Chapter 1

Organizing for Export and Import Operations

When a company makes the decision to begin marketing its products outside the United States or to source raw materials from abroad, it generally assigns the compliance task to someone in the supply chain group with little to no background in the complexities of regulatory compliance. Very few people set out on a career path to develop an expertise in the import/export compliance field, but it is a highly necessary and valued position in today’s global environment.

Companies must have a smooth, efficient, and compliance-oriented (and, therefore, profitable) exporting and/or importing program and it requires that some personnel must have specialized knowledge. The personnel involved and their ...

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