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Export Compliance 101

Arena Solutions

person, if I’m driving through Switzerland and my rental car is running out of gas, I have to drive past the gas stations that are owned by Syria. Syria, Iran, North Korea, or Cuba? Japan has a list that they maintain. But I have to tell you, the Treasury Department controls the actions of a U.S. I have to keep moving.

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2023 Sanctions Trends

Exiger Perspectives

To add to the mix there are also other sanctions imposed by countries such as Canada, Japan, and Australia, which must be considered by some firms. Misalignment between regulators has long been a point of frustration for compliance professionals, with ownership and control being no exception to this.

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I Will Be Wrong Again: Supply Chain and Logistics Predictions for 2017

Talking Logistics

“If you have a tsunami and part of your supply chain is knocked out, as happened a few years ago, you have better info about where parts are,” he said, referring to the earthquake and subsequent tsunami that struck Japan in 2011. Toyota temporarily shut two factories in the aftermath.