On December 2, 2020, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (“DHS”) announced that U.S. Customs and Border Protection (“CBP”) will begin detaining shipments of cotton-containing products from China, based on the concern...more
Below, please find a summary of today’s federal government activities in response to COVID-19. Please note we will not be publishing updates for the remainder of the week due to the July 4th holiday. Our next update will be...more
7/6/2020
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Customs and Border Protection ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Department of Transportation (DOT) ,
FCC ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
IRS ,
Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) ,
Relief Measures ,
U.S. Treasury
Below, please find a summary of the federal government’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic since our last update (Thursday, June 18) – including today’s proclamation by President Trump to extend and expand COVID-19 related...more
6/24/2020
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Department of Education ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
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IRS ,
National Institute of Health (NIH) ,
Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) ,
SBA ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
U.S. Treasury
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The House returns to Washington this week, with plans to vote Thursday on two pieces of legislation related to the SBA’s small business lending programs....more
5/28/2020
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Department of Labor (DOL) ,
FCC ,
FEMA ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
IRS ,
Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) ,
U.S. Treasury
AD/CV duty evasion has increased significantly in recent years, with Customs and Border Protection (“CBP”) having failed to collect $2.3 billion in such duties since 2000.[1] Examples of evasion include misrepresentation of...more
Earlier this month, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (“CBP”) announced the establishment of a Trade Enforcement Task Force within its Office of Trade. According to the CBP, the Task Force is designed to “further protect...more
The House Ways & Means Trade Subcommittee held a hearing on April 14, to consider a new process for the Miscellaneous Tariff Bill (MTB), which temporarily reduces or eliminates tariffs on qualifying imported products. The...more
Customs and Border Protection (CBP) recently initiated a new effort to enforce and deter duty evasion on imports of steel products subject to antidumping (AD) and countervailing duty (CVD) orders. The new “live entry”...more
Last week the U.S. Congress passed the Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015, also known as the Customs Reauthorization Bill. The Bill, which we expect to be signed by the President, will update U.S. Customs...more
Importing goods into the United States can provide risks. As the importer of record, the importer is solely responsible for the payment of all duties and taxes due on the imported merchandise, which includes the payment of...more
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (“CBP”) recently released an updated timeline for the mandatory use of the Automated Commercial Environment (“ACE”). Customs has been working with partner government agencies and the trade...more
On June 15th, the Department of Commerce (“Commerce”) issued the final results in the 19th Administrative Review of the antidumping order on fresh garlic from the China. During the review, Kelly Drye attorneys, on behalf of...more
Global Free Internet Act of 2015
Sponsor: Lofgren (D-Calif.)
A bill to combat trade barriers that threaten the maintenance of an open Internet, that mandate unique technology standards as a condition of market...more
6/1/2015
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Open Internet Rules ,
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Tariff Act of 1930 ,
Textiles ,
Trade Agreements