19 U.S.C. § 1321(a)(2) authorizes administrative exemptions from duty, tax, and formal entry procedures for shipments of certain imported articles, including articles valued at $800 or less. The importing community often...more
2/6/2025
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On February 24, the one-year anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, President Joe Biden announced, via Presidential Proclamation 10522, an additional 200% ad valorem tariff on Russian origin aluminum...more
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On June 21, 2022, CBP began enforcing the UFLPA’s revisions to section 307 of the Tariff Act of 1930—19 U.SC. § 1307—by applying a rebuttable presumption that the following goods are prohibited from...more
- On April 18, 2020, President Trump issued an Executive Order authorizing temporary deferral of certain duty payments, which CBP implemented via a Temporary Final Rule on April 20, 2020
- Importers of record who have...more
• Today, September 26, 2019, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) will host a public workshop in Washington, D.C. concerning its “Made in USA” enforcement program. A webcast will be available...
• The FTC is inviting public...more
• On September 12, 2017, U.S. Customs and Border Protection issued a Federal Register notice, “Reducing Regulation and Controlling Regulatory Costs,” to request comments from interested parties on CBP regulations, paperwork...more
9/18/2017
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U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) recently issued letters to major U.S. importers that encourage the recipients to review their recent trade data and CBP’s Informed Compliance Publications (ICPs), and remind them of...more
CBP has released the highly anticipated AD/CV duty evasion regulations, which promulgate an administrative procedure for investigating AD/CV duty evasion allegations that CBP must follow. The regulations will undoubtedly...more
Last Thursday, the U.S. Senate voted 75-20 to agree to the conference report on H.R. 644, the Trade Facilitation and Enforcement Act of 2015 (the “Act”) sending the legislation to President Obama’s desk for enactment. The Act...more