Due Diligence
THE VIGILANT VIGIL – 35th 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: DUTY CALLS! The First Duty of Society Is Justice… and Other…
A Cautionary Tale for Global Trade Compliance: The Cost of Not Knowing What You Don’t Know
The Extreme Networks enforcement action offers an important lesson in global compliance oversight, corporate accountability, and why investing in prevention may be considerably less expensive than paying for remediation. By Jamie Adams | October 28, 2026 There is an old saying that an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. In international trade…
THE VIGILANT VIGIL – 34th 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: THE ART OF COMPLIANCE Or why I keep painting myself into…
THE VIGILANT VIGIL – 33rd 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: THE TRUTH IS OUT THERE… AND IT HAS RECEIPTS What happens…
THE VIGILANT VIGIL – 32nd 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: THE HENNESSY FAMILY TREE AND THE CUSTOMS AUDIT When a good…
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 – 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…
THE VIGILANT VIGIL – 24th 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: KNOW YOUR… EVERYTHING? For more than…
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…
Trust But Verify: How We Keep Trade Compliance Decisions Bulletproof
Your CEO forwards a viral post saying a new export restriction starts Monday. Your heart skips a beat, teams scramble, and shipments stall. Minutes later you learn it was a rumor. In trade compliance, noise can cost money. At Vigilant Global Trade Services, we live by a simple rule that protects our clients every day:…