Freight Forwarding
After the cargo is received, customers may choose to either have us ship it or engage another service provider to do so. If a customer opts for our ocean freight service, we will secure space for the cargo through our established network of ocean carriers. As of the date of this annual report, we work with three ocean carriers, each of which had a longstanding partnership with Edward prior to its acquisition and continues to work with us after the acquisition.
We enter into master service agreements with ocean carriers, typically lasting for 12 months. These service agreements generally contain a minimum quantity commitment (“MQC”), which is the minimum volume of cargo (often measured in 20 and 40-foot equivalent units), that we, as the shipper, must tender to the carrier within the contractual period. This arrangement allows us to secure favorable rates and enough space while enabling the carrier to allocate its capacity efficiently. Under these agreements, we must submit individual booking requests within the timeframe specified by the agreement. In return for our MQC commitment, the carrier reserves space for our shipments at the agreed-upon rates.
Ocean freight fees are generally paid at the estimated time of departure. However, we have credit arrangements with certain ocean carriers and, in some cases, settle multiple transactions together on a periodic basis. If we fail to meet the MQC, we may be subject to a “Dead Freight” penalty, meaning we must pay the contracted rate for any shortfall in the MQC. If the carrier cannot provide sufficient space, the contract permits a reduction of our MQC obligation by the undelivered volume. Because these agreements include a “Dead Freight” penalty, they typically do not offer early termination clauses. Once cargo leaves our warehouse, we coordinate with trucking companies to transport it to the port. According to industry practices, we and the trucking companies typically reach agreements for each service engagement, primarily through email communications, rather than executing formal written service agreements. As of the date of this annual report, we work with four trucking companies. The ocean carriers and trucking companies serve as our suppliers.
U.S. Customs Clearance
Before cargo departs the United States, we handle U.S. customs clearance on behalf of the client if engaged to do so. Specifically, the customer signs a power of attorney designating us as its legal agent at the U.S. custom, authorizing us to endorse, sign, declare, or certify any entry, withdrawal, declaration, certificate, bill of lading, or other document required by law or regulation in connection with the shipment of the goods.
Labor Services and Cargo Loading and Unloading
We provide general labor and container loading and unloading workforce services to clients through TWEW. We enter into cooperation agreements with customers, which stipulates our obligations such as to supply workers to customers and handle payroll, taxes, and insurances. These workers typically work on terminal loading and unloading operations. We hire workers from independent third parties. Customers payments are generally calculated based on the hours worked by the assigned workers. These agreements can typically be early terminated by either party with prior written notice.
(II) Discontinued Operations – Parallel-Import Vehicles
We previously engaged in the business of sourcing and reselling parallel-import vehicles, primarily from the U.S. market to dealers in the U.S. and the PRC. Parallel-import vehicles in the PRC refer to automobiles purchased directly from overseas markets and imported for sale outside of the brand manufacturers’ official distribution networks. In the past, this business contributed significantly to our revenue. Between 2016 and the first half of 2022, we experienced growth in sales volume and gross profit due to favorable market conditions. However, beginning in the second half of 2022, the business was negatively affected by the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and related lockdowns in the PRC, a decline in customer demand due to weakening macroeconomic conditions, price competition from luxury automakers in the PRC, and a shift in consumer preference toward domestic EVs.
These market challenges led to a decline in parallel-import vehicle sales by 30.5% in 2023 and a reduction in net income by 83.6% compared to 2022. The decline accelerated in 2024, and our vehicle sales decreased from 303 units in 2023 to 14 units in 2024, resulting
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in a 95.7% drop in revenue from $38.3 million in 2023 to $1.6 million in 2024. In addition, the financial strains on our customers made it increasingly difficult to collect outstanding receivables. While we successfully recovered $4.0 million in 2024 and collected additional $2.5 million from the five aged accounts as of the date of the annual report for 2024, the remaining $1.6 million from two customers was determined to be uncollectible, as a result, the management recorded as a credit loss of $1.6 million for the year ended December 31, 2024.
