This is the first of a three-part series about the USMCA joint review process, focusing on China, Mexico, and competing visions of a “worker-centered” trade policy. Part one introduces the USMCA joint review process and...more
8/13/2024
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Administrative Review ,
BRIC ,
Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) ,
CEOs ,
CFOs ,
Chevron Deference ,
China ,
Commercial Contracts ,
Court of International Trade ,
Customs and Border Protection ,
Economic Growth ,
Export Controls ,
Foreign Direct Investment ,
International Trade ,
International Trade Commission (ITC) ,
Judicial Interpretation ,
Oil & Gas ,
Presidential Proclamations ,
SCOTUS ,
Section 232 ,
Section 301 ,
Sunset Provisions ,
Supply Chain ,
Texas ,
U.S. Commerce Department ,
United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA)
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
8/12/2024
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Country of Origin ,
Customs and Border Protection ,
Duties ,
Free Trade Agreements ,
Imports ,
Processing Fees ,
Section 301 ,
Supply Chain ,
Tariffs ,
United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA)
Last June (2023), in response to a ruling request from Your Special Delivery Services Specialty Logistics (YSDS), Customs and Border Protection (CBP) issued HQ H324098, clarifying what it means to be an “owner or purchaser”...more
2/8/2024
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Blockchain ,
Brokers ,
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China ,
Cryptocurrency ,
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Customs and Border Protection ,
Decentralized Finance (DeFi) ,
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Duties ,
EFTs ,
Export Administration Regulations (EAR) ,
Export Controls ,
First Sale Doctrine ,
Foreign Policy ,
Foreign Trade Zones ,
Free Trade Zone ,
Importers ,
Imports ,
Infringement ,
International Trade ,
Investor State Dispute Settlement (ISDS) ,
Mexico ,
Military Conflict ,
Minister of Foreign Affairs ,
NVOCCs ,
Parallel Imports ,
Patents ,
Supply Chain ,
Taiwan ,
Tariffs ,
Tokenization ,
Trade Agreements ,
Trade Relations ,
Uniform Commercial Code (UCC) ,
Utility Tokens ,
Voluntary Disclosure
Join Braumiller Law Group Senior Counsel Bruce Leeds for the second presentation in a monthly series regarding Hot Topics in International Trade Compliance Forced Labor/Slave Labor/Uyghur Labor - The latest on human rights...more
12/13/2023
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China ,
Continuing Legal Education ,
Customs and Border Protection ,
Detention ,
Enforcement ,
Entity List ,
Exporters ,
Exports ,
Forced Labor ,
Freight Forwarding ,
Human Rights ,
Importers ,
Imports ,
Manufacturers ,
Popular ,
Slavery ,
Supply Chain ,
U.S. Customs ,
Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA) ,
Webinars ,
Withhold Release Orders (WROs)
In recent years, the global spotlight has illuminated the grave concerns surrounding human rights violations within China's Xinjiang region, particularly those impacting the Uyghur population. The Uyghur Forced Labor...more
11/13/2023
/ Administrative Review ,
Anti-Dumping Duty ,
Biological-Weapons ,
Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) ,
Buy American Act ,
China ,
Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) ,
Compliance ,
Countervailing Duties ,
Court of International Trade ,
Customs and Border Protection ,
Economic Sanctions ,
Employee Training ,
Export Controls ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
Forced Labor ,
IMMEX ,
International Trade ,
International Trade Commission (ITC) ,
Manufacturers ,
Mexico ,
OMB ,
Risk Management ,
Sunset Provisions ,
Supply Chain ,
Taiwan ,
Terrorist Acts ,
U.S. Commerce Department ,
Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA) ,
Withhold Release Orders (WROs)
In April of this year U.S. Customs & Border Protection (CBP) issued Headquarters Ruling H330077. The ruling was in response to a protest filed by an importer that had a shipment of wearing apparel excluded from entry under...more
11/9/2023
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Customs and Border Protection ,
Forced Labor ,
Human Rights ,
Importers ,
Imports ,
Rebuttable Presumptions ,
Supply Chain ,
US Trade Policies ,
Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA) ,
Withhold Release Orders (WROs)
Uniformity, or rather the lack thereof, in procedures and practices within U.S. Customs and Border Protection's (CBP) Centers of Excellence and Expertise (Centers) is evidently harming compliant companies within the trade...more
8/9/2023
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Buy America ,
CAFC ,
Compliance ,
Court of International Trade ,
Customs and Border Protection ,
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) ,
Economic Sanctions ,
Export Controls ,
Exports ,
Importers ,
Imports ,
Licenses ,
OMB ,
Sanction Violations ,
Supply Chain ,
Taiwan ,
Trade Agreements ,
United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) ,
Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA)
The Trade Act of 1974 grants the President broad powers to manage trade relationships with foreign countries. Section 301 of the act allows the President, acting through the United States Trade Representative (“USTR”), to...more
6/8/2023
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China ,
Customs and Border Protection ,
Exports ,
Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) ,
Forced Labor ,
IMMEX ,
Imports ,
Section 301 ,
Supply Chain ,
Tariffs ,
Trade Relations ,
United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) ,
US Trade Policies ,
USTR ,
Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA) ,
WTO
2023 is more than a brand-new year – it is an opportunity for your company to prioritize supply chain security. For some companies, this means filing a prior disclosure with U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP). Companies...more
2/8/2023
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Buy American Act ,
China ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Customs and Border Protection ,
Directorate of Defense Trade Controls (DDTC) ,
Exports ,
Forced Labor ,
Goods or Services ,
Importers ,
Imports ,
Investment ,
ITAR ,
Mexico ,
Russia ,
Supply Chain ,
Trade Restrictions ,
United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) ,
US Trade Policies ,
Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA)
We can all agree that goods made from forced labor, indentured labor or child labor should not be introduced into the U.S. market. Indeed, U.S. law prohibits the entry of goods made from forced labor....more
8/24/2022
/ Canada ,
China ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Customs and Border Protection ,
Economic Sanctions ,
Export Controls ,
Exports ,
Forced Labor ,
Foreign Workers ,
International Trade ,
ITAR ,
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) ,
Oil & Gas ,
Open General Export Licences (OGELs) ,
Russia ,
SDN List ,
Supply Chain ,
Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA)