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: – [...]
Both importers and exporters can realize cost savings with the help of Free Trade Agreements, such as NAFTA. After surveying import and export compliance managers from 200 firms, Customs & Trade Solutions, Inc. and Management Dynamics have uncovered key trends in managing the complex Free Trade Management process. Join our webinar, Best Practices for Managing Free [...]
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Since December, when President Barack Obama and South Korean President Lee Myung-bak announced that they made further progress on US-South Korea Free Trade Agreement (KORUS-FTA), the agreement has been highly debated on its way to Congress.
This post highlights the importance of doing the appropriate research and background checks of all the cost and regulatory elements BEFORE you commit buying components or finished goods from new off shore vendors.
Given the advantages of NAFTA, companies seek to widen the advantages of reduced duty impact – but what are the best means to accomplish this goal? Our survey of 200+ firms established best practices and uncovers many interesting usage statistics.
This free webinar will help you build your business case for an FTZ as well as present a case study of best practices in the application, activation and on-going administration of a zone.
The AberdeenGroup has come out with a brand new report, which will be available for free for a limited time – Global Trade Management: Strategies for Mastering Trade Compliance and Supply Chain Complexity.
The US and South Korea have plans to meet to further discuss the KORUS Free Trade Agreement, which has yet to be approved by Congress.
Trade Planner 3.0 scenario-based planning solution optimizes sourcing and distribution decisions based on total landed costs and trade regulation risk
