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...
by Andrea | Mar 3, 2014 | access to finance, CSME, international trade rules, tools for importers
Case Study : Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) Country Traders recently shared its story of getting ready for the requirements of the U.S. Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA). The FSMA is aimed at securing the U.S. food supply. To ensure that imported food...
by Andrea | Feb 14, 2014 | access to finance, CSME, international trade rules, Recent Trends in Trade, tools for importers
Today, Valentine’s Day, is one day of the year when we most look forward to receiving emails and snail mail containing expressions of regard and even love. My “love letter” to you is to highlight some mail that, as an international trader, you don’t want to ever...
by Andrea | Jan 20, 2014 | CSME, Recent Trends in Trade, small business financing, tools for importers
Here is Part “C” of my series, “International Trade Alphabet Soup” that will periodically list and provide context for key acronyms and international trade terms: CACM – Central American Common Market: Trade bloc established by Costa Rica, El Salvador,...
by Andrea | Dec 27, 2013 | access to finance, CSME, international trade rules, Recent Trends in Trade, tools for importers, Trade and Development, world financial crisis
The WTO 9th Ministerial in Bali concluded on December 6th, 2013 with the first-ever global Agreement on Trade Facilitation. This Agreement introduces new trade rules to streamline customs and port procedures for the world’s traders. Other key decisions...
