Adding India to a chain that's in China: what changes.
Adding India to a supply chain that's in China? What changes in contracts, payments and origin records, and how to set up a second hub.
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Plain notes on where goods are made, what CBP and the EU ask, and what it means in the factories.
The first 24 hours after a CF-28.
A CF-28 is a request for information, not a verdict. What to do in the first day, who to call, and what to ask your factory for.
Read the articleGetting your molds and tooling out of the old factory.
Moving production? Your molds and tooling are the part most importers forget. How to plan their return calmly, before you tell the factory.
Read the articleTariff rules change. Where it was made doesn't.
The tariff rules around Vietnam keep shifting. The question CBP asks about origin does not. How to be ready for it, whichever rule comes next.
Read the articleThe forced-labor file you build before the notice.
Enforcement numbers go up and down. The standard for importers does not. How to build a supplier-tracing file calmly, before anyone asks.
Read the articleA certificate of origin is a claim, not proof.
A certificate of origin supports your origin claim. It doesn't prove it. What CBP looks at is the record behind it, and how to build that record.
Read the articleWant to see your whole chain?
Tell us what you make, where, and what you need to prove. We'll tell you what we see.