How the 2007 Harmonized System Revision Affects FTA Rules of Origin Issues (PDF, 36KB)

Reprinted with permission from the September 2007 edition of IOMA's "Managing Imports and Exports"

8 Best Practices to Stay Compliant with Deemed Export Rule (Microsoft Word, 441KB)

Reprinted with permission from June 2006 Edition of IOMA's "Managing Exports & Imports".

Audits and Legal Rulings Define High Stakes of NAFTA Compliance (PDF, 111KB)

U.S. companies that import under NAFTA preference claims and U.S. exporters that provide NAFTA Certificates of Origin to their Canadian and Mexican customers are facing a higher-than-ever compliance threshold.

Intellectual Property Rights in China (PDF, 124KB)

Do you have a plan to protect your products from Intellectual Property Theft in China? Here's a list of resources that can help you be prepared!

Advance Fee Fraud (Microsoft Word, 31KB)

Unfortunately, fraud is becoming more and more prevalent in the global marketplace, and U.S. companies are constantly being bombarded by new scams and scammers. This document provides an update on the types of advance fee fraud that are currently being circulated by these unscrupulous individuals.

U.S. Department of State - Advance Fee Fraud (PDF, 1055KB)

This U.S. Department of State publication on Advance Fee Fraud in Nigeria was published in 1997, but is still very useful in understanding these phenomena.

How Choice of Incoterms Affects Revenue Recognition (PDF, 50KB)

Most U.S. export/import pros use Incoterms 2000 in their international sales and purchase contracts. How does your choice of Incoterms affect the all-important question of revenue recognition?

BIS Proposed Revisions of Red Flags (Microsoft Word, 357KB)

The proposed revisions to the BIS list of "Red Flags" increases from 12 to 23 the number of circumstances expressly identified as presenting a red flag to exporters.

Learn the New Rules to Avoid Litigation and Nonpayment (Microsoft Word, 408KB)

Important changes to the internationally recognized rules for letters of credit, UCP 600, have an effective date of July 1, 2007--less than a year away!