IN THE JOURNAL | GLOBAL PERSPECTIVES
The hidden costs of broken supply chains
With tariffs so low, what's holding up cross-border trade?
October-December 2013
By: Jean-Pierre Fellenbok , Mark Gottfredson

• Do you have a list of the licensing regulations that apply to your product or service?

• Are there preferential rules or regulations that give local companies a leg up in the market? Will that affect your costs or competitiveness?

Border administration

• What percentage of shipments will be inspected at the border, on average? How does that compare with other markets?

• What is the typical delay time at a particular border or port, and what will that cost in terms of spoilage, theft or the need to stockpile additional inventories?

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