Part of the challenge with cross-border trade is that too many systems are still paper-heavy and slow. Even where digitisation exists, it is not always well connected across regions. That creates duplication, it creates confusion, it also opens the door to informal workarounds that may be faster, but are not always reliable.
As an entrepreneur, your job is not to fix the system, but to work smart within it. Where can you centralise your records? What templates or routines can you build into your process to make compliance less stressful? And where can you build partnerships with people who know the process better than you? Simplify the process without skipping steps by being prepared before you get asked. That kind of preparation turns trade into a repeatable process that you can build on, rather than a risky one that only works now and then.
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