“Sometime last week, I was chatting with a long-term customer about our recent rebranding. She asked me why we had the tagline, “Our goal is to drive your Global Trade success?” And this was my explanation, “We have all been observing the constant changes that have been happening with global trade in recent times. Brexit,Read more
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GTKonnect, a leading provider of Global Trade management (GTM) software solutions, launches iKonnect+, World’s first social platform for global trade professionals powered by global trade content The world’s first global trade content database built as a social platform for Global Trade professionals and is powered by trade content for over 150 countries. , iKonnect+, enables collaboration andRead more
A material or part, finished good in its movement from an Original Equipment manufacturer or a supplier, a vendor until it reaches its consignee/importer is identified in international trade with a number, “HS Number”, by Customs authorities. Such HS numbers are classified by SMEs/classification experts and are used in customs declaration by importers/Customs brokers/shippers. Pre-requisitesRead more
GTK scores a near perfect score of 9 on a Hailstorm (a Trustwave application) application vulnerability scan. A large global supply chain and logistics service provider recently selected GTK to manage its FTZ operations. While the FTZ implementation model was new to both GTK and the customer, the resources from both teams worked diligently andRead more
The 2018 Customs Broker Triennial Status Report and fee required of all licensed customs brokers deadline for submission is Feb. 28, 2018, at 11:59 p.m. EST. Submissions are being collected online via Pay.gov, at https://pay.gov/public/form/start/65766021. Pay.gov accepts credit card, debit card, and digital wallet (i.e. PayPal and Amazon Pay) payments. No additional fees are chargedRead more
In US CBP’s – CSMS #18-000013 on January 4, 2017, CBP extended the time frame for the initial implementation of the In-bond Regulations Enforcement changes for all participants for until July 2, 2017. Under this change CBP will continue to accept paper in-bonds, after July 2, 2017, all in-bonds will need to be filed electronically.Read more
A couple of weeks ago, I attended US CBP’s East Coast Trade Symposium 2017. Four themes jumped out during the meetings: Enforcement efforts will see increase ACE downtimes are an issue, and CBP is serious about fixes and better communication E-Commerce is a focus area – especially with increasing the De Minimis and exploding growthRead more
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What People Say
GTKonnect’s CTPAT module is a very user friendly system which makes it easier for us to manage our 200 plus supply chain partners and perform the 5 step risk assessment as per CTPAT program requirements. The staff is very supportive and responsive and always willing to help. EXCELLENT CUSTOMER SERVICE!
“When we decided to take advantage by becoming an FTZ, we quickly got to software selection and compared GTKonnect FTZ against other leading providers. What we found in GTK was the willingness to work with our specific situation, the flexibility to accommodate our IT requirements and timelines for integration with our existing ERP and the excellent support to our team to help with a smooth go live, especially since we were completely new to this whole FTZ process. Their tool automates almost 100% leaving us just to intervene on an exception basis resulting in a smooth zone operation day in day out..”
DFA has been associated with GTKonnect who has been our primary vendor for over two decades. After migrating from our legacy application, we have been using their global trade platform, including their modules to manage our Bonded Warehouses, ISF / Import, In Bonds and Foreign Trade Zone Operations.GTKonnect is a partner that supports our operations on a regular basis allowing us to meet all the complex compliance requirements from all governmental agencies such as CBP, FDA, Fish & Wild Life, etc. in providing our company with maximum efficiencies with all the data integrations utilized in our In-House POS System. Their web-based application provides our users ease of use, along with the flexibility to share data across modules. The GTK Team acutely understands our business requirements and the information needed to meet our ever-changing technology needs.They are always just one call away to meet any challenges or changing requirements. We are confident that we have a partner who understands our demands and delivers world-class solutions in order accommodate our changing business environment with excellence and superior results.
GTKonnect enables us to perform C-TPAT 5 step risk assessment process on our extensive supply network. It’s a great tool to manage business partner relationships; the portal is user friendly, dynamic, and customized to suit our business. The support we get from the team is consistently fantastic; we very much consider GTKonnect the backbone of our supply chain security program.
“When we were faced with an upgrade to meet the Customs requirements for Automated Commercial Environment (ACE), we turned to the experts at GTKonnect. We upgraded to the product suite Exports, Trade Agreements, FTZ, Global Parts, and Imports.
Not only did they provide us with exceptional technical support during this upgrade, but the training and continued support has been superior to any other company. We look forward to future upgrades and a continued partnership with GTKonnect.”
