By: Adrienne Braumiller, Founding Partner In July, the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) announced it has begun the process of implementing the
By: Adrienne Braumiller, Founding Partner Companies need to maintain a vigilant awareness of export control laws applicable to China. The U.S. Department of Commerce has
By: Adrienne Braumiller, Founding Partner and Guest Author, Vincent Routhier, Partner, DS Advocats Canada On June 8, 2016, the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) initiated
By: Adrienne Braumiller, Partner When hiring new employees, navigating anti-discrimination laws and export control laws can be tricky. The Department of Justice (DOJ) in March
By: Adrienne Braumiller, Founding Partner The 2015 Fiscal year ended on Sept. 30, 2015, and for the fourth consecutive year, the Department of Justice (DOJ)
By: Attorney Tish Jones, Guest Author and Adrienne Braumiller, Partner Most companies recognize the need for anti-boycott review and compliance, however, the laws are complex,
By: Adrienne Braumiller, Partner and Devin Sefton, Associate Attorney Just last month, Schlumberger Ltd. (Schlumberger), subsidiary Schlumberger Oil Field Holdings Ltd. (SOHL), agreed to pay
The U.S. Court of International Trade (CIT) had a busy year in 2014. It decided 163 cases, the most since 2007. Based on these cases, importers glean current regulatory trends and several important lessons.
The Importer Security Filing (ISF) rule, also known as ISF 10+2, relates to import cargo coming into the U.S. via ocean vessel. The rule states that an ISF Importer, or their agent, must electronically submit certain advance cargo information to Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) before the goods arrive into the U.S. It is important to note that bulk cargo is not subject to this rule.
By Adrienne Braumiller, Partner The Case of Trek Leather, Inc. (decided September 16, 2014) If you’ve ever heard the phrase, “it’s just business, nothing personal,”
For over a year now, Customs has periodically mentioned the development of another pilot program which seeks to increase the agency’s flexibility and company specific
When Personal Liability is Not Proper Importers may be able to rest a little easier as a result of a recent Court of Appeals
U.S. Customs and Border Protection: A Boon for Importers It doesn’t take much to recognize the benefits that U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s new Centers for Expertise
Participants in the Customs Trade Partnership Program Against Terrorism (C-TPAT) program may be interested to know that U.S. Customs and Border Protection has published a
On Feb. 5, 2010, a small company named Capintec, Inc. received a seemingly cordial and routine “outreach visit” from Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS)
Last month, a fire in a Tazreen Fashion factory in Bangladesh left 112 workers dead and a host of U.S. lawmakers questioning whether Bangladesh should
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