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Rachel Whitfield

Rachel Whitfield

Cross-Border Operations Advisor

Eight years at a medical device exporter. Rachel's job was making sure the HTS code on the entry matched what was actually in the box, and that the duty estimate finance used to price the deal wasn't off by a tariff line nobody checked. She's seen enough post-entry amendments to have strong feelings about tariff calculators that don't include MPF, HMF, or AD/CVD. Most of her articles are about the math that happens between "we have a purchase order" and "CBP liquidated the entry" — the part where money actually changes hands.

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Export Compliance Without a Full-Time Officer: How SMBs Handle It

Documented export compliance programs assigned ownership written procedures five-year records daily screening ECCN discipline SMB models versus dedicated officers ITAR empowered officials.

Last updated:May 12, 2026
Counterparty Risk Screening: Due Diligence Beyond the SDN List

Sham-transaction-era expectations push exporters past roster hits into control proxies diverted routing ECCN-aware end-use order spikes automated rescreens and audited false-positive notes.

Last updated:May 8, 2026
UFLPA Entity List: How to Screen for Forced Labor Before Entry

Four UFLPA sublists, 2025 sector priorities, convincing applicability packs, transshipped inputs that still trigger holds, and monthly supplier rescans across alias variants.

Last updated:May 7, 2026
UK Import Duty Calculator: Post-Brexit Rates and VAT

UKGT vs EU TARIC, five inputs for landed cost, TCA origin documentation traps, PVA and MPIVS reconciliation, TRA anti-dumping stacks the calculators skip, CDS, and the NI dual-tariff edge case.

Last updated:May 6, 2026
Export Administration Regulations: Practical Checklist for SMBs

EAR scope, ECCN diligence, Consolidated Screening List timing before AES, Commerce Chart license calls, Supplement No. 3 red flags, and five-year records for SMB exports.

Last updated:May 4, 2026