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Sandler Trade LLC reaches out to Nigerian exporters

The difference between airport services at Dulles International Airport and Port-Harcourt International Airport was not hard to miss as I arrived at the airport in Port-Harcourt, Nigeria. From the wave of heat that hit me in the face when I … Continue reading

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The Latest Projects at Sandler Trade LLC – Making International Trade Really Happen!

What’s new “by us”? We don’t let the grass grow under our feet, as they say. Here are a few of our trade-expansion projects that may pique your interest. We welcome your thoughts or questions! Please email Marideth Sandler at … Continue reading

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Sandler Trade LLC is helping women artisans in Timor-Leste to export their products to the U.S. market

Located in Southeast Asia, between Indonesia and Australia, Timor-Leste is a country with a long history of being controlled by external influences. In 2002, the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste became a sovereign state. This year Timor-Leste celebrates the 10thanniversary of … Continue reading

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Teleconference on Friday, Dec 7 at 1p EST on Children’s Products Safety Standards and Third-Party Testing Exemptions

Safety-related regulatory changes will go into effect on Dec 31 concerning all children’s products that will be available for sale.  These changes could have had very difficult impacts on children’s products and apparel produced in and imported from developing countries. Congress, … Continue reading

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Coalition of Small Batch Importers debuts at the CPSC with Sandler’s Testimony

On Wednesday, October 26, 2011, the 36-member Coalition of Small Batch Importers debuted before the Consumer Product Safety Commission. Said Lynn Persson of Terra Experience in Madison, WI, “I can’t tell you how much it means to see a face … Continue reading

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Fair Trade Importers Submit Letter on Third Party Testing Impacts

The Coalition of Small Batch Importers – 31 Fair Trade Federation members, sustainable trade importers, artisan marketers, designers, and Sandler Trade LLC  submitted a joint letter today to the Consumer Product Safety Commission concerning “Alternative Testing Requirements for Small Batch Importers.”  On Wednesday, October 26, representatives of … Continue reading

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The Global Thread of Expanding Markets through Exporting

What do Yemen’s MFI Association, IFAD’s fisher/farmer assistance in Nigeria, and Opportunity International’s Community Economic Development strategies in Nicaragua share? In the past week, Sandler Trade LLC conducted interviews about Africa, Latin America, and the Gulf region as part of the research … Continue reading

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