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The Global Trade Compliance Market is Crazy!

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In April of 2022, British American Tobacco, headquartered in the UK, agreed to pay $508 million in fines for selling their products to North Korea. But even here, Mr. Barraco explains, there is a difference between accidentally shipping goods to bad actors and “intentional violators.” Treasury Department.

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What Supply Chain Risks Must Supply Chain Execs Keep Top of Mind?

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Failure to do so would result in extreme inaccuracies in inventory management and additional delays throughout shipping processes. As seen recently with additional sanctions levied against North Korea and other countries, a change in politics may result in the cutoff of critical supply chain functions.

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Doing Business in South Korea

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South Korea is in eastern Asia in the southern half of the Korean Peninsula. It is bordered by North Korea, the Sea of Japan and the Yellow Sea. Although it has been an independent kingdom for much of its history, the 20 th and 21 st centuries were tumultuous for South Korea. Manufacturing in South Korea.