The illegal trade in bearings does not always operate outside customs: in many cases it passes right through with proper documentation and real brands on the record. This CIMA Insight examines how global supply chains become vectors of counterfeiting, why conventional physical controls fall short of detecting it and how foreign trade data analysis can identify the warning signs that reveal these operations.

Analysis of Colombia’s Customs Sanctions Regime bill, its relevance in addressing smuggling as a structural phenomenon, and its impact on fair competition, legal certainty, and the modernisation of foreign trade.