Global Trade

With California being the 8th largest economy in the world, it may not come as a surprise that CA-TISCA affects companies with combined revenues of $17 trillion per year, among them many Fortune 1000 companies, and many are not legally compliant.

U.S. factory activity in November fell to the lowest level since the end of the recession, as a weak global economy and strong dollar continued to buffet the manufacturing sector.

In this white paper, we establish the overall dynamics, the rapid evolution, and finally the impact of e-commerce on the industrial sector and emergence of 'logistics' and 'distribution' properties.

Philadelphia, Miami and Seattle are among the cities poised to become global centers for trade, according to a new report by CBRE.

The Obama administration this morning released the long-awaited text of the Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement, setting the stage for a divisive fight in Congress next year that will once again pit Barack Obama against most of his fellow Democrats.

Now that the US, Japan and 10 other Pacific Rim economies have reached agreement to strike the largest trade pact seen anywhere in a generation, it is up to President Barack Obama to convince Congress that the deal is in our best interests.

Most of America’s largest corporations maintain subsidiaries in offshore tax havens, with at least 358 companies, nearly 72 percent of the Fortune 500, operate subsidiaries in tax haven jurisdictions as of the end of 2014.

The Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) has issued a rule that adds 29 persons in Cyprus, Finland, Romania, Russia, Switzerland, Ukraine (including its Crimea region) and the United Kingdom to its list of entities restricted from receiving exports of dual-use goods from the United States.

Following the successful negotiations at the World Trade Organization’s (WTO) Ministerial Conference in Bali, Indonesia in late 2013, the WTO and the world are faced with both the implementation challenge and the question, “What’s next for trade facilitation?”

The amount of companies utilizing Federal Trade Zones have increased significantly since the ACT was passed in initially passed in 1934.

The Chinese government recently established the Shanghai Pilot Free Trade Zone (PFTZ) in order to facilitate trade, ease market restrictions on a range of previously banned industries, and simplify China’s complex trade regulations. This white paper explains how you can take advantage of the benefits offered by the PFTZ.

Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) programs offer an opportunity for substantial import/export duty and fee savings, in addition to increased supply chain efficiencies and trade compliance improvements. Download this eBook to learn how you can get started using FTZs!

Current trends in reshoring/nearshoring may offer a real opportunity for U.S. businesses to lower production costs and wring more efficiency from their supply chains.

This Aberdeen Group report provides a 5 phase strategy for closing the loop on procure-to-pay processes and spend that lends itself to predictive and prescriptive optimization.

Although payment of duties is an integral part of the import/export process, there is nothing to gain from paying more duties than necessary.

A new white paper from Purolator International, "The ABC’s of HST... Understanding the Harmonized System of Tariffs," offers a detailed look at what is one of the most complicated issues when dealing with cross border trade – proper tariff classification.

New modern user experience demonstrates Oracle’s ongoing commitment to innovation and market leadership in logistics and global trade.

The appeal of sourcing low cost goods from foreign markets and balancing supplier risk has bolstered imports around the world; along with these advantages, however, come a host of challenges.

Earlier this month, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) approved a pilot program to test an electronic filing system that will require importers to submit data electronically for imported consumer products.

Although the vast majority of U.S. exporters do not raise any national security concerns, those with products that have even a remote chance of triggering an export restriction, must be aware of U.S. regulations and any potential implications.