How AI Is Reinventing FTA Qualification for Modern Supply Chains
By Simran Sethi, Senior Industry Solutions Consultant, Global Trade Intelligence, Descartes Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) have long offered companies a powerful way to reduce duties, protect margins, and improve sourcing flexibility. But for many organizations, the...When AI Classifies Your Goods, Regulators Classify Your AI
By Simran Sethi, Senior Industry Solutions Consultant, Global Trade Intelligence, Descartes AI is already embedded in many organizations and is no longer a future consideration. Today AI is actively supporting trade compliance teams with...The EU-Mercosur Agreement Is Now Operational. Is your Company Ready?
By Simran Sethi, Senior Industry Solutions Consultant, Global Trade Intelligence, Descartes For years, businesses watched trade policy headlines around the EU-Mercosur free trade agreement. Now an interim trade deal has officially been signed with key...Digital Product Passports: The Quiet Shift That Will Redefine Market Access in the EU
By Simran Sethi, Senior Industry Solutions Consultant, Global Trade Intelligence, Descartes The EU’s Digital Product Passport (DPP) has been introduced under the Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation (ESPR). It is often discussed as a sustainability and...War, Tariffs, and Trade Disruption: Why FTZs Are Becoming a Supply Chain Lifeline
By Simran Sethi, Senior Industry Solutions Consultant, Global Trade Intelligence, Descartes The last few years have changed the way many importers think about global trade. Previously predictable costs can now change overnight. Policy announcements, geopolitical...
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