By: Adrienne Braumiller, Partner & Founder, Braumiller Law Group
The Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (“UFLPA”), which takes effect on June 21, 2022, bans the importation of all goods made in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (“XUAR”) in China. President Biden signed this law on December 23, 2021, which unanimously passed both houses of Congress.
By: Bob Brewer, Braumiller Law Group
If you wake up each day, grab a cup of coffee, and turn on the world news, or CNN, like I do here in the U.S., one could obviously become a little pessimistic about our future together on this planet. I say, fear not, and look at the bright side.
By: Brenda Cordova, Mexico Counsel, Braumiller Law Group
Are you importing into Mexico and your customs operation requires the services of a Mexican Customs broker? If the answer is yes, then this information is important for you because errors or violations on your operation, even if committed by the broker or its personnel, might hold you as the responsible party before the eyes of the authority.
By: Jennifer Horvath, Partner, and Brandon French, Associate,
Braumiller Law Group
The House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology recently voted to advance the America Competes Act of 2022 “the Act.” This comes after the Senate passed its version of the bill, the U.S. Innovation and Competition Act, in June of 2021. The focus of the Act is to strengthen America’s scientific and technological activities in the 21st Century, in order to be able to compete with China in these critical fields in the future.
By: Mike Smiszek, Senior Trade Advisor, Braumiller Consulting Group
Tariff classification-related court precedents have significantly shaped the way importers, brokers, consultants, lawyers, and Customs and Border Protection (CBP) classify goods today under the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS, or simply HTS).
By: Paul Fudacz, Partner, Braumiller Law Group
Currently there are close to 400 active antidumping cases involving nearly 40 countries. The cases cover a wide range of products including steel commodity products and steel articles (number one category), chemical products, other metal commodities and articles, plastics and rubber products, food products, paperboard and manufactured articles. Key countries subject to ADD are China (number one country by far), Korea, Indonesia, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, and Vietnam.
By: Megan Mohler, Associate Attorney, Braumiller Law Group
The year is 2022, and companies are turning over a new leaf, making a concerted effort to become compliant with U.S. Customs laws and practices. Seemingly, there are no downsides to conducting a comprehensive Customs compliance review and submitting a Prior Disclosure under 19 U.S.C. § 1592(c)(4) and 19 C.F.R. § 162.74.
By: Harold Jackson, Associate Attorney, Braumiller Law Group
There are new tariff classifications for machinery under Chapter 84 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (“HTSUS”). The changes to Chapter 84, as well as many other areas of the HTSUS, took effect on January 27, 2022, pursuant to Presidential Proclamation 10326 (December 23, 2021). Many of the changes to Chapter 84 were made to keep up with technological innovations and commercial use.
By: Cindy Le, Braumiller Law Group
Many factors have contributed to reshaping and redefining Vietnam’s growing dynamic economy, which had once been coined by the United States as an underdeveloped country but is aggressively emerging to a developing country status.
By Linnea Deeds, Director of Educational Services, Braumiller Consulting Group
In December, CBP announced a four-phase transition to a Modernized ACE Portal and decommissioning the legacy ACE Portal. We are currently in Phase I and already seeing client impacts.
By: Harold Jackson, Associate Attorney, Braumiller Law Group
Imagine your company imports from a vendor in Vietnam and sells them at a competitive margin in the U.S. Business is so-so until the Department of Commerce conducts an Antidumping or Countervailing Duty (“AD/CVD”) review that encompasses your company or its foreign vendor and determines the origin of your goods to be China, which causes you to owe backlogged AD/CVD at rates over 100% ad valorem for the past year.
The CTPAT portal has been a work in progress for a number of years with the latest portal update (3.0) launched at the end of 2023. Let’s take a few
By: Adrienne Braumiller, Founder of Braumiller Law Group
Recently, President Biden signed a foreign military support bill (H.R. 815) into law, which also encompassed the 21st Century
By Bob Brewer, Braumiller Law Group
The new world order apparently has some merit as more than 30 nations have reportedly submitted applications to join the BRICS
By: Robert Stein, Braumiller Consulting Group
“Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.” – George Santayana. As an example of this I present
By: James R. Holbein, Of Counsel and Brandon French, Senior Associate Attorney
On May 14, 2024, the United States Trade Representative (USTR) released its Final Report relating
By Bruce Leeds, Senior Counsel, Braumiller Law Group
Canada has long enjoyed International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) license exemptions and minimal controls for items subject to
By: Brandon French, Senior Associate, Braumiller Law Group
The United States Trade Representative (USTR) recently released a list of Section 301 exclusions that would be extended through
By: Kerry Wang, Senior Associate, Braumiller Law Group
China’s foreign direct investment (FDI) in Mexico has seen substantial growth in recent years, reflecting a strategic alignment with
By: James R. Holbein, Of Counsel and Justin Holbein
Digital assets, including blockchain and cryptocurrency protocols and companies, have been in a defensive posture for much of
By: Victoria Holmes, Braumiller Law Group
Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) is a driving force behind global economic growth and development, acting as a lifeline of funding for nations around
作者： 王烨， 资深律师， Braumiller 律师事务所
中国在墨西哥的外国直接投资 (FDI) 近年来显着增长，这反映了中国与全球经济格局转变和区域贸易动态的战略性协调。这一趋势使中国成为墨西哥增长最快的外国投资来源国之一，其中大部分投资流向制造业。
Braumiller Law Group Attorneys and Braumiller Consulting Group Trade Advisors
We have written international trade related articles (every other month) that have consistently trended each year in the top 20
By: Adrienne Braumiller, Partner & Founder and Gavin Andersen, Trade Advisor
In February 2024, Customs and Border Protection (CBP) began taking a new approach to Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act
By: Adrienne Braumiller, Founder of Braumiller Law Group
The Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) has recently published a guidance document on its new website aimed at
By: Kerry Wang, Senior Associate, Braumiller Law Group
Welcome to the second installment in our series on duty-saving strategies. After discussing the utilization of Foreign Trade Zones
By Bob Brewer, Braumiller Law Group
De minimis is a term that refers to a threshold below which certain goods are exempt from import duties or taxes.
