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Sandler Trade LLC Chosen by The Asia Foundation to Complete Baseline Market Study and Offer Recommendations to Strengthen Exports and Product Sales of Timor Leste’s Women Weavers

In May of this year, Marideth Sandler and Anna Rose Ott of Sandler Trade LLC began work on a baseline market study with The Asia Foundation. The overall project, Women Weaving a Better Future through Better Business, is funded by … Continue reading

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ATTEND OUR FEBRUARY 18 SEMINAR: ADVOCATING YOUR GOVERNMENT’S POSITION TO U.S. AGENCIES

Sandler Trade LLC is pleased to offer our Advocacy Seminar on strategies to promote your Government’s position most effectively to U.S. agencies. The Advocacy Seminar will be on Wednesday, February 18, from 10a to noon (EST) at the Churchill Embassy … Continue reading

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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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Bringing a Timor-Leste Weaver to the International Stage

Promoting Timor-Leste’s artisans in the U.S. market has been a top priority for Sandler Trade LLC. We greatly value the cultures of developing countries and deeply committed to bringing the handcrafted arts of Timor-Leste to global attention and markets. To … Continue reading

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A Tariff Break-out Success Story: Making Trade Really Happen!

For the first time, the United States Government will separately monitor the import of refined copper wire of less than 3 millimeters (3mm) in cross-sectional diameter. This change will go into effect on July 1, 2012. Why is this important? … 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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Hear New Information on Kids’ Product Safety Standards Effective December 31, 2011

Children’s product requirements are changing substantially as of December 31, 2011. These will mandate the maximum: 1) lead content in accessible components; 2) lead levels in paint and surface coatings; and 3) inclusion of phthlates (chemicals making plastic items more … 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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Dreaming of your Tariff Refunds when GSP is reinstated?

A quick update on recent good news on U.S. imports from emerging markets: 1. Congress reauthorized through July 2013 the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) program. This means that eligible exports from 129 developing countries will begin to enter the U.S. duty-free. 2. Congress … Continue reading

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House Passes GSP as GSP-Eligible Imports Continue to Decline

U.S. imports eligible for GSP from January through July 2011  continue to drop. For all GSP-eligible items from the 129 GSP countries, imports are down 20.1 percent as compared to the same period last year. This, again, is in stark … Continue reading

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