QUESTION: We are an U.S. based manufacturer for oil/gas drilling equipment. We are trying to decide whether a trade compliance specialist handling 80% export and 20% import should locate in the U.S. or Mexico. This employee will deal with U.S. customs brokers and freight forwarders all the time. Is he legally required to be located […]
QUESTION: Wondering if anyone works for a company that incorporates blockchain into their SC mgmt strategy. How does this work? how does it impact trade compliance and logistics? Has the use of blockchain improved things for your company? What changes did it require cross functionally? Was it, will it be a painful transition? How much […]
QUESTION: I would like to start having internal conversations about establishing an Import Trade Compliance Program, maybe create a manual. Do any members have a Scope statement that you could share? Also, could any members share how their import trade compliance look? I am trying to envision and internalize the concept as how it should […]
QUESTION: STAFFING QUESTION. We are a bulk product manufacturer with 6 plants in 3 countries. We ship to customers in over 70 countries. Around $700 million in sales. Our trade compliance dept. is responsible for all the trade compliance for imports and exports worldwide. About 400 imports and 5,000 exports per year. Not many new […]
QUESTION: I need to start documenting our trade compliance program in the form of creating written policies, procedures, work instructions in certain areas.(i.e. Free Trade Agreements , HTS Classification, Jurisdiction and Classification, Export Authorizations, EEI filings, Export Recordkeeping, and Export License requirements. The company is enquiring about the ability to “outsource” this activity due to […]
QUESTION: I’ve been invited to the table and asked for Trade Compliance input on revising our corporate Terms and Conditions.If you were in the room, what would you ask for? Trade Compliance-wise, what’s your best case scenario? What do you want/need in your Ts and Cs? Reach for the sky. ************* Answers: Below are documents […]
QUESTION: We are a multinational company with manufacturing facilities in the UK, Germany, Czech Republic, Netherlands, Sweden, Mexico, Brazil, Canada, Mexico, South Korea, Japan and the US. Our Trade Compliance Dept. is seated at Corporate in the U.S., we are currently facing an overload of regulatory issues due to both an increase of inter-company collaboration […]
QUESTION: Our company is looking to expand its internal audit program to include ITAR and Import/Export Compliance. I have never worked for a company that has trade compliance integrated into internal audit. It has always been a director or manager of trade compliance that acts as the “auditor” in most cases for the trade compliance […]
QUESTION: I am looking for time studies of various Compliance functions. For example, on average, how long does it take to classify a product in the HTS? I realize that when you are classifying items, some will be very easy, but some are very complex, and will require a lot of time. If anyone has […]
QUESTION: My company wants me to benchmark trade compliance departments with other firms. I’d appreciate if the trade community share their company’s trade compliance organizational structure. What is the name of your department? Is it broken out by role & function; such as import / export / CTPAT / NAFTA / FTZ roles? […]
QUESTION: We are looking at realigning our trade compliance function at corporate and each of our separate legal entities (20+). Corporate is a holding company and each of the companies we oversee in the US are separate legal entities. There are concerns corporate will not be able to assist the legal entities with certain activities […]
QUESTION: I’ve been doing other forms of compliance ( FDA, CDC mostly) for the last 2 years. I’m looking seriously at getting back into import compliance for an importer who needs somebody who knows their way around the FDA and the import side. Can I get a suggested reading list for: – Changes resulting from the move […]
