In this installment of the Five Questions, Five Answers podcast, Director of North American Manufacturing Birgit Matthiesen, Partner Angela Santos, and Associate Christine Hintze discuss the impact of US Customs' crackdown on...more
Brands Must Ensure Forced Labor is Not Used and Environmental Claims are Accurate -
In response to consumer demand, the fashion industry has embraced Environmental, Social, Governance (ESG) sourcing, including...more
11/5/2021
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In the first installment of the Five Questions, Five Answers podcast, Director of North American Manufacturing Birgit Matthiesen breaks down the First Sale Rule with Customs & Import Compliance Partner Angela Santos.
Today's...more
On July 2, 2021, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) issued a Federal Register Notice announcing that additional plant and plant products (including certain wood-based...more
In the latest WorldSmart podcast, International Co-Chairs Hunter Carter and Malcolm McNeil sit down with Customs & Import Compliance Partner Angela Santos to discuss the global forced labor problem, how forced labor can...more
Forced Labor Enforcement Continues to Escalate as Commerce Restricts Exports to 5 Additional PRC Companies -
Withhold release order was issued that will prohibit imports of products produced in whole or part from silica...more
6/28/2021
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USTR is soliciting comments and has scheduled hearings regarding the potential imposition of Section 301 tariffs of up to 25% in response to the Digital Services Tax adopted by Austria, India, Italy, Spain, Turkey, and the...more
4/6/2021
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CBP is leveraging the EAPA to target various industries based on a suspicion of evading AD/CVD duties by aggressively scrutinizing imports potentially covered by an AD/CVD order.
On March 4, 2021, US Customs and Border...more
Review Your Supply Chain and Establish Compliance Plans Because Forced Labor Laws are Here to Stay -
If passed, these bills will grant US Customs and Border Protection authority for a region-wide WRO enabling the agency...more
3/5/2021
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If your company has paid Section 301 duties on products of China included in List 3 and List 4(a), there may still be an opportunity to file a suit to potentially recover duties paid.
On February 5, 2021, the US Court of...more
Just two weeks into CY 2021, US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is expanding its enforcement efforts against forced labor in China.
This follows months of increasing pressure from labor and human rights groups and...more