Company executives may often perceive the compliance team as a cost center, but as you know the opposite is actually true – compliance can yield a significant return on investment (ROI) and a competitive advantage.

U.S. authorities seized more than 200,000 toy dolls from China at several ports of entry this year due to high concentrations of phthalates, a group of banned chemical compounds considered dangerous to children.

The 2013 Import Operations and Compliance Benchmark Study: Two Worlds Collide has just been released! This report is based on a study recently conducted by American Shipper and BPE Global to learn more about the issues impacting U.S. import operations and compliance managers.