The Obama Administration has exclaimed this week (May 20, 2012) as one of the most exciting and liberating weeks of the year: World Trade Week! Most international trade professionals wait in anticipation for months to experience this seven-day-celebration. And who wouldn’t be excited? The White House has dedicated an entire week to putting an extreme emphasis on the importance of international trade and what it can do for American workers and our global economy.

Zepol is just as ecstatic because without global trade, we wouldn’t be here, or maybe we would, as a knock off of Zappos or something, who knows. What we do know is that Obama has narrowed his focused on U.S. exports with the National Export Initiative, which aims to double exports in the next five years. We also know what the top exports are from the United States because we are Zepol and we have TradeView™ data.


Zepol will soon have even more export data to add to our suite of trade data tools. This new export data will show information like U.S. shipper names, the products they export, and where the products are going to. So even though World Trade Week will come to an end, and might bring on a mild depression, remember that Zepol always has new and exciting global trade news, so you can get a slice of World Trade Week 365 days a year.

Zepol has been a long-time supporter of the National Customs Brokers and Forwarders Association of America (NCBFAA), and this year, Zepol was a proud exhibitor at their Annual Conference in Hollywood, Florida. We not only had a chance to meet with customers and discuss with prospective clients, we also had a chance to show off our singing talents. We performed “I’m just a Bill…of Lading” to attendees at the opening breakfast. View the video of our performance below and watch for our appearance on “American Idol”!

As a proud supporter of the National Customs Brokers and Forwarders Association of America (NCBFAA) for many years, Zepol will be ramping up their support this year by exhibiting at the upcoming Annual Conference! The NCBFAA Annual Conference is the premier event for Customs Brokerage and Freight Forwarding executives, attracting both large and small transportation service providers.

The Zepol team looks forward to catching up with customers, meeting prospective clients, and networking with others in the industry. If you’re attending, make sure to stop by booth 214 and register to win the new iPad or a free subscription to our trade intelligence tools! In addition, we will be giving demonstrations of our newest trade intelligence tool, ComplianceIQ™. To learn more about attending the 38th NCBFAA Annual Conference, click here.