Effective Duty Mitigation Strategies In its simplest terms, tariff engineering means an importer is allowed to make a product in a way that the lowest possible duty rate applies at time of importation.
December 6, 2021
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November 3, 2021
Shop Small, Shop Sooner: It’s a ‘win-win’ situation
This holiday season, Shop Small and Shop Sooner go hand in hand.
We’re borrowing, with permission, an idea from our neighbors at the Iowa SBDC to encourage supporting local businesses in all the ways possible.
October 25, 2021
Hackers for Hire – Ye be warned
I’ve written several blogs on the topic of Deemed Exports, Presence as it relates to Deemed Exports and Reasonable Care, all of which explain how U.S. companies and individuals can run afoul of export regulations without physically exporting a product.
September 28, 2021
Celebrating small businesses that have persevered through the pandemic
Especially during National Small Business Week (Sept.
September 23, 2021
Another thing to monitor: China’s new sweeping data privacy law
reach when enforcing its laws.
August 26, 2021
The impact of the Political Environment on International Trade
Trade compliance and logistics have always been tightly interwoven, and the most successful companies understand how to manage both to avoid risk and take advantage of opportunities.
August 19, 2021
Congrats again to Wisconsin’s ‘State Stars’
On Wednesday, America’s SBDC hosted a 30-minute virtual live celebration for all the 2020 and 2021 State Stars across the country.
August 6, 2021
How restaurants can take control amid renewed uncertainty
In many areas of Wisconsin and the entire country, COVID-19 has raged back with a vengeance, prompting updated safety protocols and, in some cases, a shift in consumer behavior.
July 20, 2021
European Union Value Added Tax (VAT) Reforms – Effective July 1, 2021
When US companies deal with value added tax in Europe, they often fall into the same avoidable trap – the assumption that VAT is like US sales tax or Goods and Service Tax – GST (it is not) and a belief that VAT does not apply to non-European businesses (it does).
June 21, 2021
Separating COO from a Made in USA claim
What is a “Made in the USA” claim?