As the parallel-import vehicle market conditions continued to deteriorate and sales activity in this segment ceased, management determined that the business no longer had a sustainable path forward. On March 3, 2025, our board of directors formally approved the discontinuation of the parallel-import vehicle business. Following the Board’s approval of the discontinuation, no vehicles were sold and no revenue was generated from this segment during the year ended December 31, 2025.
For the year ended December 31, 2024, we generated revenue primarily from the sales of parallel-import vehicles. In the PRC, parallel-import vehicles refer to those purchased directly by dealers from overseas markets and imported into the PRC market for sale through channels other than brand manufacturers’ official distribution systems. Models and prices of parallel-import vehicles vary from mid-range to high-end brands, with a manufacturer’s suggested retail price (“MSRP”) typically not less than $40,000. Parallel-import vehicles used to be popular in China because they were relatively cheaper and offered a wider variety of models and versions with more customization possibilities than regular imported cars. Specifically, because parallel-import vehicles do not have to pass through multiple levels of distributors, such as China general distributors, regional distributors, and 4S stores, to reach their end consumers, they could generally be priced at least 10% to 15% lower than regular-imported vehicles. Parallel-import vehicles were popular also because some overseas models could not be produced and sold in China due to certain regulations concerning environmental protection and emission standards and could only be introduced into the PRC market through parallel imports. As manufacturers frequently arbitrage markets, setting the price according to local market conditions so the same vehicle will have different retail prices in different territories, this enables parallel-import vehicle dealers to utilize a profit maximization strategy to drive profit from the industry.
Parallel-import vehicles in China are generally divided into three categories based on the original country of procurement, including the U.S. version, the Middle East version, and the European version. All of the cars we sold in the past two fiscal years were of the U.S. version with MSRPs typically not less than $80,000. Suppliers of U.S. versions of parallel-import cars are typically unable to purchase large quantities of vehicles, so most of the industry’s participants are small family businesses who purchase cars from local dealers and resell them to local dealers/exporters in the U.S. or to dealers/importers in China. For U.S. dealers of parallel-import vehicles, vehicle sourcing capabilities are critical.
We purchased automobiles from the U.S. market through our team of professional purchasing agents, and resold them to our customers, including both U.S.- and PRC-based parallel-import vehicle dealers. We derived profits primarily from the price difference between our buying and selling prices for parallel-import vehicles. Our parallel-import vehicle operating principle was to maximize sales margins rather than volume, so we mainly focused on luxury vehicle brands in large demand because of the strong purchasing power of the end consumers in the PRC and higher markups for pricing. This strategy allowed us to maintain efficient operations and effective management by keeping the size and scope of our Company within reasonable limits.
Our Parallel-Import Vehicles Customers
We primarily served two types of customers in our parallel-import vehicles business in the past two fiscal years: (i) PRC customers and (ii) U.S. domestic customers. Specifically, our PRC customers were Chinese automobile dealers/importers who intended to import automobiles into the PRC market as parallel-import vehicles. Our U.S. domestic customers were parallel-import car dealers/exporters based in the U.S., which were typically the branches or upstream suppliers of Chinese parallel-import vehicle car dealers, who often lack purchasing capabilities in the U.S. market and need to purchase vehicles from us to transport to their PRC branches or sell to their PRC customers. Our parallel-import vehicles customers were willing to work with us because we were able to provide them with a large number of vehicles having a wide variety of models, thus greatly reducing the difficulty of collecting and managing vehicles for them. Our PRC and U.S. parallel-import vehicles customers generated approximately 87.7% and 12.3% of our revenue from parallel-import vehicles, respectively, during the year ended December 31, 2024. For the year ended December 31, 2024, our two largest customers accounted for approximately 100% of our total revenue from parallel import vehicles.
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Our Parallel-Import Vehicles Suppliers
We did not have regular suppliers for our parallel-import vehicles business in the past two fiscal years, because we purchased all of our automobiles via our team of professional purchasing agents from U.S. automobile dealers that had the designated automobile model in stock. The designated brands and models were usually luxury or mid- to high-end vehicles that were in high demand in the PRC market, such as Mercedes GLS450, Mercedes G63, BMW X7, and Lexus 600.
