Kahala Posts Group (KPG) Awards Global Trade Management Contract to Amber Road

Amber Road’s GTM solution suite enables shippers, small businesses, medium-sized companies and large enterprises to more effectively manage cross-border trade

East Rutherford, N.J.May 15, 2013—Under a new contract, provider of global trade management (GTM) solutions Amber Road now enables Kahala Posts Group’s (KPG) members to offer additional international trade tools and services to their customers. The agreement was signed with the International Post Corporation (IPC) Group acting on behalf of KPG, an alliance of 10 postal administrations around the world. Additionally, KPG chose Amber Road based on the strength of its two decades of experience in automating global trade; the depth and scope of the company’s global trade database; and the proven scalability of its solutions.

“Given the tremendous shipping volumes and global reach of KPG member organizations we are particularly proud to be affiliated with this project,” said John Preuninger, President of Amber Road. “It’s hard to imagine an organization with more dynamic global trade requirements than KPG. We look forward to bringing our deep global trade management experience, content and software to bear on this exciting initiative.”

By offering Amber Road’s GTM capabilities to its customers, KPG members implementing this solution will enable individual shippers, small businesses, medium-sized companies and large enterprises alike to:

  • More effectively manage the complexities of cross-border trade
  • Screen for restricted parties
  • Calculate total landed costs
  • Identify and produce global shipping documents
  • Perform trade compliance checks

 

In addition to enhancing the ability of Posts to serve the growing international eCommerce market, KPG members implementing the Amber Road solution will be able to provide users with full visibility into product classification and landed cost and help ensure compliance with a myriad of dynamic global trade regulations.

KPG member organizations include the Australian Postal Corp.; China Post Group; Correos y Telégrafos SAE; Groupe La Poste; Hongkong Post; Japan Post Co. Ltd.; Korea Post; Royal Mail Group Ltd.; Singapore Post Limited; and the U.S. Postal Service.

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