by Andrea | Sep 16, 2014 | access to finance, CSME, international trade rules, tools for importers
On Friday, September 12th (2014), a new round of sanctions against Russia imposed by the European Union and the United States took effect. These sanctions are intended to pressure Russia into complying with the 12-point peace plan to end the conflict in Ukraine. The...
by Andrea | Sep 9, 2014 | access to finance, CSME, small business financing, tools for importers
August 1st2014) marked the one-year “anniversary” of the loss by U.S. importers of GSP duty-free access to the US market. The Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) program allows about 5,000 products from about 127 developing countries to enter the United States on...
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...