Our Professional Purchasing Agents for Parallel-Import Vehicles
As of December 31, 2024, we did not work with any independent contractors on parallel-import vehicle purchases due to the shrinkage of the parallel-import vehicle market. Due to the unfavorable market conditions, our board of directors approved the discontinuation of our parallel-import vehicle business on March 3, 2025. See “—Overview.”
Parallel-Import Vehicles Brands We Supplied
The brands of automobiles we have procured include Mercedes, BMW, Land Rover, Lexus, Ram, and Toyota.
The following table sets forth a breakdown of brands purchased during the year ended December 31, 2024.
Percentages
Number of
of
Automobiles
Total
Purchased
Purchase
During the
During the
Year
Year
Ended
Ended
December 31,
December 31,
Brands/Models:
2024
2024
Luxury Brands
Mercedes Benz GLS450
11
78.6
%
Mercedes Benz G63
1
7.1
%
Mercedes Benz GLS600
—
—
%
BMW X7
—
—
%
Lexus LX600
2
14.3
%
Land Rover Range Rover
—
—
%
Ram 1500 TRX
—
—
%
Toyota Sequoia
—
—
%
Total
14
100.0
%
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Sales and Services
In the past two fiscal years, we sold our automobile inventories to both U.S. customers (parallel-import vehicle exporters based in the U.S.) and PRC customers (Chinese parallel-import car dealers who purchased cars from us and imported them into the PRC to resell them to other dealers or end consumers). A specific vehicle model’s pricing and profitability varied based on the market demand and supply for that model. We set our selling prices based on multiple factors, including the price of the same model sold by authorized dealers in China, normal commercial terms, market pricing adjustments, customer payment methods, operational efficiency of our Company, and anticipated workload for trading activities. The selling price was finalized as the MSRP plus service fees, which were determined upon comprehensive consideration of the overall market adjustments for vehicles as well as the customer’s payment method. The following table sets forth the breakdown of our sales revenue by brands and models during the year ended December 31, 2024.
Sales
Revenue Share
Revenue
of Total
During the
Sales for
Year
the Year
Ended
Ended
December 31,
December 31,
Brands/Models:
2024
2024
Luxury Brands
Mercedes Benz GLS450
$
1,175,116
72.0
%
Mercedes Benz G63
$
200,297
12.3
%
Mercedes Benz GLS600
$
—
—
%
BMW X7
$
—
—
%
Lexus LX 600
$
255,835
15.7
%
Land Rover Range Rover
$
—
—
%
Ram 1500 RTX
$
—
—
%
Toyota Sequoia
$
—
—
%
Total
$
1,631,248
100.0
%
Typically, we would enter into sales contracts with our PRC and U.S. customers. See “—Our Parallel-Import Vehicles Customers.” Our U.S. customers usually pay the full amount to us within two days before or after the automobile is delivered to the appointed warehouse. In most cases, our PRC customers would make their payments one or two weeks after we arranged for a freight forwarding company to load the automobile and provided them with the ocean bill of lading and other related documents.
