Compliance Professionals
THE VIGILANT VIGIL – 30th EDITION
Welcome, visitor, to the Vigil. Here you will find a summation of current global trade changes and regulatory updates. We aim to deliver helpful insights in a timely and relevant manner, to help you remain vigilant in an ever-evolving trade environment. Vigil Viewpoint: Coming up with something new to say every week is harder…
THE VIGILANT VIGIL – 29th EDITION
Welcome, visitor, to the Vigil. Here you will find a summation of current global trade changes and regulatory updates. We aim to deliver helpful insights in a timely and relevant manner, to help you remain vigilant in an ever-evolving trade environment. Vigil Viewpoint Among My People Last week I wrote about returning from…
The Soundtrack of TCSS 2026: We’re All in This Together… Aren’t We?
Reflections and Key Takeaways from the 2026 CBP Trade and Cargo Security Summit By Jamie Adams Every conference seems to develop its own theme. Sometimes that theme is deliberate, carefully crafted by the organizers and repeated throughout the event. Other times, it emerges organically as speakers approach different subjects but repeatedly arrive at the same…
THE VIGILANT VIGIL – 26th EDITION
Welcome, visitor, to the Vigil. Here you will find a summation of current global trade changes and regulatory updates. We aim to deliver helpful insights in a timely and relevant manner, to help you remain vigilant in an ever-evolving trade environment. The Editing Director (T.E.D.)’s Foreword: Don’t Let Conflict Become the Operating System …
THE VIGILANT VIGIL – 25th EDITION
Welcome, visitor, to the Vigil. Here you will find a summation of current global trade changes and regulatory updates. We aim to deliver helpful insights in a timely and relevant manner, to help you remain vigilant in an ever-evolving trade environment. The Editing Director (T.E.D.)’s Foreword: Last week, I may have created a…
KNOWLEDGE IS POWER: It May Be Time to Redefine KYC
KNOWLEDGE IS POWER: It May Be Time to Redefine KYC For more than 30 years, one concept has been drilled into my head as an export compliance professional: Know Your Customer (KYC). Know who you are selling to. Know where the product is going. Know the ultimate consignee and end user. Know what they…
THE VIGILANT VIGIL – 23rd EDITION
Welcome, visitor, to the Vigil. Here you will find a summation of current global trade changes and regulatory updates. We aim to deliver helpful insights in a timely and relevant manner, to help you remain vigilant in an ever-evolving trade environment. The Editing Director (T.E.D.)’s Foreword: Last week, I spent some time in…
THE VIGILANT VIGIL – 21ST EDITION
Welcome, visitor, to the Vigil. Here you will find a summation of current global trade changes and regulatory updates. We aim to deliver helpful insights in a timely and relevant manner, to help you remain vigilant in an ever-evolving trade environment. The Editing Director (T.E.D.)’s Foreword: Welcome to the latest edition of the Vigilant…
THE VIGILANT VIGIL – 20TH EDITION
Welcome, visitor, to the Vigil. Here you will find a summation of current global trade changes and regulatory updates. We aim to deliver helpful insights in a timely and relevant manner, to help you remain vigilant in an ever-evolving trade environment. The Editing Director (T.E.D.)’s Foreword: Welcome to the twentieth edition of the…
THE VIGILANT VIGIL – 19TH EDITION
Welcome, visitor, to the Vigil. Here you will find a summation of current global trade changes and regulatory updates. We aim to deliver helpful insights in a timely and relevant manner, to help you remain vigilant in an ever-evolving trade environment. The Editing Director (T.E.D.)’s Foreword: Welcome to the nineteenth edition of the Vigilant…