Global Trade

The total costs to conduct business and supply chain operations in China for multi-national companies are greatly influenced by a company’s capabilities to manage its General Trade, Processing Trade, and Bonded Zone operations in China.

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The U.S. Government has announced significant alterations to the export control guidelines for equipment, parts, components, software, related technology and services used in spacecraft and satellites. These adjustments come as a direct result of a change in jurisdiction from the Department of State’s International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) to the Department of Commerce’s Export Administration Regulations (EAR).

Hope for a “renaissance” of U.S. manufacturing will come through new policy making informed by accurate data, not politically convenient distortions.

For some time, much of the nation believed that each new generation would be better off than the previous one.

Manufacturing activity worldwide continues to expand modestly, but at varying paces across a number of nations.

When German-based car manufacturer BMW saw a 2013 disruption in the flow of replacement parts to 40 aftermarket distribution centers and hundreds of repair shops, it experienced firsthand something that no luxury automaker ever wants to see: unhappy customers, and lots of them.

It’s been 20 years since the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) took effect, but debate continues with regard to its net benefit to the U.S., Canadian, and Mexican economies. The agreement created the world’s largest free trade zone, affecting 450 million people and impacting three countries that together produce more than $17 trillion annually in goods and services.

In this edition of our 2014 Global Economic Outlook quarterly report, we look at the short- to medium-term situation around the world.

A major global economic trend - weakness in developed countries and considerable strength in emerging markets - appears to be reversing and the inflationary environment for these groups is very different.

As companies scrambled to meet a deadline to report whether their suppliers used minerals from mines controlled by armed groups in the Congo region, they stumbled on something even more troubling: many of their products may contain North Korean gold.

Global trade has an even farther reach than you may realize. Discover incredible trade statistics about China, NAFTA, freight logistics and more, that will leave you thinking about the complex world we live in.

How to negotiate the complexity of multi-country customs and keep your supply chain moving

A fresh take on the numbers suggests that the United States’ international trade position is stronger than widely assumed.

Businesses engaged in importing or exporting goods have long understood that customs compliance is a process not for the faint of heart. Transporting goods across an international border involves strict compliance with required documentation, security procedures, and revenue obligations. Due diligence is also required since many border clearance requirements change, often with little advance notice.

This study by the Boston Consulting Group supports a previous report on why large US manufacturers are reshoring production back to the US from these previous low cost manufacturers.

The purpose of this report is to inform such action through the identification of important and robust trends that will certainly matter for years to come—in all but the most extremely catastrophic scenarios for the future of globalization.

Population growth, increasing middle class and longer life-span driving rapid expansion in healthcare consumption.

These changes allow companies with intricate, well-designed customs programs to use their own licensed brokers, becoming self-filers.

The LPI and its supply chain related components help countries understand the challenges that they and their trading partners face in making their national logistics perform strongly.