Fulfillment and U.S. Customs Clearance
For our domestic sales, we delivered the purchased vehicles to U.S. customers at their designated warehouses and provided the original copy of the title to them within the agreed timeframe. Our U.S. customers were responsible for export and cross-border transportation matters on their own after purchasing automobiles. In this case, we bore the risk of damage and loss before delivering the automobile to the warehouse designated by the U.S. customer. For our PRC customers, it was our responsibility to arrange for the ocean freight forwarder to load the automobile to be shipped and provide them with the ocean bill of lading and related documents. As such, we bore the risk of damage and loss prior to arranging for the shipping of automobiles by third-party logistics service providers, but these risks passed to our PRC customers once the automobile was dispatched on board. Our PRC customers, namely, Chinese parallel-import car dealers, were responsible for after-sale services for the end consumers of those parallel-import vehicles. Prior to shipping the automobiles, we would generally require PRC customers to make the majority of the amount owed (typically the MSRP amount) upfront via a letter of credit, where the release of payment was contingent upon our submission of a bill of lading and other required documents to the issuing bank underlying the letter of credit for its review. Once we confirmed receipt of the letter of credit, we would settle the loan (if any) and arrange for customs clearance and shipping by third-party logistics service providers. In the event that all customs clearance procedures had been completed with all forms filled out and accepted by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (“Customs”), we would ship the automobiles and provide the issuing bank with the bill of lading and related documents for its review. Upon completion of the review, the issuing bank would release payment to us and the bill of lading and related documents to PRC customers, which were necessary to obtain the automobiles from the freight forwarder. We cooperated with third-party logistics service providers whose primary responsibility was to provide cross-border logistics services, typically by sea, for the delivery of our automobiles to our PRC customers.
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Technology and Intellectual Property
The success of our business depends on our proprietary technologies. Our logistics and warehousing business leverages GoFreight, a freight forwarding management software that streamlines workflows, enhances shipment tracking, and supports multi-modal logistics, with a primary focus on ocean freight. Key features of GoFreight include an automated freight management system that minimizes manual tasks, a centralized dashboard for shipment visibility, and integrated tools for efficient import and export operations.
As of the date of this annual report, we own four domain names in the U.S., including (i) Cheetah-net.com, a domain name registered on August 17, 2022 and associated with the Cheetah Net website; (ii) Pacificconsultingusa.com, a domain name registered on January 7, 2019 and associated with the Pacific Consulting LLC website; (iii) Allen-boy.com, a domain name registered on December 5, 2018 and currently not in use; and (iv) edwardtransitusa.com, a domain name associated with the Edward website, which was registered by Edward prior to our acquisition and subsequently transferred to our domain provider on April 17, 2024. We also own the trademark “LOFIRST,” which was originally registered by Edward and later acquired by us following our acquisition of Edward.
We hold an Ocean Transportation Intermediary License (License No. 015545N), which allows us to operate as an NVOCC.
Employees
As of December 31, 2025, we had a total of 13 employees, 12 of whom worked as full-time employees, as set forth in the following table:
Number of
Number of
total
full-time
Function:
employees
employees
Warehousing Management
1
1
Marketing
2
2
Accounting
3
3
Legal
1
1
Administration
4
3
Executive officer
2
2
Total
13
12
Our employment contracts with full-time employees include a confidentiality clause.
Under our logistics and warehousing services, we worked with one independent contractor as of December 31, 2025. These independent contractors provided general labor support for our operations.
We believe that we maintain a good working relationship with our employees and our independent contractors, and we have not experienced material labor disputes in the past. None of our employees is represented by labor unions.
Competition
The logistics and warehousing industry in the U.S. is highly competitive and rapidly evolving, with many new entrants in recent years and only a few leading companies. We believe our ability to compete effectively for customers depends on several factors: the quality and variety of services we offer in our logistics and warehousing business, our relationships with ocean carriers, customers, customs, and trucking companies, and our ability to recruit and retain talented professionals with industry expertise. Based on these factors and our stable supplier and customer connections, we believe our niche focus on international trade flows between the PRC and U.S., combined with integrated services, provides a differentiated value proposition. However, some of our current or future competitors may have longer operating histories, greater brand recognition, or more extensive financial, technical, or marketing resources than we do. See also “Item 1A. Risk Factors—Economic, Political, and Market Risks—We are in the competitive logistics and warehousing industry, and we may not be able to compete successfully against existing or new competitors, which could reduce our market share and adversely affect our competitive position and financial performance.”
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Governmental Regulations
The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission regulations require that all NVOCCs maintain proof of financial responsibility. Most NVOCCs satisfy this requirement by obtaining an NVOCC Bond. Licensed NVOCCs must maintain a bond in the amount of $75,000. As of the date of this annual report, Edward maintains a bond in the amount of $75,000.