Episode 376 -- DOJ's Unicat Settlement and the Future Look of Trade Enforcement Actions
Hot Topics in International Trade - Tariff Mitigation Strategies
Episode 369 -- Stepping Into the Enforcement Spotlight -- Customs and Border Patrol and Import Enforcement
Hot Topics in International Trade FTZ's and the Business Drift
Wiley's 10 Key Trade Developments: Evasion and Circumvention
Hot Topics in International Trade- The Importer of Record
Wiley’s 10 Key Trade Developments: Trade Remedy Cases
Hot Topics in International Trade-Reasonable Care
Hot Topics in International Trade-The Mod Act
Wiley’s Top 10 Trade Developments: Heightened Sanctions and Export Control Enforcement
Episode 309 -- Alex Cotoia on Compliance with the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act
Wiley’s 10 Key Trade Developments: China
Hot Topics in International Trade
Hot Topics in International Trade- A Year in Review (Quickly) with Braumiller Law Group Attorney Brandon French
Prior Disclosure
FCPA Compliance Report - Virginia Newman on Enhancing UFLPA Compliance: Solutions for Forced Labor Prevention
Braumiller Law Group Help With China Imports
Hot Topics in International Trade: Forced Labor & Customs enforcement
Hot Topics in International Trade Braumiller Law Group & Consulting Group Podcasts
DOJ’s ability to bring False Claims Act actions against companies for customs fraud was affirmed in a significant Ninth Circuit decision, United States ex rel. Island Industries Inc. v. Sigma Corp., No. 22‑55063, __ F.4th __...more
The House and Senate passed the tax bill, which includes a provision to end the de minimis exemption for all e-commerce effective July 1, 2027. The bill now goes to the President for his signature. The de minimis exemption...more
One June 24, 2025 CBP published updated guidance via a CSMS Message on Section 232 tariffs, correcting the number for preexisting HTSUS subheading 9903.81.98. The change effects steel or iron derivative items imported from...more
The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in Island Industries v. Sigma Corp., upheld a lower court jury determination that an importer of welded pipe fittings is liable for $8 million in unpaid antidumping duties under the False...more
As of June 19, 2025, U.S. import tariffs vary widely depending on the product and country of origin. Goods from China face layered duties, including Section 301 tariffs ranging from 7.5% to 100% (with electric vehicles hit...more
Supply chain services have never been more important than they are today, even when compared to prior supply chain crises. The transportation and logistics sector, particularly trucking, stands at the epicenter of those...more
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
Tariff and trade violations are on DOJ’s radar screen. No question but starting with Customs and Border Patrol we can expect that regulatory investigations and enforcement actions will increase. Along with that — you can...more
In the prior post, I cited three significant risk areas for False Claims Act (“FCA”) risks and trade compliance: (1) Valuation; (2) Misclassification and (3) Country of Origin. On April 18, 2025, the United States filed a...more
We are knee deep in mitigation strategies regarding maneuvering around the Trump Administration tariffs. Strategy considerations such as: A bonded warehouse or an FTZ (taking advantage of duty deferral) Country of origin...more
The United States has intervened and filed a superseding complaint in a False Claims Act case originally filed by a whistleblower in the Eastern District of California. The Government’s complaint alleges that an importer and...more
Potential clarity on reciprocal tariff expectations may be emerging after framework trade deals announced with China and the United Kingdom. On May 12, 2025, the White House issued a Fact Sheet and Executive Order (“EO”)...more
On May 12, the United States and the People’s Republic of China announced a temporary 90-day agreement to roll back some of the reciprocal tariffs increases imposed in April. The agreement decreases the China reciprocal...more
Some importers are finding, to their surprise, that the Trump Administration’s 25% tariffs on aluminum and steel create an exemption from the 125% tariffs on Chinese goods. The Trump tariff agenda has been complex, to say...more
On May 1st U.S. Customs and Border Protection (“Customs”) issued additional guidance on import duties on certain automobiles through Cargo Systems Messaging Service # 64916414 (the “CSMS”). The CSMS stated the following:...more
On April 24, 2025, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security issued a notice regarding changes to the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) eliminating the Section 321 de minimis exemption for goods from...more
While some enforcement areas have taken a pause this year, False Claims Act enforcement—especially around customs duties—is moving and likely to get busier. Just last week the U.S. Department of Justice filed a complaint...more
Postal and de minims imports are ground zero for e-commerce, drug interdiction, customs duty evasion, and the geopolitical tensions between the United States and China. This type of international traffic lies squarely at the...more
In fewer than three months, the Trump administration has upended decades of US trade policy and practice in the wake of the administration’s America First Trade Policy articulated in the January 20, 2025, Presidential...more
On April 3, 2025, President Trump issued the full details of the automotive tariffs, including the exact Harmonized Tariff Schedule (HTS) subheadings to which the automotive tariffs apply. This completed the implementation of...more
On April 9, 2025, President Trump issued an Executive Order titled “Modifying Reciprocal Tariff Rates to Reflect Trading Partner Retaliation and Alignment”, increasing the reciprocal tariff rates for China to 125%....more
The first quarter of 2025 has reshaped the U.S. trade landscape with a flurry of executive actions by the Trump administration, introducing a new wave of tariffs on imports from almost all U.S. trading partners. The Trump...more
Welcome to the April 2025 issue of “As the (Customs and Trade) World Turns,” our monthly newsletter where we compile essential updates from the customs and trade world over the past month. We bring you the most recent and...more
On April 8, 2025, President Trump, acting under the authority of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act of 1977 (“IEEPA”), issued an Executive Order (“EO”) titled “Amendment to Reciprocal Tariffs and Updated Duties...more
Reciprocal Tariffs Imposed and China De Minimis Exemption Eliminated On April 2, President Donald Trump issued two executive orders. The first was an Executive Order putting in place "reciprocal tariffs" on foreign products...more