A Q&A with Adrienne Braumiller, and Olivia Van Pelt.
Question 1: How are you advising businesses in your jurisdiction when protecting themselves from the impact of trade wars and sanctions, and what strategies can...more
6/11/2025
/ Bitcoin ,
Business Entities ,
CAFC ,
China ,
Court of International Trade ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Customs and Border Protection ,
Decentralized Finance (DeFi) ,
Economic Sanctions ,
EFTs ,
Free Trade Agreements ,
Geopolitical Risks ,
International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) ,
International Trade ,
Minerals ,
Rare Earth Metals ,
Risk Assessment ,
Risk Management ,
Section 232 ,
Section 301 ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Tariffs ,
Trade Agreements ,
Trade Wars ,
Trump Administration ,
UK
There is an increasing demand to do something about the de minimis shipments under §321 of the Tariff Act (19 USC 1321). What is §321? Let’s take a look at some of the text from Title 19: “The Secretary of the Treasury,...more
10/9/2024
/ Anti-Dumping Duty ,
Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) ,
Countervailing Duties ,
Customs and Border Protection ,
De Minimis Claims ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
Forced Labor ,
Secretary of the Treasury ,
Section 301 ,
Section 321 ,
Tariff Act of 1930 ,
Tariffs
This is the first of a three-part series about the USMCA joint review process, focusing on China, Mexico, and competing visions of a “worker-centered” trade policy. Part one introduces the USMCA joint review process and...more
8/13/2024
/ Administrative Agencies ,
Administrative Review ,
BRIC ,
Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) ,
CEOs ,
CFOs ,
Chevron Deference ,
China ,
Commercial Contracts ,
Court of International Trade ,
Customs and Border Protection ,
Economic Growth ,
Export Controls ,
Foreign Direct Investment ,
International Trade ,
International Trade Commission (ITC) ,
Judicial Interpretation ,
Oil & Gas ,
Presidential Proclamations ,
SCOTUS ,
Section 232 ,
Section 301 ,
Sunset Provisions ,
Supply Chain ,
Texas ,
U.S. Commerce Department ,
United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA)
US Customs & Border Protection (CBP) Headquarters ruling H327577 of May 8, 2024 dealt with an unusual set of circumstances and produced some unusual results. The ruling involved a plant fertilizer product sold under the...more
8/12/2024
/ China ,
Country of Origin ,
Customs and Border Protection ,
Duties ,
Free Trade Agreements ,
Imports ,
Processing Fees ,
Section 301 ,
Supply Chain ,
Tariffs ,
United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA)
Recently, President Biden signed a foreign military support bill (H.R. 815) into law, which also encompassed the 21st Century Peace Through Strength Act (the Act), a legislative proposal introduced in the House containing...more
6/11/2024
/ Australia ,
CFTC ,
China ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Developing Countries ,
Digital Assets ,
Directorate of Defense Trade Controls (DDTC) ,
Economic Growth ,
Economic Sanctions ,
EFTs ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Exclusions ,
Export Administration Regulations (EAR) ,
Foreign Direct Investment ,
Foreign Investment ,
IMMEX ,
India ,
Intergovernmental Agreements ,
International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) ,
ITAR ,
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) ,
Oil & Gas ,
Russia ,
Sanction Violations ,
Section 301 ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Statute of Limitations ,
Technology Transfer Agreements ,
TWEA ,
U.S. Commerce Department ,
UK ,
United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) ,
USITC ,
USTR
The Trade Act of 1974 grants the President broad powers to manage trade relationships with foreign countries. Section 301 of the act allows the President, acting through the United States Trade Representative (“USTR”), to...more
6/8/2023
/ Australia ,
China ,
Customs and Border Protection ,
Exports ,
Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) ,
Forced Labor ,
IMMEX ,
Imports ,
Section 301 ,
Supply Chain ,
Tariffs ,
Trade Relations ,
United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) ,
US Trade Policies ,
USTR ,
Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA) ,
WTO
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) held The Forced Labor Technical Expo: Tools for Supply Chain Transparency from March 14-15, 2023, which involved members of the U.S. importing community, partner government agencies,...more
4/10/2023
/ China ,
Court of International Trade ,
Customs and Border Protection ,
Economic Sanctions ,
Export Controls ,
Forced Labor ,
International Trade ,
International Trade Commission (ITC) ,
ITAR ,
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) ,
OMB ,
Russia ,
Section 301 ,
Software ,
Tariffs ,
U.S. Commerce Department ,
United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) ,
Visas
The year 2022 saw a substantial increase in export restrictions applicable to China. The U.S. and China are not only in a trade war but there is also an effort by the U.S. to (1) prevent development of supercomputers,...more
2/6/2023
/ Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) ,
China ,
ECCNs ,
Entity List ,
Export Administration Regulations (EAR) ,
Export Controls ,
Exports ,
Foreign Direct Product Rule ,
Imports ,
Section 301 ,
Trade Relations ,
U.S. Commerce Department ,
US Trade Policies ,
Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA)