False Claims Act Insights - How Tariffs Can Increase Whistleblower Activity and Associated FCA Liability
At summer’s start, the U.S. Court of International Trade (“CIT”) made headlines with a landmark decision invalidating the Trump Administration’s imposition of tariffs on nearly all imported goods from nearly all U.S. trading...more
Last week, two federal courts struck down sweeping tariffs that the Trump Administration had recently imposed under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA). ...more
Carol works in import compliance for Acme Corporation. Her customs broker advises her of a shipment from Kung Pao Industrial Company in China and asks for clearance instructions. Carol has never heard of Kung Pao Industrial...more
Uniformity, or rather the lack thereof, in procedures and practices within U.S. Customs and Border Protection's (CBP) Centers of Excellence and Expertise (Centers) is evidently harming compliant companies within the trade...more
On March 1, 2021, the U.S. Court of International Trade (CIT) issued a decision with important ramifications for any company that uses “first sale” to reduce customs duty liability for goods imported into the United States. ...more
On September 10, 2020, Plaintiffs HMTX Industries LLC (“HMTX”), Halstead New England Corporation (“Halstead”), and Metroflor Corporation (“Metroflor”) filed a complaint at the Court of International Trade (“CIT”) alleging...more
The case is instructive because these fees must be a “condition of sale” to be dutiable. Therefore, it is critical for importers to review the specific circumstances of their import transactions before including or excluding...more
Trade Agreements Act compliance changed fundamentally three years ago. Or, so we thought on December 7, 2016, when the U.S. Court of International Trade (“CIT”), the appellate body for country of origin determinations issued...more