It is our 20th anniversary here at Tradewin.
Can you believe it?
I think if you asked any of us here 20 years ago what Tradewin and the rest of the world would look like today, many would be amazed.
While releasing his National Security Presidential Memorandum on Strengthening the Policy of the United States Toward Cuba, President Trump’s June 16th remarks purported to scale back the historic rapprochement the Obama Administration had put in motion during the last two years of that presidency.
However, it may be too soon to tell if anything substantive will truly change in our dealings with the island nation.
Topics: North America
Customs has announced that the reconciliation prototype will finally transition from ACS to ACE on July 8th of 2017.
There are some major changes to the program, most of which benefit the importer.
For example, the original value, duties, and fees will no longer need to be reported. This will save a considerable amount of time which was previously spent trying to get an exact match in the filing system. These figures will automatically populate after the ACE go-live.
Topics: Reconciliation
There has been a lot of information to digest recently regarding developments in Customs and Trade Compliance in Australia.
The minutes from the first quarterly Compliance Advisory Group meeting (CAG) and Goods Compliance Updates (GCU) for 2017 were recently published, with some important issues for industry to be aware of.
Topics: South Pacific
Whether you are a large multinational corporation or a small family owned business, all manufacturers, exporters, and brokers of defense articles, related technical data, and defense services (as defined on the United States Munitions List, Part 121 of the ITAR) are required to register with the Directorate of Defense Trade Controls (DDTC).
Don't forget, registering with DDTC does not automatically provide for export rights or privileges, but it is a precondition for the issuance of any license or other approval for export.
Topics: Import Consulting
