TradeLane

At the end of May, the US Department of State and the White House announced that the US would begin the process of revoking Hong Kong’s preferential treatment as a separate customs territory from Mainland China.

The Covid-19 pandemic has produced disruption around the globe, causing governments to enforce lockdowns and place controls on essential equipment to protect vital medical supply chains. In the EU, the regulations surrounding the import and export of personal protective equipment (PPE) have forced industry professionals to pay attention to regulations that evolve in step with the crisis.

When it comes to compliance, there are a multitude of things to juggle. I’m often asked for a link to one government site or another and there are certainly hundreds of sites to choose from.

Sometimes you can’t see the forest for the trees.  Here is a list of websites that contain some basic guidelines for a laundry list of compliance issues. 

It’s been an extraordinary year in international trade. Higher duties, more complex supply chains driven by trade actions, and a pandemic that has left many businesses understaffed in important areas.

In preparation for Brexit, the United Kingdom (UK) has published its Common External Tariff, scheduled to take effect on January 1^st, 2021, at the end of the transition period established in the EU Withdrawal Agreement Bill.