Four Pillars of Trade Compliance Management

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Trade compliance management includes staying up to date on any import and export regulations that could impact your supply lines. This is a full-time responsibility and should be taken seriously, which is now evidenced in recent efforts to thwart “forced labor” in China.

The four pillars of trade compliance are:

1. Due diligence
2. Reasonable care
3. Supervision and control
4. Proactive engagement

The bottom line:  Trade compliance management is growing and is growing in importance.

Today in Global Small Business: How to Cut Costs on International Sales

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What's affecting me, my clients, my colleagues and other global small business owners:

• Join us for the 3rd Annual Global Small Business Forum held in Chicago on Friday, October 20 with the theme:  Global E-Commerce Explosion (#GEE)!  Check out the amazing speaker lineup!  This forum is about entrepreneurs and small business owners who are running global e-commerce businesses and will share their experiences. To learn more and to register, visit: http://www.globalsmallbusinessforum.com
• How can you simplify global shipping?  Easy.  Listen in on our next WEGGinar™ on 11/1/17 where UPS Illinois Small Business Marketing Manager Andrea Cervini will talk about how to take the guesswork out of international shipping: https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/3272777010361474561.
• Twelve (12) ways to cut costs on international sales (by Laurel Delaney).
• SMEs are key driver to UAE's economic growth.
• Global e-commerce is expected to double in the next five years.
• Export regulations:  business versus personal travel.