[TIPS] Recordkeeping — An Easy Compliance Win You Can’t Afford to Ignore

Simply Trade · Sep 22, 2026 · 8m

Host: Lalo Solorzano

Guest(s): Arthur O’Meara

Published: September 22,2026

Length: ~8 minutes

Presented by: Global Training Center

Summary

Recordkeeping may not be the most exciting part of trade compliance, but Arthur O’Meara has one word for what can happen when companies get it wrong: draconian.

In Episode 3 of this Simply Trade Tips series, host Lalo Solorzano and Arthur tackle an often-overlooked part of import compliance: keeping the records you may need when Customs comes asking. Arthur explains why the A1A recordkeeping list can initially seem intimidating—and why compliance doesn't…