by Gabriela | Aug 28, 2012 | Argentina, Peru
This blog is about getting you thinking outside the box – three countries and three sectors – mix and match – and see the results! Brazil and Textiles Childrenswear Buyer Magazine (CWB) reported in its March/April 2012 edition a 25.2% increase in textile and clothing...
by Gabriela | Jul 13, 2012 | Argentina, Uruguay
Guest blog: from Denmark to South America – an exporter’s journey If you have children of pre-school age or younger, you are very likely to have bumped into FlexiBath®, the iconic product from Danish company A Real Cool World. This multi-award winning company designs...
by Gabriela | Jun 8, 2012 | Argentina
A story was reported today in a prestigious Argentinean newspaper regarding corruption involving a UK business. Given the anti-bribery legislation now in place in the UK, the political situation between both countries, and the import restrictions in Argentina...
by Gabriela | May 29, 2012 | Argentina, Mercosur, Paraguay, Uruguay
Given the many (often unpredictable and usually sudden) changes to Mercosur regulations, including its Common External Tariff (or Arancel Externo Común), we tend to abstain from publishing any news here. However, given the very poor coverage of UK media on these...
by Gabriela | May 22, 2012 | Argentina, Mercosur, Uruguay
Brazil? Argentina? This is the time to look at Uruguay. Uruguay is a small country in terms of population (just over 3 million people) and size (in relation to other Latin American countries, but still not small for European standards). If it is such as small country,...
by Gabriela | Oct 19, 2011 | Argentina, Mercosur, Paraguay, Uruguay
Dealing with Latin American import duties There are many obstacles in exporting to Latin America. However, the one mentioned again and again by British businesses is import duties. They hurt because they are unavoidable, they are nonnegotiable and because anyone with...