Recent statistics show that Mexico is the seventh largest manufacturer of light and heavy vehicles in the world. The main participating companies are foreign entities that in an effort to minimize labor costs and achieve a better manufacturing quality have chosen Mexico for these and other purposes.
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.
By: Jennifer Horvath, Senior Associate Attorney In early June of 2016, U.S. State Department’s Directorate of Defense Trade Controls (DDTC) and the U.S. Commerce Department’s
By: Paul Fudacz, Senior Attorney On May 26, 2016, the United States International Trade Commission (USITC) initiated an investigation under 19 U.S Code Section 1337
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
Most attention and articles about Certificates of Origin concentrate on completion and accuracy of free trade agreement (FTA) certificates of origin for imports into the U.S. for NAFTA, Korea Free Trade, etc.
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: Brenda Cordova, Mexico Attorney Introduction IMMEX stands for Maquiladora, Manufacturing and Export Services Industry. This is a program created by the Mexican government to
By: Paul Fudacz, Senior Attorney Over the past two years, two major developments occurred that further defined the extent the government can seek to impose
By: Bruce H. Leeds, Senior Counsel I have sometimes joked about “Newton’s Law of Export-Import” that “whatever goes out comes back.” Often a company becomes
By: Christos Linardakis, Senior Counsel Those few words, Voluntary Self-Disclosure, rate very high among the worst words a company’s legal and trade compliance department can
Customs Related party Valuation: What’s an Importer to do? In last month’s article, we looked at how an importer might use a Transfer Pricing Study,
What is the main purpose of maquiladoras entities? The answer is simple; to not pay taxes. While that does sound appealing, bear in mind that
Lawyer Monthly magazine conducts an in-depth interview with our very own Adrienne Braumiller on International Trade. Lawyer Monthly: What is your take on the current status
A meeting of the minds at the recent Braumiller Law Group retreat in Dallas, TX. Some well laid plans with good things to come!!
By: Brenda Cordova, Mexico Attorney Introduction Currently, there are over 6000 entities participating in the IMMEX program operating in Mexico. IMMEX (Industria Manufacturera, Maquiladora y de
I came across an interesting statistic the other day published by the U.S. Census Bureau: in 2014, related-party imports accounted for about 50.9 percent (($1,178.7
What is the value of your no license required shipment? Is it important? Of course it is!! The buyer needs to know in order to
By: Bruce Leeds, Senior Counsel January 16, 2016 was Implementation Day for reduced international sanctions with Iran. Now you can freely carry on trade with
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)
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