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
5/7/2024
/ Advertising ,
Civil Monetary Penalty ,
Compliance ,
Country of Origin ,
Customs and Border Protection ,
Enforcement Actions ,
False Advertising ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Internal Controls ,
Made in the USA ,
Manufacturers ,
Marketing ,
Williams-Sonoma
Key Highlights -
..Review the UFLPA Strategy and CBP Operational Guidance for Importers;
..Conduct supply chain due diligence and instate reliable measures to prevent the use of forced labor;
..and Maintain recommended...more
8/11/2022
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Compliance ,
Customs and Border Protection ,
Entity List ,
Forced Labor ,
Human Rights ,
Importers ,
Imports ,
New Guidance ,
Popular ,
Supply Chain ,
Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA)
The Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA) was signed into law by President Biden on December 23, 2021. The UFLPA creates a rebuttable presumption that “any goods, wares, articles, and merchandise mined, produced, or...more
5/11/2022
/ Biden Administration ,
China ,
Compliance ,
Customs and Border Protection ,
Forced Labor ,
Imports ,
Public Comment ,
Public Hearing ,
Supply Chain ,
US Trade Policies ,
Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA)
In response to the Russian Federation’s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, the U.S., U.K., and EU have implemented sweeping coordinated economic sanctions and export control restrictions targeting key industries, entities,...more
3/8/2022
/ Airspace ,
Asset Freeze ,
Belarus ,
Belarus Sanctions ,
Biden Administration ,
Blocked Entities ,
Blocked Person ,
Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) ,
Compliance ,
ECCNs ,
Economic Sanctions ,
Entity List ,
EU ,
Export Administration Regulations (EAR) ,
Export Controls ,
Foreign Relations ,
General Licenses ,
Military End Use ,
Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI) ,
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) ,
Oil & Gas ,
Russia ,
SDN List ,
Sovereign Debt ,
Ukraine
Global supply chains have been greatly disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic, sending companies scrambling to find both new sources of supplies and new customers for their products. But even as businesses struggle to find their...more
7/16/2020
/ Compliance ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Due Diligence ,
Economic Sanctions ,
Exports ,
Humanitarian Assistance ,
Infectious Diseases ,
Manufacturers ,
National Security ,
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) ,
SDN List ,
Supply Chain
I recently moderated a panel of legal experts on complying with multijurisdictional export and trade controls who provided an overview of the domestic and international regulatory environment to an audience of corporate...more