October 14, 2011
On October 12, the United States Congress ratified several landmark free trade agreements (FTAs) with South Korea, Colombia and Panama. While still awaiting the President’s signature, which is expected, these agreements are sure to usher in a new level of trade activity with these countries. Proponents list a host of benefits from FTAs, including: – [...]
August 26, 2011
According to a recent article by Information Week, the U.S. government is continuously encouraging small businesses to sell their products and services overseas as part of a broader strategy that is led by the National Export Initiative. One of the challenges these businesses face as they tap into new markets is maintaining trade compliance. Global trade [...]
August 23, 2011
Broadcasting live on Wednesday, August 24 at 2pm EDT, “Best Practices in Integrating Logistics and Compliance Management” will take a close look at the ins and outs of integrating logistics and compliance management. During the one-hour webinar, key industry experts will discuss the market dynamics driving importers to consider this strategy, and Management Dynamics customer [...]
April 13, 2010
World Trade Magazine will be presenting an upcoming webinar on direct import in the global supply chain on Tuesday, May 25th at 2:00 pm EST.
October 14, 2009
One of my favorite industry publications, DC Velocity, has published an article all about Trade Compliance at Becton Dickinson. It provides a great case study on how a large, global organization goes through the process of selecting and implementing a global trade management system. The ability to ensure regulatory compliance, conduct landed-cost comparisons with multi-country [...]
September 24, 2009
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 [...]
July 1, 2009
The Global Trade Alert is a great tool to get updates on all the latest trade news – around the globe. Their tagline is “Independent monitoring of policies that affect world trade” and that pretty much sums it all up. They cover import regulations, export regulations, new tariffs and duties, free trade agreements, licenses, and [...]
July 1, 2009
The Census Bureau has issued a notice regarding the Automated Export System (AES). On October 1, the BIS will have new electronic edits on ECCNs, Special Comprehensive Licenses, and certain license exceptions. To read the complete alert and learn which items are effected, visit International Trade Law News. Of course, if you have automated your [...]
July 1, 2009
Recently I discovered the blog “Global Trade Compliance: International Trade compliance news and update for Japan, US ,and other countries.” As a US-based trade compliance blogger I find it interesting to see the news from the Asia Pacific region. A lot of global trade news is focused on the US and EU, as well as [...]
