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Want to learn ITAR Compliance? Here’s A Quick Guide to Get You Started in 2021
Introduction The United States government has strong oversight of the country’s defense-related deals, ensuring the military equipment exported doesn’t fall into the wrong hands. The government has tightened its policies regarding the export of defense-related weaponry in the recent past by...
Operations & Compliance BCP: Keep Business As Usual During COVID-19
Vigilant’s Trade Compliance Program Optimization Solution It’s no secret that global operations are facing a potentially harmful chain reaction as a result of COVID-19, also known as the Coronavirus. As more cases are reported across the world, employers are re-evaluating their in-office work...
USMCA: Update Alert – Canada Ratifies
USMCA: Update Alert - Canada RatifiesMuch to everyone’s surprise, the Canadian House of Commons ratified USMCA last Friday (3/13/20). While this is a key step forward, all three countries must now work to prepare uniform regulations before implementation. Previous reports detailed that...
USMCA: Are You Prepared?
USMCA: Are You Prepared?Where are we? We are all aware of the impending change from NAFTA to USMCA, but where does it stand today? As of today, both Mexico and the United States have signed the agreement, but it is pending approval of the Canadian Parliament. In October 2019, the Canadian...
KYC & AML: Best Practices For Compliance
KYC & AML: Best Practices For ComplianceWe all know criminals can be intelligent. As the world becomes more and more digital, thieves are finding bigger and more invasive ways to disrupt innocent people's lives. With the rapid growth of the fintech industry, many new regulations have come about as...
December Newsletter Articles
Vigilant’s Trade Compliance Program Optimization Solution Apparently, trade war talks between the United States and China are moving in the right direction, as Trump says "It's going well", but will only sing a deal that is a good deal. Makes sense. Read on for more details on the latest in the...
Monthly Sanctions Compliance Roundup
Monthly Sanctions Compliance RoundupIn 2018, President Donald Trump’s administration saw to it that the United States pulled out of the 2015 Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (or the “Iran Deal” as it has infamously come to be known) one of the key pieces of foreign policy brought forth by his...
5 Aspects of Global Trade Compliance in Supply Chain Management
5 Aspects of Global Trade Compliance in Supply Chain ManagementIn a world that seems to get smaller every day, global supply chain compliance is becoming evermore essential. Without it, no international company can truly achieve operational excellence. Besides being inefficient, companies that...
Dealing with Routed Export Transactions
Dealing with Routed Export TransactionsWhat You Should Know About Dealing With Routed Export Transactions Many industries enable organizations to enjoy cross-border, international relationships, but not everybody understands the work that goes into creating successful import and export...
Monthly Compliance Roundup
Monthly Compliance RoundupFollowing our most recent coverage of the latest developments in the cannabis banking legislation saga, a groundbreaking twist played out on Capitol Hill earlier this week that may see the United States financial system finally open its doors to marijuana-related...
10 Trade Compliance Accounts You Should Be Following on Twitter
10 Trade Compliance Accounts You Should Be Following on TwitterAs trade compliance professionals, we are constantly being pulled in a million different directions. We often find ourselves in a reactive state, working to fix problems to keep our businesses running along smoothly. While this is one...
ITAR Compliance Checklist
ITAR Compliance Checklist It goes without saying that the United States doesn’t want defense-related weaponry to fall into the wrong hands, which is why the government’s oversight of military equipment is far stricter than it is for other types of exports. The set of rules that governs exports...
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