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Shipping IT Equipment to Vietnam

Posted on January 11, 2019 by FGX

Challenge Our client had to deliver IT equipment into their Vietnam data center. Without an importer or business license, they needed a full service supply chain provider to properly import the specialized equipment into Vietnam on their behalf. The client … Continue reading →

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Shipping IT Equipment to LATAM

Posted on October 16, 2018 by FGX

Background Firewalls for the client’s network required immediate replacement to patch critical IT security vulnerabilities. Further investigations concluded that firewalls at the company’s LATAM offices were old and out of spec, exposing the entire company’s IT infrastructure to future cyber … Continue reading →

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What to do if your shipment is stuck in customs

Posted on August 8, 2018 by FGX

Whenever you ship internationally, there is always a risk that your goods may be stuck at customs. Some of the ways to lower that risk are to ensure all the paperwork is correct, the HS codes are properly declared, and … Continue reading →

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How the US-China Trade War Impacts the Channel

Posted on July 31, 2018 by FGX

The escalating trade tensions between the United States and China has left global businesses in a tenuous situation. New tariffs on finished goods and raw materials are steadily increasing supply chain costs and leading to delays in customs clearance. Many … Continue reading →

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How to Reclaim VAT on Imports

Posted on May 17, 2018 by FGX

What is import VAT? Import Value-Added Tax (VAT) is a consumption tax that is placed on goods entering countries (like the 28 EU member states). VAT is designed to distribute the tax burden across the supply chain, but ultimately must … Continue reading →

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Get the Most Out of Your IT Budget

Posted on April 23, 2018 by FGX

There is a growing chorus of voices that have predicted a jump in corporate IT spending in 2018. Most notably Oracle CEO, Mark Hurd, was quoted by the WSJ saying: “Spending on enterprise information technology is set to accelerate, after … Continue reading →

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How VARs Can Support Growing Micro Data Center Demands

Posted on March 5, 2018 by FGX

The rise of the Internet of Things (IoT) has led to a dramatic increase in the creation of data. It is clear that the practice of pushing data analysis processes onto the “cloud” or end-user devices is showing its limited … Continue reading →

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What is Shadow IT and How to Eliminate it

Posted on January 31, 2018 by FGX

In order to meet the growing technology requirements of users and stakeholders, Shadow IT practices emerge as IT managers take it on themselves to procure hardware outside the direct funding or control of the CIO’s organization. Accepting this type of … Continue reading →

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Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) to Implement 5% Value-Added Tax (VAT)

Posted on January 4, 2018 by FGX

Member states of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) have enacted a Unified Agreement for VAT (Value-Added Tax). This agreement creates the framework for the implementation and operation of a VAT across all member states. It is up to each member … Continue reading →

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Strategic Data Center Imports – Japan

Posted on December 14, 2017 by FGX

A value-added technology reseller of networking and data center cloud services needed to deliver IT hardware into a Data Center into Tokyo to increase their capacity in Japan. The client had some past experience in Japan but did not fully … Continue reading →

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