Amber Road is pleased to announce that it received Supply & Demand Chain Executive's Top 100 Award for 2013, in partnership with Swedish customer Sandvik Aktiebolag. This is the ninth year Amber Road has been recognized by the publication for its dedication to providing customers with superior global supply chain solutions.
Topics: Press Releases, Amber Road News, Export Management, Export Compliance
Colleen Bush on May 20, 2013
Despite President Obama’s pledge to double exports, the U.S. Government continues to vigorously enforce export controls and has expanded trade embargo restrictions and sanctions. Accordingly, businesses pursuing export opportunities must be focused on compliance.
Please join Amber Road, World Trade 100 and K&L Gates LLP for a complimentary webinar broadcasting live on Thursday, May 30 at 2pm EDT on Expanding into New Export Markets: Understanding Export Controls and Compliance.
Topics: Webinars, Amber Road News, Export Management, Export Compliance
Colleen Bush on May 7, 2013
Join Amber Road on Tuesday, May 21at 2pm EDT for a complimentary webinar focusing on how trade compliance professionals can minimize personal risk. During Minimizing Exposure, Liability, and Risk in Trade Compliance, presenters will discuss the following topics:
Topics: Webinars, Amber Road News, Import Management, Export Management, Export Compliance
Colleen Bush on April 9, 2013
Amber Road, a leading provider of global trade management solutions, announced today that Flextronics, a leading electronics manufacturing services provider, selected its Restricted Party Screening (RPS) On-Demand solution to automate the screening of partners, customers and vendors. Flextronics’ objective is to maintain a low export risk profile while expediting screening.
With a global network consisting of more than 30 countries on four continents, Flextronics needed an improved solution for global denied party and embargo screening, global export license determination, and ECCN (Export Control Classification Number) validation in order to preserve a high compliance rate.
Topics: Press Releases, Amber Road News, Export Management, Export Compliance, Restricted Party Screening
Colleen Bush on March 29, 2013
Join Amber Road and American Shipper on Tuesday, April 23 at 2pm EDT for a complimentary webinar focusing on the Obama Administration’s Export Control Reform (ECR) Initiative. During Export Control Reform Update: Preparing for Transition, presenters will discuss recent progress on ECR, what the industry can expect in the near term, and how to prepare for these and future changes.
Topics: Webinars, Amber Road News, Export Management, Export Compliance
Colleen Bush on February 20, 2013
Amber Road, a leading provider of global trade management solutions, announced yesterday that Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. (NYSE:VSH), one of the world’s largest manufacturers of discrete semiconductors and passive electronic components, reduced corporate risk and improved compliance with trade regulations using Amber Road’s Restricted Party Screening (RPS) On-Demand solution.
Integrated into three separate instances of SAP, the RPS On-Demand solution enables Vishay to screen tens of thousands of its customers and vendors across the Americas, Europe, the Middle East and Asia, against over 200 restricted party lists from government institutions worldwide.
Topics: Press Releases, Amber Road News, Export Management, Export Compliance, Restricted Party Screening
Caroline Brown on February 5, 2013
Iranian crude oil exports in December rose to their highest levels since EU sanctions went into effect last July. According to multiple sources, exports rose to around 1.4 million barrels per day (bpd) in December, up from a low point of less than 900,000 bpd in September. This export surge is not expected to last however, as a new round of Western sanctions aimed at curbing Iran’s nuclear program will take effect in February.
Topics: Export Management, Export Compliance
Caroline Brown on January 8, 2013
Two executives of an electronic waste recycling company were convicted in December of smuggling, environmental crimes, mail and wire fraud, and obstruction of justice in conjunction with the illegal export of hazardous waste to China and other countries, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Colorado.
Topics: Export Management, Export Compliance, Export Violations
Caroline Brown on December 10, 2012
Last week the China Nuclear Industry Huaxing Construction Co., Ltd. (Huaxing), a corporation controlled by the People’s Republic of China, pled guilty to violating the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA), the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) and other related charges.
Topics: Export Management, Export License Management, Export Compliance, Export Violations
Martijn van Gils on December 7, 2012
Yet another bank is being fined for violating U.S. sanctions by conducting business with Iran. According to Reuters, Asian-focused bank Standard Chartered is expected to pay $330 million to settle a case with U.S. regulators.
Topics: Export Management, Export License Management, Export Compliance, Export Violations
