The annual Global Services Summit recognizes the role of services in today’s global economy. The annual one-day event convenes senior trade officials, policymakers, and business leaders from around the world to discuss issues related to international trade in...
Trade wars, real wars, Brexit dislocations, and a pandemic have created strong imperatives for companies to re-engineer their supply chains. An April 2020 survey found that 83% of multinational executives were contemplating so-called “reshoring” or “nearshoring”....
In our blog posts and seminars, I caution traders against doing business with the ‘wrong’ country. The United States maintains several embargoes or trade sanctions programs. An embargo or sanction program is a total or partial prohibition against trading...
Food labels are not just pretty images designed to attract our attention or to tell us as consumers whether we are buying salt and not sugar. Labelling requirements apply to all producers, including international traders whose labels must also comply with country of...
May is World Trade Month in the United States and events are being held across the country to recognize the importance of exporting to jobs and our economy. To learn more about World Trade Month events and news follow the International Trade Administration on...