Global Trade Update: Tariffs, AI & Why Trade Compliance Teams Suddenly Matter with Quickcode

Trade and tariff policy continues to move quickly, and the ripple effects are reaching every corner of global supply chains. In this conversation, Nathan Chaney speaks with Shannon Hynes of Quickcode about how companies are adapting to a more complex trade environment, where compliance decisions increasingly influence sourcing, operations, and broader business strategy.

The De Minimis Shift & The Fastener Classification Trap

For companies across the fastener and fixings industry, global sourcing has always been a balance between cost, availability, and performance. However, recent changes to the de minimis exemption are adding new complexities, including one that directly impacts how fasteners are imported, returned, and classified.

Simply Trade Podcast: Use Quickcode to Manage Compliance on All Your Thanksgiving Favorites, Including a Frozen Turkey Bowling Ball

On the latest Simply Trade episode, Shannon Hynds and Joe Morales talk all things holiday classification. Whether it’s running shoes for a Turkey Trot, football gear, pasta caught in AD duties, or even a frozen turkey turned bowling ball, Shannon shares how Quickcode’s sorts it all out, and why today’s tariff landscape can change what you pay at the dinner table.

Shifting Compliance Left – Building Compliance into the Start of the Supply Chain

What a year 2025 has been for trade compliance! The old ways of managing trade compliance are no longer sustainable—there are just too many risks. That’s why many companies have begun embracing a “shift compliance left” mindset, embedding compliance thinking into the upstream process and moving considerations earlier in the product and supply chain lifecycle, […]

Welcome to Quickcode’s Product Database

Quickcode’s Trade Compliance Product Database features have arrived! We’ve made it easier to sort, filter, and organize your entire product database – not to mention keep all of your data up-to-date. Learn how to use the new Quickcode Product Database, your upgraded workspace for smarter, faster product management. In this video, we walk through all […]

Shifting Compliance Left: A Smarter Approach to Trade Compliance

For many global trade teams, compliance feels like a never-ending fire drill. Emails flying. Deadlines slipping. Shipments delayed because someone missed a classification code. It’s chaotic – and all too common. But what if compliance didn’t have to be a series of emergencies? What if you could move from being the firefighter who rushes to put out sparks, to the architect who designs a fireproof system from the start?

Using Quickcode’s HTSUS Feature

Tired of getting lost in the government’s HTSUS? Herb demonstrates how Quickcode transforms it into an easy-to-use tool—linking every note and code so you can instantly find the information that counts. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zREjRqqUJXE Learn how to navigate the HTSUS Schedule within Quickcode, including how to search by keyword, explore chapters and notes, view past revisions, and […]