Under the TFTEA, CBP has taken an increasingly enforcement-minded posture to prevent and penalize the importation of goods produced using forced labor into the United States.
On August 13, 2020, CBP announced that it had...more
8/20/2020
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Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Customs and Border Protection ,
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) ,
Forced Labor ,
Importers ,
New Guidance ,
Risk Assessment ,
Risk Mitigation ,
Supply Chain ,
Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act ,
Withhold Release Orders (WROs)
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) recently released a Department-wide strategy to combat human trafficking, child exploitation and forced labor in the supply chain.
The strategy will build on current efforts on...more
Last week, the Trump Administration announced a plan to crack down on the sales of contraband and counterfeit goods online. The steps will affect a number of parties in the supply chain from importers and sellers to customs...more
2/6/2020
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Corporate Counsel ,
Counterfeit Goods Regulation ,
Counterfeiting ,
Customs and Border Protection ,
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) ,
E-Commerce ,
Executive Orders ,
Imports ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Pirating ,
Section 321 ,
Supply Chain ,
Trump Administration
On January 15, 2020, President Trump and Chinese Vice Premier Liu Hu signed the long-awaited US-China Trade Agreement after nearly two years of a trade war that has resulted in crippling tariffs on almost $500 billion worth...more
1/24/2020
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Customs and Border Protection ,
Exports ,
Imports ,
Section 301 ,
Supply Chain ,
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Trade Relations ,
Trade Wars ,
Trump Administration ,
US Trade Policies