INDUSTRY ARTICLES

AAEI’s Industry Articles offer timely, expert-driven insights on the regulatory, legal, and operational issues shaping global trade.

Each piece is authored by leading practitioners from across the compliance, logistics, and policy communities. These pieces provide practical guidance, reveal emerging trends, and offer real-world applications for today’s trade professionals. Explore the full collection to stay informed, strengthen your compliance posture, and navigate a rapidly evolving trade landscape.

CTPAT Changes Ahead for Customs Brokers

For many years, U.S. exporters viewed export enforcement as something that happened to companies that intentionally broke the rules. That assumption is becoming increasingly dangerous.

Why is it so Hard to Trace Supply Chains?

The pandemic taught the world about supply chain fragility. Geopolitical tensions, tariffs, and regulations have turned supply chains into political footballs. Fragility and volatility created...

The Era of Aggressive Export Enforcement Has Arrived. Are You Ready?

For many years, U.S. exporters viewed export enforcement as something that happened to companies that intentionally broke the rules. That assumption is becoming increasingly dangerous.

Supervision and Control … Auditing Your Service Providers

Companies that import and export in their global supply chain operations need to understand their responsibilities in trade compliance. At a high-level starting point, Due...

Risk-Based Trade Compliance: From Data Quality to Predictive Analytics

Trade compliance has long lived between rules and judgment, with brokers, classification specialists, and import officers leaning on experience to fill the gaps. That model...

Export Controls After the Affiliates Rule Pause: Why ECCNs and Ownership Risk Matter More Than Ever

When the U.S. Commerce Department hit pause on the Affiliates Rule earlier this year, a lot of exporters exhaled, understandably. The rule had created real...

SUBMIT AN ARTICLE

AAEI welcomes article submissions from members, industry experts, practitioners, and thought leaders who can provide timely, practical insights for the international trade community. AAEI Industry Articles are designed to help trade professionals better understand emerging regulatory, legal, compliance, policy, technology, and operational issues affecting global trade. To propose or submit an Industry Article, contact the AAEI team with your proposed topic, author information, and draft article or brief summary.

Not sure whether your topic is a fit? We encourage contributors to reach out with an idea before preparing a full article.