Caroline Brown on September 28, 2009
Trade Compliance update: China has appealed the WTO ruling siding with the US complaint that Chinese restrictions on importing and distributing foreign books, music, and movies violates WTO regulations.
Topics: China Trade Management, Import Compliance
Caroline Brown on September 28, 2009
With more stringent recycling and waste disposal laws now in place, European companies are finding it difficult to foot the additional costs of disposing of garbage responsibly. To avoid the expense of recycling the items or the associated taxes with destroying them, they are increasingly re-exporting the items to poor, developing countries in Asia and Africa.
Topics: Export Management, Import Compliance
Caroline Brown on September 25, 2009
Alan Bersin, former US Border Czar, has been nominated by President Obama as Customs & Border Protection (CBP) commissioner. Bersin is currently the special representative for border affairs, working with Mexican leaders and U.S. border-area agencies on challenges such as drugs and immigration.
Topics: Import Management, Import Compliance
Caroline Brown on September 24, 2009
The Life Sciences Summit on International Trade Compliance is coming up soon.
Topics: Global Trade Management, Import Compliance, Events
Caroline Brown on September 18, 2009
What? You mean politicians don't always keep their word? Even outside the US?
Topics: Duty Management, Import Compliance
Caroline Brown on September 18, 2009
Canada's largest generic drug manufacturer has voluntarily recalled three of its medications "as a precautionary measure."
Topics: Import Management, Import Compliance, Free Trade Agreements
Caroline Brown on September 17, 2009
SupplyChainBrain published an article yesterday, "Compliance is not just about avoiding risk, it is also about ROI" detailing the rise of the compliance department as a strategic operation rather than a means to avoid penalties.
Topics: Import Compliance
Caroline Brown on September 15, 2009
Attention Ohio! You have many upcoming export seminars in your near future! I believe they are mostly for people interested in exporting to particular countries, but check out the Springfield Edge for a listing of all export seminars in Ohio.
Topics: Webinars, Import Compliance
Caroline Brown on September 14, 2009
Bloomberg News is reporting that the US trade deficit has widened by 16% in July. Imports gained a record 4.7%.
Topics: Global Trade Management, Import Compliance
Caroline Brown on September 14, 2009
Eric L. Hirschhorn will be nominated by Pres. Barack Obama for the position of Under Secretary of the US Commerce Department's Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS). Hirschhorn is currently a partner at Winston & Strawn, the executive secretary of the Industry Coalition on Technology Transfer, and has also authored a handbook on export controls.
Topics: Export Management, Import Compliance
