By: Vicky Wu, Partner, and Francesca Jaubert, Summer Intern, Braumiller Law Group
President Trump signed the new Executive Order “Strengthening Customs Enforcement.” This new order from the administration tackles different administrative priorities related to customs: Customs Reform and Combatting Customs Fraud. The order-related fact sheet goes into detail about how the Executive Order addresses these objectives and how this will affect importers moving forward.
By: Vicky Wu, Partner, and Brandon French, Associate, Braumiller Law Group
On November 1, 2023, FDA issued a proposed rule that would make changes to its prior notice regulations, if the rule is finalized. These changes include requiring the name of the mail service and a mail tracking number to be provided in prior notice for food articles arriving by international mail. In addition, the FDA proposes that food facility registration information and prior notice be submitted within a specific timeframe after receiving certain notices of refusal or hold (“post-refusal” and “post-hold” submissions).
By: Vicky Wu, Partner, and Brandon French, Associate, Braumiller Law Group
The long-awaited decision by the Court of International Trade (“CIT”) was not the outcome thousands of importer companies were hoping for. On March 17, 2023, the CIT determined that the United States Trade Representative (“USTR”) legally followed Section 307 of the Trade Act of 1974.
By: Vicky Wu, Senior Associate, Braumiller Law Group
On November 15, 2020, leaders of fifteen Asia-Pacific countries signed the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) via a virtual signing ceremony.
By: Vicky Wu, Senior Associate Attorney and Megan Mohler, Associate Attorney, Braumiller Law Group The U.S. aerospace and defense industry is feeling the impact of
By: Vicky Wu, Senior Associate Attorney and Megan Mohler, Associate Attorney, BLG ‘Twas the night before merger and all through the office, not an associate was
By: Vicky Wu, Associate Attorney & Megan Mohler, Associate Attorney On August 1, President Trump announced that the U.S. would move forward with imposing a
By BLG Attorneys, Vicky Wu, and Megan Mohler The United States recently withdrew from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), also known as the
By Vicky Wu, BLG Associate Attorney Beginning Feb. 7, 2018, additional tariffs will be assessed on imports of washing machines, washing machine parts, and solar
On June 8, 2017, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) distributed CSMS 17-000110 concerning the resubmission of protests for post importation preference claims that were
OFAC Amends the Sudanese Sanctions Regulations On January 17, 2017, the Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) published a final rule
Trade Alert! CBP SIGNALS CHANGE AHEAD WITH NEW REGULATORY AUDIT PROCEDURE CBP officials with the Office of Regulatory Audit recently discussed changes to their approach
Congress has recently enacted the American Manufacturing Competitiveness Act of 2016 (Public Law No. 114-159), which establishes new, more predictable procedures for obtaining duty relief through the Miscellaneous Tariff Bill (MTB) process.