The labeling rules for apparel products are detailed and numerous.  Specialty materials such as fiber, bamboo, and fur all require an especially strong understanding of the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) requirements.

Earlier this year, Amber Road’s Global Trade Academy broadcasted a webinar, Trade Compliance Survival Guide. I received several questions throughout the webinar, but unfortunately, I did not have time to address them all during the live broadcast. I have compiled some of my answers into a Q&A document - here is a preview:

An ever-increasing demand to do more with less means companies are rightly turning to automation to streamline their operations and ensure they’re operating at peak efficiencies. The right automation solutions, such as those offered by Amber Road, help create a competitive advantage that no other solution can offer. But the best automation in the world is only useful if you have people in place who understand it and can put it to use.

This week, Amber Road’s Global Trade Academy broadcasted a webinar on Comparing Cargo Security Programs Around the World. Our presenter, Suzanne Richer from Amber Road, received several questions throughout the webinar and unfortunately did not have time to address them all during the live broadcast. We have compiled her answers into a Q&A document - here is a preview:

The World Customs Organization (WCO) has announced significant updates to the Harmonized System (HS), which will go into effect in 2017. These changes could have a major impact on your company’s global trade processes and international supply chain. Are you prepared?

A majority of executives are not investing in trade compliance training, despite potential fines, substantial penalties, and jail time, according to survey results released today from Amber Road's Global Trade Academy.

The survey of 300 U.S.-based global companies across a range of revenues and industries found that 56 percent of executives at the companies surveyed are not investing in trade compliance training, even though 28 percent of those companies had already been fined or warned by government agencies for noncompliance.

And while the vast majority (73 percent) have a stated trade compliance plan, 46 percent of surveyed companies didn’t require any training for employees and 28 percent require less than 11 hours of training – leaving a gap between having a plan and the ability to act on it. Furthermore, 55 percent had not standardized their global compliance training and 33 percent do not have a budget for trade compliance training, which opens the door to noncompliance risks as a result of untrained staff.

Global Cargo Security Programs offer key advantages to the savvy international trade professional. From C-TPAT to AEO, J-AEO, C-AEO, PIP and NEEC, companies are challenged with aligning these programs, especially when requirements differ from one country to the next.

Multinational companies are not investing in trade compliance training for their employees, even as organizations and individuals that fail to comply with trade regulations face substantial penalties. Amber Road’s Global Trade Academy conducted a survey to better understand the trade compliance programs and training needs of companies engaged in international commerce and trade across a wide range of industries.

Of the 322 executives from 312 U.S.-based companies surveyed, 56% of the respondents stated their organization is not investing in trade compliance training, even though 28% of all these companies have been fined or warned by government agencies for noncompliance.

Earlier this month, Amber Road’s Global Trade Academy broadcasted a webinar Comparing EU and US Export Controls. Our presenter, Kristine Bols, Director of Global Trade Content at Amber Road, received several questions throughout the webinar. Unfortunately she did not have time to address them all during the live broadcast. We have compiled her answers into a Q&A document - here is a preview:

Last month, Amber Road’s Global Trade Academy broadcasted a webinar, Classification of Apparel in Chapters 61 and 62. Our presenter, Svetlana Shubinsky, Trade Advisory Consultant at Amber Road’s Trade Advisory Practice received several questions throughout the webinar, but unfortunately, she did not have time to address them all during the live broadcast. She has compiled some of her answers into a Q&A document - here is a preview: