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Combating Illicit Cargo

Logistics Business Magazine

Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) highlighted the growing threat posed by illicit cargo shipments and called for heightened vigilance from all stakeholders in the maritime and transportation sectors. In a recent announcement, the U.S.

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The Global Trade Compliance Market is Crazy!

Logistics Viewpoints

This action was brought by the Office of Foreign Assets Control which is an enforcement agency of the U.S. First, even if fines are not applied, goods moving across borders with incorrect documentation can be held up at the border. Treasury Department. For example, the U.S.

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EAR99 – US Export Control Basics

Globalior

All your compliance efforts should be documented. If your goods fall under the administration of the Commerce Department’s EAR, and you have evaluated the Commerce Control List as well as ascertained that your products do not have an Export Commodity Control Number (ECCN), then they classified as EAR99.

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The Digital Supply Chain Needs to Include Trade Compliance Systems!

Logistics Viewpoints

Better systems at customs agencies can lead to increases in cycle times for companies that are not on top of the complex documentation requirements associated with trade. In short, customs compliance must become proactive and strategic rather than just focused on having the proper documentation and accurately paying duties.

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Global Trade Compliance is a Massive Undertaking for Big Shippers

Logistics Viewpoints

This solution helps companies to automate their international trade compliance processes, manage partners and trade compliance-related documents, and ensure that their companies monitor and comply with the ongoing revisions and amendments to international legal requirements. Restricted Party Screening Challenges are Massive.

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Fleet Route Optimisation in the Past, Present, and Future

Logistics Bureau

That would enable the printing of manifests and proof-of-delivery documents by shipment, to be issued to the delivery crews the following day, and the picking documents for the warehouse. It’s hard to imagine that many still need to shuffle paper documents around using pigeonholes.