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Halloween Nightmares: Mitigating Risk for Importers

QAD

Of course that does mean some trick-or-treaters skip my door altogether. In 2018, authorities in Ireland confiscated over 700 Halloween items. This is a particular worry considering the popularity of Halloween bonfires in Ireland. As a kid, the combination of the uncanny and candy made Halloween irresistible.

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List of Top 7 Supply Chain Management Scholarships

SCMDOJO

Supply chain management is one of the popular courses in today’s world and the education system. 5. Think Big About Business postgraduate awards This is a funding program for international students pursuing business management courses at the University of Bristol. Is it worth it to pursue a supply chain management degree?

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Happy Saint Patrick’s Day 2020

Enterra Insights

The Great Irish Famine devastated Ireland from 1845 to 1849. As a result, the population of Ireland dropped from 8 million people before the famine to 4.4 This figure represents around 25 times the number of people actually living in Ireland today. Today people in the U.S. million in 1911. Patrick’s Day. ”[6].

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EU-UK supply chains roiled by surprise tariffs, red tape, delays

Resilinc

For example, retailers in Ireland—part of the EU—learned in the first days of 2021 that goods made in Ireland but shipped to and from their UK-based distribution centers are taxed when they re-enter Ireland. “A

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Forced Labour and Exploitation in Supply Chains

Savant Events

Countries that have passed relevant legislation include England and Wales via the Modern Slavery Act 2015, which has ‘transparency in supply chains’ that also extend to Northern Ireland and Scotland; and the Health and Care Act 2022 section 81.

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How Being in the Army Changed My Life

BlueYonder

Throughout my childhood, I was inspired to join the Army by my grandad who served as a Royal Engineer (RE) in World War II and my uncle who served as an infantry soldier in the 1970’s and during trouble in Northern Ireland. During my time as a Military Administrator I served in Germany, Holland, Belgium and Northern Ireland.

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Customs Duty De Minimis Thresholds: A Guide for SMEs

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There is of course a difference between duties on goods over the de minimis threshold and the application of VAT. There are also waivers you can apply for in the UK when you bring in goods to certain jurisdictions, such to Northern Ireland. What’s the difference between the de minimis threshold and VAT in the UK?