Bob Brewer, Author at Braumiller Law Group

Is There Any Hope for Hong Kong to Regain its Special Trade Status with the U.S.? (It’s Officially Hong-China now)

December 9, 2022

By Bob Brewer, Braumiller Law Group

It seems like it was a couple decades ago, but it was only about 5 years that I was last in Hong Kong on business. I was staying at a very nice upscale hotel (plenty to choose from) directly across from a massive port, marveling at the operations that seemed to go 24/7 with the incoming ships stacked with a mountain of containers.

Tuas Megaport in Singapore, An Upcoming Model to the World in Port Operations, and soon to be Light Years Ahead of the Globes Largest Ports

October 2, 2022

By: Bob Brewer, Braumiller Law Group
The Maritime Port Authority (MPA in Singapore) is currently in the process of building the Tuas Port, which will be the biggest port in the world with a capacity of 60 million TEU’s (twenty-foot equivalent units) once it is fully completed in 2040. PSA, the company taking the lead in the construction has implemented a four-phase process, with the first phase officially opening this September 2022, with three berths being operational.

Incursion and World Trade, Part 4: Are India and China Coming to Putin’s Rescue? The New Elephant in the Room

August 9, 2022

By: Bob Brewer, Braumiller Law Group

Calculations by top economists worldwide show that Russia is still accumulating about one billion dollars a day on oil and gas exports to fund the invasion. It does beg the question, who is buying the oil?

Relations Between the U.S. and China In One Word, Dismal Is a Decline in Trade Inevitable?

August 9, 2022

By: Bob Brewer, Braumiller Law Group

It’s goes without saying, but I will say it anyway, the recent visit to Taiwan by U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi certainly didn’t help the already strained relations much, but within her reasoning for defiance of Beijing, the democracies of the world must stand together. The Chinese Embassy has now threatened to go to war with the U.S. over Taiwan.

Incursion and World Trade, Part 3: Over 120+ Days into the Global Effect of Inevitable Food Insecurity

June 12, 2022

By: Bob Brewer, Braumiller Law Group

Here we are, at the time of this writing over four months into the Russian invasion of Ukraine, with no end in sight. I will personally submit that I am, appalled that this, the murder of innocent civilians and devastation of another country’s infrastructure, can be permitted to continue, as we watch from the sidelines as if it was just another simple documentary on another war.

Incursion and World Trade, Part 2: How to Commit Economic Suicide for Your Country in the Year 2022

April 10, 2022

By: Bob Brewer, Braumiller Law Group

From my perspective, as well as what seems to be many others in the west and around the globe, the incredibly long table that Vladimir Putin sits behind separating himself from his minions, as well as other country’s visiting diplomats, whom he is ignoring, has gotten a lot longer, and it’s not a covid related stretch

Incursion and World Trade, and What Ties Them Together The Benjamins, From a U.S. (individual’s) Perspective

February 7, 2022

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.

Predicting the Future in U.S. Trade with China Limbo, a Status Quo, and a Really bad Accident Waiting to Happen

December 6, 2021

By: Bob Brewer, Braumiller Law Group

It’s a well-known fact in the often-tumultuous world of international trade that what happens between the two largest economies, the U.S. and China, has a ripple affect around the globe.

China’s Dual Circulation Policy

October 5, 2021

By: Bob Brewer, Braumiller Law Group

Almost two years now into the global pandemic and the world’s two most powerful economies are having to take a hard long look at their supply chain shortcomings, as well as becoming economically self-sufficient to a great extent. During the pandemic it became painfully obvious that the U.S. has become far too dependent on China for imports of many essential needs.

The U.S. Strike Force on Unfair Trade A Global Perspective, But It’s Really Just About China

August 5, 2021

By: By Bob Brewer, Braumiller Law Group

In the ongoing tit-for-tat trade war with China and the U.S., new developments are actually old policies, but seem to be resurfacing as the escalation in loss of patience continues to bring about more protectionism. It’s a global implementation, but the United States will target China with a new “strike force” to combat unfair trade practices.

The Quad and International Trade? The U.S., Australia, Japan and India

June 7, 2021

By: Bob Brewer, Braumiller Law Group When the “Big Bully” is also your best friend, economically speaking, and metaphorically speaking, they are paying for your

HTS Classification Mistakes Before Customs Comes Knocking

June 7, 2021

By: Bob Brewer, Braumiller Law Group & Brad Menard, VP of Braumiller Consulting Group It’s a fact of life in international trade, many shipments, on

An Update on Wally World, and Somewhat of a Digression on the Pandemic Landscape

December 14, 2020

By Bob Brewer, Braumiller Law Group

I wrote an article called “What’s Going on at Wally World”, based on the Section 301 tariffs being imposed on Chinese imports, and how it was affecting Walmart, who imports about 80% of their products from China.

SME’s and Amazon Initiatives in a Global Pandemic

December 12, 2020

By Bob Brewer, Braumiller Law Group

What are SME’s? They are small and medium-sized enterprises that make-up the backbone of world trade and growth. A World Bank Group study suggests that there are between 365-445 million MSMEs in emerging markets.

Filing with the CIT Regarding the Section 301 Potential Tariff Refund

October 8, 2020

By: Bob Brewer, Braumiller Law Group

On the morning of September 15th our firm released a notification to importers that there was a case filed with the CIT that may possibly pave the way to refunds on the Section 301 tariffs. We expected a fairly decent response, and what we got was 10x’s that in …

When a Few Bad Apples Create Havoc in the Orchard

August 5, 2020

By: Bob Brewer, Braumiller Law Group To a certain extent, it goes without saying that the pandemic has certainly opened the door for PPE opportunity,

COVID-19 and the Impact on the Asian Apparel Industry

June 1, 2020

By: Bob Brewer, Braumiller Law Group At the time of this writing, it’s not exactly another day in paradise, over 103,000 Americans are no longer

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