So what’s up with Mercosur?

That’s a million dollar question. We’re going to focus today on what matters most about Mercosur to British exporters: the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with the European Union (EU). So, what’s up with the Mercosur-EU FTA? Diplomacy aside, I’d say: not much. Let me...

Look beyond the Andes

There seems to be a pattern here. For three of the last four  clients (all from the UK) I have been working with, I have focused on some combination of three Latin American countries: Chile, Colombia and Peru. And this is no coincidence. Despite the allure of Mexico...

They tax, we export (1)

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...