The challenge Our client, (we will call this client ABC Company), was concerned that it wasn’t getting accurate information about a local market from its supplier, (let’s call this supplier, XYZ Company). It was also unconvinced that XYZ had adequate […]
9 elements that every trade transaction needs for success At BlueBlox we specialise in assisting multinational manufacturers and international players who face trade barriers when importing products into developing markets. Over the years, we have identified nine core elements involved […]
When legislation is unavailable or inaccessible We’ve previously said that, to trade, you must be “trade compliant”. We’ve defined this as complying with all laws and regulations that apply to your transaction, regardless of what you may be told by […]
“It was recently brought to my attention that Africans are labelled as unstructured & unorganised. I am African and I disagree with this statement. I believe that we as Africans should rather be labelled as innovative & compassionate. […]
Defining Compliance “Compliance” is “the action or fact of complying with a wish or command”. In the trade environment, there’s a world of difference between ‘complying’ to the wishes or commands of officials and ‘compliance’ to the actual law. The […]
Trade revolutions? Africans are doing it for themselves. The global trade landscape is tense. America and China are still locked in a trade war and India appears to be next on Trump’s hitlist. In the EU, trade agreements are fraught […]
How conflicts between powerful countries threaten emerging markets When elephants fight, it is the grass that suffers. – African proverb During his 2016 US election campaign, a key pillar of President Trump’s platform was that the US has been “cheated” in […]
Heard the story about the anthropologist, the African children, and the basket of fruit? An anthropologist places a basket of fruit on the ground. A group of children from an African tribe watch from a few feet away as he […]
A look at the complex re-export of DGI and FGI goods held in Pakistan THE CHALLENGE As the result of a long-running direct warranty support programme for Pakistan customers, our client held significant amounts of Defective Goods Inventory (DGI) and […]
HOW WE HELPED A CLIENT TO IMPORT INTO RUSSIA WITH COMPLIANCE AND EASE THE DILEMMA “Russia is an enormous country with a huge, sophisticated economy – it’s a massive opportunity for us. But why is it so difficult to import […]
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