Trade Compliance Blog » international trade compliance http://www.trade-compliance.org Trade Compliance Resources & News covering import compliance and export compliance Tue, 17 Jan 2012 10:14:21 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Global Trade Alert http://www.trade-compliance.org/trade-compliance/global-trade-alert http://www.trade-compliance.org/trade-compliance/global-trade-alert#comments Wed, 01 Jul 2009 20:54:25 +0000 Caroline http://www.trade-compliance.org/?p=146 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 much more.

And, the best part? Customizable RSS Feeds! You can select the affected trading partner, country/trade region, and the specific industry to make an RSS feed based on your own interests. So, if you’re a Macedonian musical instrument-maker exporting within the EU, you can have your very own RSS feed.

Or you can go the “old-fashioned” route and get customized email alerts too.

]]> http://www.trade-compliance.org/trade-compliance/global-trade-alert/feed 0 Japanese Trade Compliance http://www.trade-compliance.org/export-compliance/japanese-trade-compliance http://www.trade-compliance.org/export-compliance/japanese-trade-compliance#comments Wed, 01 Jul 2009 20:03:10 +0000 Caroline http://www.trade-compliance.org/?p=138 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 India and China, so it’s nice to see another perspective.

Also interesting is the similar themes across global trade compliance enforcement. Seems like everyone trying to export technology to the frequently sanctioned countries (Iran, North Korea, etc) gets busted. Take this person, for example:

“According to various newspaper report, the president of small trade house in Tokyo, Toko Boeki, and the president of two other companies who cooperated with Toko Boeki were arrested in violation of Foreign Exchange and Foreign Trade Law (“FEFTL”) by attempting the export of magnetic measuring devices supposedly to North Korea via Myanmar and Malaysia.
A magnetic measuring device is considered as dual-use item which can be used for development and manufacturing of missile. Any of news report don’t indicate the ECCN for this device, and reported as violation of Catch-all control. In Japanese classification, it is reported as Category 16 in Export Trade Control Order Appendix I, which covers almost all general industrial goods except food and wooden products. “

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]]> http://www.trade-compliance.org/export-compliance/japanese-trade-compliance/feed 1 Trade Compliance Newsletters http://www.trade-compliance.org/export-compliance/trade-compliance-newsletters http://www.trade-compliance.org/export-compliance/trade-compliance-newsletters#comments Mon, 29 Jun 2009 20:32:19 +0000 Caroline http://www.trade-compliance.org/?p=127 Although RSS feeds are speedier, some still prefer the good old fashioned email update.

These are some very helpful e-newsletters offered for free by colleagues in the international trade compliance niche. Enjoy!

And of course you can also subscribe to my blog posts via email.

]]> http://www.trade-compliance.org/export-compliance/trade-compliance-newsletters/feed 0 Recommended Reading: International Trade Compliance and Disaster Readiness http://www.trade-compliance.org/trade-compliance/recommended-reading-international-trade-compliance-and-disaster-readiness http://www.trade-compliance.org/trade-compliance/recommended-reading-international-trade-compliance-and-disaster-readiness#comments Wed, 17 Jun 2009 17:39:10 +0000 Caroline http://www.trade-compliance.org/?p=59 Boskage Trade News has an interesting article covering disaster readiness for the trade compliance team:

How would a disaster impact trade compliance? In the event of a disaster, it is important that international trade compliance departments have procedures in place to minimize loss and to provide for resumption of services as soon as possible. While trade compliance may not be critical to the immediate functions of the company as a whole, prolonged disruption of services could ultimately affect the end user of your products.

Great advice! A trade compliance solution will also help you archive all your files in case of emergency, and minimize supply chain disruptions

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