On September 20, 2021, the US Department of Commerce (DOC) published a Final Rule that significantly modifies existing regulations and creates new ones governing antidumping (AD) and countervailing duty (CVD) procedures, with...more
Exporters and US importers of goods claiming Vietnamese origin face increasing risk. President Trump recently indicated his administration will pay close attention to goods exported from Vietnam, including those suspected of...more
1/29/2020
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Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) ,
China ,
Component Parts Doctrine ,
Countervailing Duties ,
Country of Origin ,
Customs and Border Protection ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Exporters ,
Exports ,
Fair Trade Agreements (FTA) ,
Importers ,
Imports ,
Penalties ,
Risk Assessment ,
Risk Mitigation ,
State-Owned Enterprises ,
Tariffs ,
Trade Wars ,
Trans-Pacific Partnership ,
Trump Administration ,
U.S. Commerce Department ,
United States ,
Vietnam
The US' ongoing trade wars—with various trading partners and particularly with China—are everywhere in the news. Putting politics and policy aside, the "trade wars" reflect a basic disagreement over the rules that should...more
10/24/2019
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Affirmative Defenses ,
Anti-Dumping Duty ,
Civil Liability ,
Civil Monetary Penalty ,
Compliance ,
Countervailing Duties ,
Country of Origin ,
Criminal Conspiracy ,
Criminal Prosecution ,
Customs and Border Protection ,
Damages ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Failure to Report ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
False Statements ,
Federal Pleading Requirements ,
Foreign-Made Goods ,
Fraudulent Wire Transfers ,
FRCP 9(b) ,
Government Knowledge Defense ,
Imports ,
Litigation Fees & Costs ,
Money Laundering ,
Public Disclosure ,
Purchasers ,
Reverse False Claims ,
Risk Assessment ,
Risk Mitigation ,
Self-Disclosure Requirements ,
Smuggling ,
Tariff Classifications ,
Trade Wars ,
Trump Administration ,
US Enforce and Protect Act (EAPA) ,
Whistleblowers ,
White Collar Crimes