What is this BLOG about?
I wanted to create a blog that would provide information on international trade compliance issues and links to useful websites for all the other trade compliance "geeks" out there. This is a work in progress and I am completely new to blogging so please bear with me as I figure this out.
If you have stumbled upon this page by accident, you might be asking yourself "what is trade compliance"? Let me try to explain in as few words as possible. International trade between countries is governed by a myriad of laws and government regulations, and exporters and importers of goods, services and even sharers of information are subject to these rules. Some of these international trade rules exist for national security (think "high tech") or foreign policy (think "embargoes") reasons, while others exist for economic (think "protection of threatened domestic industries") and balance of trade reasons.
Not following the rules can lead to stiff penalties and sanctions, especially in our post 9/11 world. So companies and organizations invest significant resources to make sure they are in "compliance" with the laws and regulations. Thus arose the "trade compliance professional" and his/her need for the information and resources to perform the tasks required to ensure compliance.
My own background is heavily on the "export" side of the international trade field, so please forgive me if this blog tends to focus on export compliance issues more heavily than import compliance issues. I will rely on my import geek colleagues to help me keep a relatively even keel.
With that, I will endeavor to post information and links on this blog that are useful to the trade compliance professional. I live and breathe this stuff (much to the dismay of my family!) so having something to say about trade compliance issues should not be an obstacle.
The Trade Compliance Guy
If you have stumbled upon this page by accident, you might be asking yourself "what is trade compliance"? Let me try to explain in as few words as possible. International trade between countries is governed by a myriad of laws and government regulations, and exporters and importers of goods, services and even sharers of information are subject to these rules. Some of these international trade rules exist for national security (think "high tech") or foreign policy (think "embargoes") reasons, while others exist for economic (think "protection of threatened domestic industries") and balance of trade reasons.
Not following the rules can lead to stiff penalties and sanctions, especially in our post 9/11 world. So companies and organizations invest significant resources to make sure they are in "compliance" with the laws and regulations. Thus arose the "trade compliance professional" and his/her need for the information and resources to perform the tasks required to ensure compliance.
My own background is heavily on the "export" side of the international trade field, so please forgive me if this blog tends to focus on export compliance issues more heavily than import compliance issues. I will rely on my import geek colleagues to help me keep a relatively even keel.
With that, I will endeavor to post information and links on this blog that are useful to the trade compliance professional. I live and breathe this stuff (much to the dismay of my family!) so having something to say about trade compliance issues should not be an obstacle.
The Trade Compliance Guy
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