by Andrea | Aug 15, 2014 | access to finance, CSME, international trade rules, tools for importers
How familiar are you, Mr. or Ms. Exporter, with the legal requirements for your product(s) to enter your destination market(s)? Or do you rely on your distributor/importer to handle it all? Sure, it’s the importer who is legally responsible for complying with the...
by Andrea | Jun 26, 2014 | CSME, international trade rules, Recent Trends in Trade, tools for importers, Trade and Development
In an earlier post, we reported on investigations to be conducted to support the increase in African exports using the African Growth & Opportunities Act (AGOA). In support of the commitment by the Obama Administration to renew AGOA the US International Trade...
by Andrea | Jun 4, 2014 | CSME, Recent Trends in Trade, small business financing, tools for importers
Here is Part “D” of my series, “International Trade Alphabet Soup” that will periodically list and provide context for key acronyms and international trade terms: DAC – Development Assistance Committee: an international forum consisting of the world’s largest...
by Andrea | May 14, 2014 | CSME, international trade rules, tools for importers
The month of May is widely celebrated across the United States as “World Trade Month”. National Small Business Week (May 12-16) seems an appropriate time to highlight some of the international trading resources that are available to support companies to do business...
by Andrea | May 8, 2014 | CSME, international trade rules, Recent Trends in Trade, tools for importers, Trade and Development
At a recent conference frequented by many food importers, one of the audience members shared, “Our food smells different and that causes problems with US Customs.” To avoid such problems, food importers — educate US Customs about your products! “Problems” can...
by Andrea | Apr 14, 2014 | CSME, Recent Trends in Trade, tools for importers, Trade and Development
In an earlier post, we discussed this reality – In today’s globalized economy your next business opportunity could be located anywhere in the world. Trade Agreements, Trade Financing, and Technology provide the doors for small businesses to take advantage of these...
