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27/06/2017
One of the most important questions that I am frequently asking my clients nowadays is “what exactly is your export strategy?” Exporting strategies vary inevitably from case to case, but they all need these 4 things to be complete.
02/03/2017
Despite the difficult trade climate, there is one avenue of international business that continues to see dramatic gains: e-commerce. Yet e-commerce is growing faster than companies can keep up, creating all kinds of challenges.
10/01/2017
Despite all the doom and gloom rhetoric, 2017 could be the year that trade becomes easier, faster and cheaper for businesses large and small. The WTO Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA) is expected to be ratified and go into effect by the end of January.
18/12/2015
For Canada, the agreement will likely result in an increase in both imports and exports, including products such as machinery, canola, beef, pork, minerals and seafood. Canadian companies will gain a competitive advantage over exporters from non-TPP countries who must still face the existing tariffs, while the same will be true for organizations importing goods to Canada.
14/12/2015
As environmental groups and analysts make headway with reading through and analyzing the agreement, some groups have come out resolutely against the agreement, arguing that tying these economies together more tightly will make it harder to pass more stringent environmental relations in the future and expressing concern about the TPP’s failure to address climate change.
06/08/2015
Tariffs are taxes that countries impose on imported products for one of two major purposes: protectionism or social change. To avoid getting overcharged at the border, learn the tariff rules for imports better than the customs agents.
15/06/2015
Kevin Duncan, CITP|FIBP, is a Senior Buyer Technical Procurement at NOVA Chemicals, where he ensures compliance with all customs, and manages an important supply portfolio, providing competitive pricing while maintaining strong supplier relationships.
25/05/2015
Michelle is excited to channel her passion for both international trade and Oxford Frozen Foods, where she works as the Sea Freight and Customs Assistant, to continue to take on new challenges in her career.
20/01/2015
To improve communication and mitigate the risks of misunderstandings, the ICC developed Incoterms to serve as universal trade definitions.
07/11/2014
Third-party logistics (3PL) is a common practice for supply chain management in which a company outsources logistics functions to another company. The functions that are…
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