21 September 2021 – A recent export enforcement case describes a common compliance challenge faced by many U.S. companies. In this case,[1] a California company manufactured electronic test and measurement equipment for both commercial and government customers. The company failed to identify that one of its software products was listed on the U.S. Munitions List and…
05 August 2021 – A new ‘customs procedure code’ will facilitate the faster movement of goods through smaller ports, an international trade and customs expert has said. Customs procedure codes (CPCs) are entered onto customs declarations to identify the customs and/or excise regimes which goods are being entered into and removed from (where this applies).…
03 August 2021 – HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has today announced that the Customs Declaration Service (CDS), a system founded on world-leading technology, will serve as the UK’s single customs platform from 31 March 2023. HMRC will be closing its Customs Handling of Import and Export Freight (CHIEF) system on 31 March 2023. Hence, from…
06 July 2021 – The Federal Communications Commission on June 17, 2021, unanimously approved relaxed rules regarding the importation and marketing of a broad range of radiofrequency devices, such as computer equipment, smartphones, wireless audio equipment, Wi-Fi routers, Internet of Things devices, and more. Traditionally, radiofrequency (RF) device authorization can be completed by one of…
28 June 2021 – The EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement On 24 December 2020, the EU and the UK reached an agreement on the terms of their relationship following the UK’s withdrawal from the EU. The EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement (TCA) formally entered into force on 1 May 2021 and provides for zero tariffs and zero…
20 June 2021 The General Department of Customs and Excise of Cambodia (GDCE) was due to launch version 4.3.3 of the online Automated System for Customs Data (Asycuda) on June 21, in an effort to modernise the platform and make the customs clearance process more convenient, fast and efficient, as well as to promote trade…
17 June 2021 – In the coming years, the new international and development policies of China, the United States and the European Union will significantly overlap, as China’s 14th Five-Plan Plan (2021-25) period coincides with the terms of the Joe Biden administration and the European Commission (2019-24). The year 2021 is special for China as…
24 May 2021 – If suppliers in China fail to pick up freight containers to fill an order for MediaShop, Marcel Schneider gets an alert via a digital freight system, allowing the retailer to reach out and fix the problem swiftly. Before July 2020, Austria-based MediaShop’s deputy supply chain director says he would discover problems…
20 May 2021 – Dive Brief: The expansion of Target’s sortation and distribution center network, which the retailer had previously announced, will rely on multiple acquisitions it has made in recent years, COO John Mulligan said on the company’s earnings call Wednesday. As it opens up more sortation centers, the locations will use technology from Grand Junction as…
13 May 2021 – The SAP enforcement action was certainly a game-changer in trade sanction enforcement. It was the first Justice Department (DOJ) National Security Section enforcement action under the under the Justice Department’s Export Control and Sanctions Enforcement Policy. Mike Volkov, channeling his inner Grace Slick, called it “a New Dawn”. Moreover, although the enforcement…
