The export compliance survey is closing soon! Please lend a hand- you will receive a copy of the results report after the webinar. Trade compliance professionals are invited to participate in an industry survey on companies’ uses of an Export Management System. With the results, we hope to advance industry knowledge of best practices and [...]
After implementing an export management solution, DecisionOne has announced an increase in export productivity by 50% along with increased compliance with complex trade regulations. With 1,500 export orders per year, DecisionOne required a simple to use, flexible compliance solution that could easily support expanding volumes for oversees repair, returns and replacement parts and deploy quickly [...]
Registration begins tomorrow, October 1, for the annual CBP Trade Symposium, being held December 8-10th, 2009. As this year is the 10th year of the symposium, the exhibits and presentation is focused around the progress made in key areas since 1999. The agenda for the symposium includes: Modernization Trade Policy Intellectual Property Rights Importer Security [...]
After Iran announced intentions for new nuclear facilities, the US is seeking to expand sanctions on Iran, encouraging China and Russia to participate. The Obama administration is scrambling to assemble a package of harsher economic sanctions against Iran over its nuclear program that could include a cutoff of investments to the country’s oil-and-gas industry and [...]
Trade Compliance update: China has appealed the WTO ruling siding with the US complaint that Chinese restrictions on importing and distributing foreign books, music, and movies violates WTO regulations. The World Trade Organization announced the appeal in a statement to its members. Chinese officials said it was filed Tuesday, but documents were not immediately made [...]
With more stringent recycling and waste disposal laws now in place, European companies are finding it difficult to foot the additional costs of disposing of garbage responsibly. To avoid the expense of recycling the items or the associated taxes with destroying them, they are increasingly re-exporting the items to poor, developing countries in Asia and [...]
Alan Bersin, former US Border Czar, has been nominated by President Obama as Customs & Border Protection (CBP) commissioner. Bersin is currently the special representative for border affairs, working with Mexican leaders and U.S. border-area agencies on challenges such as drugs and immigration. Bersin will continue to advise Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano on issues [...]
The Life Sciences Summit on International Trade Compliance is coming up soon. On October 22-23rd, trade compliance experts in the life sciences and pharmaceutical industry will gather in Tyson’s Corner, Virginia for updates and best practices for importing and exporting their products while remaining compliance with CBP, BIS, and the FDA. Featured speakers include: FDA Address [...]
Cheryl Jenkins, Global Export Compliance and Security Integration at United Space Alliance has received special recognition from Cambridge Who’s Who for her accomplishments in integrating trade compliance processes across projects including the International Space Station, the Space Shuttle, and future space projects (cool!) PORT ORANGE, FL, September 22, 2009 /Cambridge Who’s Who/ — Cheryl M. [...]
What? You mean politicians don’t always keep their word? Even outside the US? No, not according to recent articles from the WTO and Global Trade Alert: Leaders of the world’s 20 top economies vowed to resist protectionism last November and again in April as they charted a joint strategy for confronting the worst global downturn [...]
