Trade compliance

Main practices and policies

Abstract

This article analyzes the practices and policies of a Trade Compliance program and how they
influence international relations. It begins with a brief history of its emergence and the concept
of this term, of English origin, which addresses the requirements of international norms,
regulatory and legal procedures that international trade players need to comply with, as well
as ethical standards. The purpose is to make legitimate practices and operations in the global
context applied to the area of Foreign Trade, also relating to the risk management actions
carried out within organizations, whether public or private. In the development of this study,
based on exploratory research from bibliographical sources and specialized websites, a
comparative analysis is presented in relation to the compliance practices of two significant
case studies: Germany, the richest and perhaps most important European country, and Brazil.
Finally, it is emphasized that the implementation of a compliance program has been focused
on companies worldwide, differentiating as a competitiveness factor.