Question: I am putting together a procedure on how our Trade Compliance Department obtains notifications and communications regarding changes to import and export regulations (i.e., federal agencies, trade associations, newsletters, etc.). Does anyone have a sample or guidance that they would be willing to share on this process?************ ANSWER: I check the Federal Register everyday […]
Question: I’ve requested an additional person to assist with the ever-increasing compliance responsibilities at our mid-size (650 employee) company. If approved, I’ll need to find someone who is more than just clerical support. The right person could eventually take over my job as Compliance Officer but that is (hopefully) many years down the road. This […]
QUESTION: I have accepted a new job, and this job is building a trade compliance program from scratch. This company is ready and willing, but doesn’t know what they don’t know. I need to address both exports and imports. And I want to make sure I’m asking the right questions. (At this time, […]
Question: We are in the process of implementing a new operating system. I have been asked to supply the implantation team packaging, labeling, and import/export requirements for all of the countries that we work with. Can someone suggest a website or publication that I can recommend or present as a reference to the […]
Question: Currently our group is the Export Compliance Department and we focus mainly on exporting our products and the rules and regulations that pertain to doing so legally. We also have a department, EHS, that handles all of our DOT regulations. Our safety team should not be handling these regulations and we fully recognize this. […]
Question: How do the members use Access for both import & export compliance purposes? Any processes or examples would be appreciated, tkx. ***************
Question: Looking for tips on how to best make a name for myself with my new company (~$500M annual sales, plants all over the globe). Can the experts advise how best to become as effective as quickly possible with the ocean and air logistics in my new company? What would be the […]
Question: Looking for tips on how to best make a name for myself with my new company (~$500M annual sales, plants all over the globe). Can the experts advise how best to become as effective as quickly possible with the ocean and air logistics in my new company? What would be the […]
Question: Looking for tips on how to best make a name for myself with my new company (~$500M annual sales, plants all over the globe). Can the experts advise how best to become as effective as quickly possible with the ocean and air logistics in my new company? What would be the […]
Question: We are currently in the process of assisting a multinational company based in Europe with options for re-structuring its export control/compliance functions. I would be interested in hearing from in-house professionals about the “pro’s and con’s” of moving this function from the customs/import/operations side to the in-house legal or compliance shop. One […]
Question: We’re a US company with extreme interest in our US trade compliance as well as that for our subsidiaries in the countries where they operate. We’re looking to develop a formal group that would meet at least quarterly to review, discuss and strategize company trade compliance opportunities and its facilitation (ie, […]
Question: Is anyone aware of an studies, research or benchmarking surveys conducted that provide information on trade compliance org charts, size and structure of trade compliance departments vis-a-vis total value of imports and total number of entries per year? We are looking into justifying increase in headcount. We have three people handling 5,000 entries and […]
