News & Analysis as of

Country of Origin

K2 Integrity

First Ever Targeted Guidance On Financial Institutions’ Compliance With Export Administration Regulations

K2 Integrity on

On 9 October 2024, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) published its first ever unilateral guidance specifically addressed to financial institutions (FIs). The Guidance to Financial...more

Dechert LLP

Insights from the latest UK NSI Act Report

Dechert LLP on

The UK government (“Government”) has published its latest annual report (“Report”) on the National Security and Investment Act 2021 (“NSIA” or “NSI Act”). The Report covers the period from 1 April 2023 to 31 March 2024...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

What Every Multinational Company Should Know About ...“Made in USA” Labeling Requirements

Foley & Lardner LLP on

Many Americans value domestically made goods. A “Made in USA” label can hold special meaning for these consumers, as it serves as a symbol of patriotism, a sign of quality craftsmanship, and a show of solidarity with local...more

Dechert LLP

CJEU Upholds Country-of-Origin Principle for Online Intermediaries

Dechert LLP on

The Court of Justice of the European Union (“CJEU”) recently addressed requests for preliminary rulings on the interpretation of various EU regulations and directives concerning online intermediation services1 (“Online...more

Braumiller Law Group, PLLC

Hot Topics in International Trade - August 2024 - A Head Scratcher

US Customs & Border Protection (CBP) Headquarters ruling H327577 of May 8, 2024 dealt with an unusual set of circumstances and produced some unusual results. The ruling involved a plant fertilizer product sold under the...more

BakerHostetler

The Great British Infant Formula? Or Does the Made in USA Standard Apply to European Imports?

BakerHostetler on

We are hot off of the green grass and preppiness that is Wimbledon. We are all burning for Paris right now with the Olympics. And who doesn’t dream of August in Croatia or Greece? European Vacation – yes, please....more

Bilzin Sumberg

Barilla's Pasta Under Fire: Class Action Certified Based on Misleading Label Intimating “Italian” Origin

Bilzin Sumberg on

On May 28, 2024, Chief Magistrate Judge Donna M. Ryu, of the United States District Court for the Northern District of California, certified a class of consumers in an action against Barilla Foods....more

Womble Bond Dickinson

Federal Trade Commission Strikes Against “Crafted in America” Language

Womble Bond Dickinson on

As previously reported by Home Textiles Today, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has announced a “record civil penalty” of $3.175 million against a retailer who failed to tell the truth about whether the products it sells...more

Venable LLP

FTC Issues Record-Breaking Civil Penalty in “Made in USA” Case

Venable LLP on

Tractor maker Kubota North America Corporation will pay a $2 million civil penalty for falsely labeling its replacement parts as “Made in USA,” the largest civil penalty ever in a Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Made in USA...more

Venable LLP

Made in or Made up? The FTC Closely Reviews “Made in USA” Claims

Venable LLP on

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) continues to focus its attention on “Made in the USA” claims, and this time the agency has fixed its gaze on a Florida-based company and its principal, whose claims regarding patriotic and...more

Braumiller Law Group, PLLC

Hot Topics in International Trade - November 2023 - U.S. Trade, Nearshoring & China Mexico is Becoming a Popular Manufacturing...

First, please permit me a little bit of digression as always. As many journalists would state, and have, the world is currently on fire regarding regional conflicts that could spiral into WW3 as continuous movement regarding...more

American Conference Institute (ACI)

[Event] 12th Advanced Forum on Import Compliance & Enforcement - November 7th - 8th, Washington, DC

Back by popular demand! Join U.S. imports/customs controls experts and supply chain professionals at ACI’s Advanced Forum on Import Compliance and Enforcement, taking place November 7–8, 2023, in Washington, D.C....more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Top 10 Takeaways from OMB’s “Build America, Buy America” Guidance for Infrastructure Projects

On August 23, 2023, the White House’s Office of Management and Budget (“OMB”) issued its notification of final guidance implementing Title IX of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (“IIJA”) – the Build America, Buy...more

Fitch, Even, Tabin & Flannery LLP

Importers Entitled to See Confidential Evidence Used Against Them in Antidumping Proceedings

On July 27, in Royal Brush Manufacturing, Inc. v. United States, the Federal Circuit held that importers have a right to see the evidence used against them in antidumping proceedings by the Customs and Border Patrol (CBP),...more

Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

Spilling the Tea on Made in USA Claims

We regularly cover challenges to “Made in USA” claims, particularly by the FTC, but most of the time those cases don’t rely on consumer perception evidence about what the claim means. So the recent class certification in the...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Treasury Issues New Proposed Guidance on Domestic Content Requirements of the Inflation Reduction Act – Updated Qualification...

A few months ago we wrote about Congress utilizing the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 to offer bonus tax credits to certain energy facilities for meeting specified “domestic content” requirements. Relying heavily on the...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

What Every Multinational Company Should Know About . . . Supply Chain Integrity

Foley & Lardner LLP on

Both enforcement agencies and consumers increasingly are focused on manufacturers’ supply chains. Human rights enforcement frameworks increasingly have real teeth. Both the United States and the European Union either have, or...more

Robinson+Cole Manufacturing Law Blog

Unraveling the Confusion: Buy America, Buy American, Made in USA – Part 1

There is massive confusion both in the manufacturing community and the popular press. Even some of the well-respected industry publications have had a hard time getting it right....more

ArentFox Schiff

FTC Cracks Down Against False Made in USA Advertisements

ArentFox Schiff on

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) continues to crack down on companies for falsely advertising that their products are “Made in USA,” as most recently announced in a press release issued on March 30, 2023....more

Braumiller Law Group, PLLC

Hot Topics in International Trade - April 2023 - Origin Verification Procedures Under the USMCA

The customs authority is empowered to verify whether a good imported into its territory under Preferential Tariff Treatment (PTT), complies with the rules of origin and other requirements set out in USMCA, by: 1.written...more

Braumiller Law Group, PLLC

Hot Topics in International Trade - April 2023 - Advanced Rulings on USMCA Origin

A good that complies with the USMCA rules of origin may qualify for duty exemption when imported into the United States, Mexico or Canada. The document that certifies such compliance is the certification of origin. This...more

Holland & Knight LLP

Podcast - Made in the USA Claims

Holland & Knight LLP on

In the sixth episode of his "Clearly Conspicuous" podcast series, "Made in the USA Claims," consumer protection attorney Anthony DiResta discusses the Federal Trade Commission's (FTC) enforcement of deceptive "Made in the...more

Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P.

Food & Beverage Litigation and Regulatory Update - March 2023 #2

LEGISLATION, REGULATIONS & STANDARDS - USDA Proposes Rule Limiting 'Made in the USA' Claims for Meat, Poultry and Eggs - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has issued a proposed rule that would tighten who can label...more

BakerHostetler

Current State of U.S. Economic Sanctions Imposed on the Russian Federation and Covered Regions of Ukraine in Response to the...

BakerHostetler on

This update outlines the actions taken by U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) on Feb. 24, 2023, the one-year anniversary of the invasion of Ukraine by the Russian Federation (Russia)....more

DarrowEverett LLP

Born in the USA? Product Origin Claims Nothing to Mess With

DarrowEverett LLP on

The interconnectedness of the global economy has resulted in consumers being faced with a wide selection of substitute products from many different countries. A ”Made in the United States” claim could be, and often is, a...more

227 Results
 / 
View per page
Page: of 10

"My best business intelligence, in one easy email…"

Your first step to building a free, personalized, morning email brief covering pertinent authors and topics on JD Supra:
*By using the service, you signify your acceptance of JD Supra's Privacy Policy.
- hide
- hide