Last month, Leslie R. Caldwell (Assistant Attorney General for the Justice Department’s Criminal Division) spoke at the 22nd annual Ethics and Compliance Conference. She discussed a variety of topics, but focused specifically on the importance of having a comprehensive compliance program in place for every organization.

She primarily focused her discussion on the implementation of a general corporate compliance program, but the same principles can be applied to an export compliance program. While there is no one-size-fits-all approach to export compliance, the following should provide some guidelines to consider when deciding upon the appropriate program for your company.

Earlier this month, Amber Road broadcasted the final part of our Export Compliance Webinar Series, which focused on Shipment Screening and Documentation. Our presenters, Scott Lewis and Scott Parker (both of Amber Road), got several questions throughout the webinar but did not have time to address them all during the live broadcast. We have compiled their answers into a Q&A document – here is a preview:

According to the Bureau of Transportation, U.S. trade with Canada and Mexico rose for the fifth consecutive month in July of this year. From July 2013 to July 2014, the value of NAFTA increased from $7.9 billion to $10.1 billion.

Overall, freight increased in all modes of transportation by approximately 8%. The largest increases include:

• Pipeline traffic (up 10.8%)
• Rail freight (up 10%)
• Truck freight (up 8.5%)

Establishing an Export Compliance Program (ECP) can be a daunting task. Don’t worry, we can help! Join Amber Road for our complimentary export compliance webinar series. We will address the three key steps of building an ECP (Restricted Party Screening, Product Classification, and Shipment Screening & Documentation), and show you how Export On-Demand can help.

Last month, Amber Road broadcasted part two of our Export Compliance Webinar Series, which focused on Product Classification. Our presenters, Scott Lewis and Steve Keighley (both of Amber Road), got several questions throughout the webinar, but didn’t have time to answer them all during the live broadcast. We compiled their responses into a Q&A document - here is a sneak peek:

Last month, Amber Road broadcasted part one of our three-part Export Compliance Webinar Series, which focused on Restricted Party Screening. Our presenters, Scott Lewis and Scott Parker (both of Amber Road), got a lot of questions at the end of the webinar. Here are a few of their responses:

Commerzbank AG, the second-largest bank in Germany, is expected to pay $600-$800 million in fines as restitution to the U.S as a result of their dealings with Iran and other nations under U.S. sanctions. The U.S. started looking into Commerzbank back in 2010 and has since found that the bank took down identifying information from incoming wires in an attempt to hide anything that would raise questions.

Exporting can be a challenge for a company of any size, but it is especially daunting for small and medium-sized companies. Whether you are just starting out or trying to grow your exports, the question of how you’re doing compared to others is always one to consider. Export.gov crafted a short survey to highlight characteristics of successful exporters, as well as provide an assessment of your export readiness and suggest ways to improve your current export process. You can access that survey here.

Once you’ve taken this assessment, take action with the free Export Business Planner, a customizable tool for small businesses that are considering entering the export market. This tool will help you create a game plan and can be updated as your export business grows.

Establishing an Export Compliance Program (ECP) can be a daunting task. Don’t worry, we can help! In our complimentary three-part export compliance webinar series, we will address the three key steps of building an ECP (Restricted Party Screening, Product Classification, and Shipment Screening & Documentation), and show you how Export On-Demand can help.

Join Amber Road for part one on Tuesday, August 19 at 2:00pm EDT, which will focus on the most common first step of any Export Compliance Program: Restricted Party Screening. Presenters will discuss how Export On-Demand can help automate the Restricted Party Screening process, and how easy it is to implement the software across your organization.

Global trade management can be complex…and so can the terminology! We created a series of short videos to help you understand the basics. Last week we introduced the third video in the series, which focused on duties vs. tariffs. This week we will focus on incoterms.

In the fourth and final video of the series, we explain what incoterms are, and how they are used to allocate payment, ownership, and risk between buyer and seller.