Benefits of CTPAT Certification for U.S. Importers

Benefits of CTPAT Certification for U.S. Importers

Every day, tens of thousands of cargo containers arrive at U.S. ports of entry — and U.S. Customs an...

How to Conduct a Supplier Audit: A Step-by-Step Guide for Importers

How to Conduct a Supplier Audit: A Step-by-Step Guide for Importers

A supplier audit is one of the most powerful tools an importer has for verifying what's actually hap...

What Is Supply Chain Due Diligence? A Guide to Navigating Ethical Manufacturing

What Is Supply Chain Due Diligence? A Guide to Navigating Ethical Manufacturing

You've placed an order with a factory you've never visited. The price is right, the samples look goo...

What Is Safe Quality Food (SQF) Certification in the Food Industry?

What Is Safe Quality Food (SQF) Certification in the Food Industry?

If you're selling food products to major retailers — Walmart, Costco, Whole Foods, Kroger — there's ...

Ensuring the Safety of Juvenile Products for the US Market

Ensuring the Safety of Juvenile Products for the US Market

The US market applies some of the world's most demanding safety requirements to products intended fo...

6 Common Quality Control Problems in Shoes and How to Fix Them

6 Common Quality Control Problems in Shoes and How to Fix Them

Footwear looks simple from the outside. Inside a shoe factory, though, the product goes through doze...