President Obama recently signed an executive order, establishing the Interagency Trade Enforcement Center (ITEC) within the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR). The Obama administration is aimed at doubling exports by the year 2015, and this new agency will help facilitate that goal. According to Ron Kirk, Ambassador of USTR, the ITEC is among the most significant [...]
Join World Trade 100 and Amber Road (formerly Management Dynamics, Inc.) on Thursday December 15th at 2 PM EST for a complimentary webinar, Global Trade Compliance in the Oil & Gas Industry: A Case Study with Weatherford. Global trade experts will explain the importance of automating trade compliance processes and the difficulties oil and gas [...]
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.
An industry leading organization specializing in window covering was able to save over $6M in duty as a result of having an effective integrated trade compliance strategy and coordinating NAFTA with organizational processes.
U.S. Commerce Secretary Gary Locke discusses the role of NAFTA in the success of the National Export Initiative during a meeting with leaders from Canada and Mexico.
Please join AberdeenGroup and distinguished industry executives as they discuss global trade management initiatives and practices within their enterprises around Foreign Trade Zones, Restricted Party Screening, 10+2 and other initiatives. Key topic areas covered in the recent report will also be highlighted.
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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.
Trade Planner 3.0 scenario-based planning solution optimizes sourcing and distribution decisions based on total landed costs and trade regulation risk
