Three days of cooperation among government authorities, international organizations, the private sector, and academia to analyze illicit trade, share experiences, and develop a collaborative roadmap through the Triangles Strategy.

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.

What began as a 30% "security tax" on Colombian products escalated to 100% in just two months, collapsing formal trade on the Colombia-Ecuador border while smuggling surged by up to 70%. An analysis of the paradox: measures designed to combat organized crime that end up strengthening it.

El próximo jueves 3 de octubre tendrá lugar la reunión preparatoria del Capítulo Norte de la Estrategia Triángulos.

El panorama del mercado ilícito de cigarrillos y productos de tabaco en Colombia, Ecuador y Panamá es negativo y preocupante.

Juan Carlos Buitrago, CEO & Founder, of Strategos BIP on the Panel Discussion session at the EMEA Security Conference and Exhibition 2023.