Increasing trade volumes together with greater scrutiny of cross border flows and a focus on compliance with export controls and import regulations can combine to create significant challenges to your supply chain. In today’s global economy, moving goods internationally can be a complex and costly activity. More than ever before, effective management of customs and international trade issues is crucial to maintaining competitive advantage.
Our global network of Customs and International Trade (CIT) professionals can help you to operate more effectively in moving goods around the world. We can develop and implement strategies to help you to manage duty costs by utilizing free trade agreements, special programs, and transactional structuring. We can help you proactively manage the risks of global trade, improve your international trade compliance and increase the operational effectiveness of your supply chains. Our core offerings include strategic planning to manage customs and excise duties; trade compliance reviews for imports and exports; internal controls and process improvement; and participation in customs supply chain security programs.
Our talented people develop proactive, pragmatic and integrated strategies that help you to address the challenges of doing business in today’s global environment and help your business achieve its potential. It’s how Ernst & Young makes a difference.
TradeWatch - June 2011
The June 2011 edition of TradeWatch looks at the further delays and controversy which are expected ahead of the implementation of the EU Modernised Customs Code. We also provide a special report on restricted party software, plus a round up of customs news from around the world.
Doing more with less: leading practices in managing customs and international trade
This report summarizes the findings and identifies leading practices from an Ernst & Young LLP Customs and International Trade Symposium, which was organized in conjunction with the American Association of Exporters and Importers. In a roundtable format, executives provided their views on the organization and metrics of a world-class global trade function, identifying and managing global risks and opportunities in a resource-constrained environment and developing a strategic plan for the future.
Our global approach We’ve taken our leading strength and depth in regional markets and harnessed it worldwide to harvest our best ideas, develop innovative services, and deploy our best people wherever our clients need them.
Strategies We use risk management and strategic planning as the foundations on which we build value driven strategies tailored to our clients’ needs worldwide.
