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Knee Deep in Tariff Mitigation Strategies

May 30, 2025

We are knee deep in mitigation strategies regarding maneuvering around the Trump Administration tariffs. Strategies considerations such as: A bonded warehouse or an FTZ (taking advantage of duty deferral) or country of origin (moving the manufacturing from China to another country). OK, but you better consider substantial transformation!! (We will show you the details in CBP’s perspective). Then there is tariff engineering (component/element changes/tweaks in the manufacturing process in order to change the HTS code to one much more favorable one regarding tariffs). Also, duty draw back (we have a program for that), First Sale which we can explain. Valuation (we have an expert), and of course If the cost is too high to manufacture in the U.S., there is always manufacturing in Mexico or Canada and taking advantage of the USMCA (and, as an option we have Mexico legal counsel who are IMMEX experts). Global Trade Compliance is what we do, it’s all we do.

Terrified by Tariffs

May 21, 2025

Terrified by Tariffs. Bob Brewer, VP Marketing and NBD for Braumiller Law Group sits down with Jim Holbein, Of Counsel. Braumiller Law Group to discuss the current landscape in tariffs and trade.

Coping with Tariffs

May 19, 2025

Coping with Tariffs. Bob Brewer, VP Marketing and NBD for Braumiller Law Group sits down with Jim Holbein, Of Counsel. Braumiller Law Group to discuss the current landscape in tariffs and trade.

Valuation and Recovery Strategies

May 8, 2025

BLG is Your Partner

May 4, 2025

Braumiller Law Group is your partner in international trade law. Global trade compliance to us… is just another day at the beach. Braumiller Law Group is recognized around the world for excellence and ranked in Chambers since 2015. We have import/export lawyers that can help in several areas in international trade with a main office in Dallas, TX and satellite offices in the U.S. and Mexico.

Classification and Country of Origin

April 23, 2025

Bob Brewer, VP of Marketing NBD for Braumiller Law Group & Braumiller Consulting Group is joined by Senior Associate Attorney, Kerry Wang for a discussion on the topic of Classification and Country of Origin.

Money Tree

April 21, 2025

For those companies struggling with the US-China trade war why not simply do what your parents told you to when you were younger and begging for money? Just go out back and grab some money from the money tree. If only it was that simple. We at Braumiller Law Group are knee-deep in mitigation strategies and perhaps we can be of assistance. Global Trade Compliance is what we do.

Tit for Tat

April 15, 2025

The simple phrase “tit for tat” regarding a trade war with China is 125% on US goods entering China and 145% on Chinese goods entering the US. Tit for tat Is becoming as famous as it once was from a familiar Hollywood film, and in the “tit for tat”, Clarice, nobody thus far has eaten the others liver with a bottle of chianti and some fava beans. Yep! So far, so good, nobody’s made lamb chops either of little Ricky. Let’s all hope for the best. We are doing our best to navigate the challenges. Global trade compliance is what we do at Braumiller Law Group.

From Chaos

April 12, 2025

It is often said and we believe it to be true from chaos comes opportunity. Don’t just roll the dice though, turn them into gold. The door is open at Braumiller Law Group and Braumiller Consulting Group.

Surviving the 2025 Tariff Wave: A Strategic Guide for U.S. Importers

April 7, 2025

By: James R. Holbein, Of Counsel

The first quarter of 2025 has reshaped the U.S. trade landscape with a flurry of executive actions by the Trump administration, introducing a new wave of tariffs on imports from almost all U.S. trading partners. The Trump Administration has also levied broad duties on imports from Canada, Mexico, and China, on the basis of emergency powers of the Executive Branch, citing national security, border control, and illicit drug interdiction.

All Is Fair in Love and War, But Apparently Not Trade. Closing the Gap on Global Trade Deficits with the U.S. (A monumental task for a variety of reasons)

April 7, 2025

By Bob Brewer, Braumiller Law Group

As a broad stroke of tariffs are now levied against various countries to close the trade deficit gap, without truly examining the reason(s) for the imbalance, there will most likely be automatic retaliatory tariffs in a lose-lose situation. The White House stated that currently 50 countries are on the phone with the President, but that is hard to confirm. US consumers will ultimately pay the price, as well as SME’s.

