THE WORLD AT YOUR FINGERTIPS

摘要

The United States imported $2.3 billion worth of goods and exported $1.6 billion in 2012 alone, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. A big chunk of that volume moved between the United States and next-door neighbors Canada and Mexico. But the list of America's top trading partners includes countries in nearly every corner of the world-from Brazil to Germany, to Saudi Arabia, India, China, and Japan. The sheer distances involved make global trade a formidable challenge. So do the myriad regulations that shippers must satisfy each time they move goods across a border. A company that masters the fine points of global trade management (GTM) can gain time, money, opportunity, and customer satisfaction.