As a freight forwarder and intermediary, there is a responsibility when it comes to compliance to participate in the safeguarding of the United States’ exports. Understanding the export regulations, restrictions, and controls established by various agencies and partner governments is crucial for maintaining compliance.  

Failing to follow proper export compliance procedures could result in enforcement penalties, seizure of products, and loss of business for incorrectly handling customers’ shipments. To guarantee compliance with changing international regulations, it takes a collective effort from the trade community. Mallory Alexander works to maintain compliance by discussing emerging regulatory and policy changes with various organizations and working with government agencies about future expectations. 

Export Compliance at Mallory Alexander  

As a company, Mallory Alexander is a member of the National Customs Brokers & Forwarders Association of America (NCBFAA), an organization representing over 1,300 member companies and over 170 Affiliate companies in international trade. Members of the NCBFAA are the nation’s leading freight forwarders, customs brokers, ocean transportation intermediaries (OTIs), NVOCCs, and air cargo agents who handle more than 97% of the entries for goods imported into the U.S., and members operating as OTIs are involved with around 80 to 85% of all exports from the U.S. The NCBFAA closely watches over legislative and regulatory issues that affect its members through its various committees, counsel, and representatives. Mallory Alexander actively engages in the association to contribute to conversations being held regarding export compliance.  

Courses are also offered through NCBFAA for four different certifications that individuals can complete. One of the courses offered is the Certified Export Specialist (CES) certification, which is designed to cover a wide range of knowledge in the industry. After initially completing the certification, it requires the completion of continuing education credits and annual renewal to maintain it. The CES certification allows people to expand their knowledge of export procedures, stay informed about changes affecting the export industry, and gain recognition for the work put into achieving the designation.  

Additionally, Mallory Alexander is International Organization for Standardization (ISO) 9001:2015 certified, a globally recognized standard for quality management that helps organizations improve their performance, meet customer expectations, and demonstrate their commitment to quality. At Mallory Alexander, the ISO program is integrated with programs such as compliance, TSA, and C-TPAT to create a strong compliance and quality management system to improve consistency throughout the company. By incorporating information from the standard into everyday operations from top to bottom, Mallory Alexander can manage expectations and customers’ needs.  

Future of Global Compliance 

There will always be an expectation for compliance, and different initiatives put forth by the government at that time. However, the future of global compliance develops trends that may change standards, such as adding continuing education credits for Licensed Customs Brokers, AI becoming a tool used within the scope of government regulations, and an increase of automation seen specifically in exports. Mallory Alexander does its part to understand and integrate procedures to cover every aspect of the current standard and actively works to stay informed about changes and what the future standard could become.  

Export compliance is complex, but you don’t have to navigate it alone. Reach out to your Mallory Alexander representative today to learn how our compliance expertise and consultative approach can help protect your business and keep your global shipments moving smoothly.