Sheinbaum’s Response to Trump´s Tariffs and the Origin of the Goods

April 7, 2025

By: Brenda Cordova, Mexico Attorney, Braumiller Law Group

On April 3, 2025, during the presidential daily morning briefing, Mexico’s President Claudia Sheinbaum responded to the import tariffs announced the day before by President Trump, which targeted several countries. She emphasized that, of all the nations affected by these new duties, Mexico was the least impacted. She attributed this to the strong bilateral relationship between Mexico and the United States. She also reiterated that, since Mexico does not impose tariffs on U.S. goods, it is unfair for the U.S. to impose tariffs on Mexican products.

USMCA – We Have Some Good News and Some Terrible News

April 7, 2025

By Bruce Leeds, Senior Counsel, Braumiller Law Group

As is well known the US has imposed duties of 25% on imports from Canada and Mexico. This means that those imports will take the regular duty plus 25%. For example, a switchgear assembly classified under 8537.10.91 made in Canada or Mexico will take a duty of 2.7% plus the special tariff of 25% for a total rate of 27.7% of the value.

Lessons from the Smoot–Hawley Tariff Act of 1930

April 7, 2025

By Mike Smiszek, Senior Trade Advisor, Braumiller Consulting Group

The various tariffs that President Trump has imposed since retaking office are based on delegated authority found in several existing statutes. But a century ago, tariffs were primarily the purview of Congress. One of the most controversial manifestations of U.S. tariff legislation (and of American legislation in general) was the Smoot–Hawley Tariff Act of 1930, signed into law by President Hoover shortly after the United States—and the world—fell into the black hole of the Great Depression.

America’s Misunderstood Trade Deficit

April 7, 2025

By Mike Smiszek, Senior Trade Advisor, Braumiller Consulting Group

Several fundamental conditions are widely presumed necessary for a country to enjoy the benefits of global trade. One condition is that import activity ought not exceed export activity. Put more simply, we must sell more than we buy. On its face this seem reasonable. It seems logical that a trade deficit (that is, selling less than we buy) is a drain on our economy. Indeed, every month the news media feed us the bad news about the negative “balance of trade” data reported by the Commerce Department.

2025 Trade Policy Agenda Provides Rationale for Trump Tariff Actions

April 7, 2025

By: James R. Holbein, Of Counsel

On March 3, 2025, the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) released the 2025 Trade Policy Agenda and 2024 Annual Report on the Trade Agreements Program. The report outlines the rationale of the Trump Administration for its trade policy goals and actions. It complements and expands on the America First Trade Policy Executive Order and also encompasses the massive imposition of tariffs by the President on April 2 in his so-called “Liberation Day” Executive Order and Fact Sheet.

How the Trump Administration Pushed China Deeper into Latin America

April 7, 2025

By: Victoria Holmes, Braumiller Law Group

Donald Trump’s first term in office pursued an aggressive foreign policy toward China, imposing tariffs, restricting technology transfers, and accusing Beijing of unfair trade practices. However, one unintended consequence of this hardline approach has been China’s accelerated expansion into Latin America—a region traditionally within the U.S. sphere of influence.

I Attended Liberation Day and All I Got Was These Lousy Tariffs. Is This Liberation? Liberation Day Hangover

April 7, 2025

By: Victoria Holmes, Braumiller Law Group

Liberation Day passed with the promised reciprocal tariffs touted by the Trump administration. The president, surrounded by workers in the Rose Garden on April 2, executed a number of tariffs promising to Make America Wealthy Again. How did they calculate these tariffs? Well, there’s speculation.

Security for New Bitcoin Strategic Reserve

April 7, 2025

By: James R. Holbein, Of Counsel and Justin Holbein

On March 7, 2025, the White House hosted a Digital Assets Summit to celebrate the creation of a Bitcoin Strategic Reserve and a Digital Assets Stockpile by an Executive Order titled, “Establishment of the Strategic Bitcoin Reserve and United States Digital Asset Stockpile“. The Executive Order recognizes that “The Bitcoin protocol permanently caps the total supply of bitcoin (BTC) at 21 million coins, which is critical to its value proposition as a scarce asset.

rob stein from braumiller consulting analyzes ftz and the impact from tariffs

Hot Topics in International Trade-FTZ’s with Robert Stein

April 2, 2025

Bob Brewer, VP Marketing and Bob Stein, VP of Braumiller Consulting Group discusses FTZ, Foreign Trade Zones and the possible impact of tariffs on businesses on Liberation Day.