By: Brenda Cordova, Mexico Attorney, Braumiller Law Group
In Mexico, a customs regime is the destination or treatment for goods subject to customs control in accordance with
By: Judy Davis, Braumiller Consulting Group
In the ever-changing world of trade, where predicting the future is a constant challenge, looking back at the past decade offers valuable insights
By: James R. Holbein, Of Counsel and Justin Holbein
Artificial Intelligence (AI) has been a hot topic for the last 2-3 years for politicians, technologists, and many
By Paul Fudacz, Partner, Braumiller Law Group
Since the last update on the AD / CVD aluminum extrusions investigation (dubbed Extrusions II) in what appears to be
By: Adrienne Braumiller, Partner & Founder, Braumiller Law Group
The Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (“UFLPA”), which takes effect on June 21, 2022, bans the importation of all goods made in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (“XUAR”) in China. President Biden signed this law on December 23, 2021, which unanimously passed both houses of Congress.
By: Bob Brewer, Braumiller Law Group
If you wake up each day, grab a cup of coffee, and turn on the world news, or CNN, like I do here in the U.S., one could obviously become a little pessimistic about our future together on this planet. I say, fear not, and look at the bright side.
By: Brenda Cordova, Mexico Counsel, Braumiller Law Group
Are you importing into Mexico and your customs operation requires the services of a Mexican Customs broker? If the answer is yes, then this information is important for you because errors or violations on your operation, even if committed by the broker or its personnel, might hold you as the responsible party before the eyes of the authority.
By: Jennifer Horvath, Partner, and Brandon French, Associate,
Braumiller Law Group
The House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology recently voted to advance the America Competes Act of 2022 “the Act.” This comes after the Senate passed its version of the bill, the U.S. Innovation and Competition Act, in June of 2021. The focus of the Act is to strengthen America’s scientific and technological activities in the 21st Century, in order to be able to compete with China in these critical fields in the future.
By: Mike Smiszek, Senior Trade Advisor, Braumiller Consulting Group
Tariff classification-related court precedents have significantly shaped the way importers, brokers, consultants, lawyers, and Customs and Border Protection (CBP) classify goods today under the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS, or simply HTS).
By: Paul Fudacz, Partner, Braumiller Law Group
Currently there are close to 400 active antidumping cases involving nearly 40 countries. The cases cover a wide range of products including steel commodity products and steel articles (number one category), chemical products, other metal commodities and articles, plastics and rubber products, food products, paperboard and manufactured articles. Key countries subject to ADD are China (number one country by far), Korea, Indonesia, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, and Vietnam.
By: Megan Mohler, Associate Attorney, Braumiller Law Group
The year is 2022, and companies are turning over a new leaf, making a concerted effort to become compliant with U.S. Customs laws and practices. Seemingly, there are no downsides to conducting a comprehensive Customs compliance review and submitting a Prior Disclosure under 19 U.S.C. § 1592(c)(4) and 19 C.F.R. § 162.74.
By: Harold Jackson, Associate Attorney, Braumiller Law Group
There are new tariff classifications for machinery under Chapter 84 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (“HTSUS”). The changes to Chapter 84, as well as many other areas of the HTSUS, took effect on January 27, 2022, pursuant to Presidential Proclamation 10326 (December 23, 2021). Many of the changes to Chapter 84 were made to keep up with technological innovations and commercial use.
By: Cindy Le, Braumiller Law Group
Many factors have contributed to reshaping and redefining Vietnam’s growing dynamic economy, which had once been coined by the United States as an underdeveloped country but is aggressively emerging to a developing country status.
By Linnea Deeds, Director of Educational Services, Braumiller Consulting Group
In December, CBP announced a four-phase transition to a Modernized ACE Portal and decommissioning the legacy ACE Portal. We are currently in Phase I and already seeing client impacts.
By: Harold Jackson, Associate Attorney, Braumiller Law Group
Imagine your company imports from a vendor in Vietnam and sells them at a competitive margin in the U.S. Business is so-so until the Department of Commerce conducts an Antidumping or Countervailing Duty (“AD/CVD”) review that encompasses your company or its foreign vendor and determines the origin of your goods to be China, which causes you to owe backlogged AD/CVD at rates over 100% ad valorem for the past year.
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