On: January 4, 2023 By: David Noah
While it’s not a legal requirement to run restricted party screening checks on all your exports, it's a violation of regulations to do business with people or organizations on any of the lists. Manually checking all those lists is hard. Using software to check all the lists at once is easy.
On: January 2, 2023 By: David Noah
While no one can predict exactly what the next year holds, we’ve compiled some data and made observations about some of the top challenges facing international trade in 2023—and some tips on how small and midsize exporters can still be successful.
On: December 14, 2022 By: David Noah
A customs broker serves as liaison between an importer and customs, helping to enter goods into the country of import. Companies pay brokers to know the proper entry procedures, admissibility requirements, classification, valuation, and duty rates, taxes and fees for imported merchandise.
On: December 7, 2022 By: David Noah
For almost a century, chambers of commerce have been signing and stamping certificates of origin for exporters. But the old way of doing this was a manual, tedious process that took too much time and cost too much money. Now companies can quickly create an electronic certificate of origin (eCO).
On: November 28, 2022 By: Leslie Glick
The Department of Commerce, Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) unveiled new restrictions on exports to China, including advanced semiconductors and advanced chips that are used in artificial intelligence and electric vehicles. A look at the new rules and how they were implemented.
On: November 16, 2022 By: David Noah
According to the Canada Border Services Agency, the Canada Customs Invoice (CCI) is a special invoice that incorporates more data elements than a standard commercial invoice. It is required for U.S. exports to Canada in certain situations, outlined in this article.
On: November 9, 2022 By: David Noah
The U.S. requires exporters to submit Electronic Export Information (EEI) on shipments to most foreign destinations if those shipments are valued at more than $2,500. In this article, we answer the most frequently asked questions about filing EEI through AESDirect on the ACE platform.
On: November 7, 2022 By: Kari Crane
A logistics coordinator for a company shipping to 14 countries and more than 500 global customer installations explains how Shipping Solutions Export Documentation Software makes her job easier. Especially if you do export paperwork with Excel, like she used to, you'll want to read this.
On: November 2, 2022 By: David Noah
Exporters use a Shipper's Letter of Instruction (SLI) to provide shipping instructions to their freight forwarders. It's a letter that tells your agent/forwarder how and where they need to send your products. It may also include the information they need to file your EEI through AESDirect.
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