Getting into a State!

At a recent conference I was reminded how new-comers and even experienced global shippers can be blinded by assumptions that they don’t even realise they are making.

In this case it became clear that some people believed that a Country has only one set of laws no matter which port or airport you choose to #import to or #export from.    Whilst this is true in some countries it is certainly not true in others.  Take the USA for instance – there is Federal law and then there is State legislation.   Taxes differ between States which can wreck your costings.   Some goods can be imported into New York but are forbidden in Los Angeles – you will come to understand this as they are confiscated and destroyed at your expense!!!   It is not just the USA that has these differences – do you know if this applies to the countries you work with…..????