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New Reciprocal Tariff Rates Announced, but the Real Risk Is Hidden: Transshipment Enforcement Now Comes With an Additional 40%...

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On July 31, 2025, President Trump issued a new Executive Order modifying the reciprocal 10% global tariff introduced earlier this year. The revised rates impose differentiated tariffs by country, ranging from 10% to over 40%....more

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Duty-Free Customs De Minimis Erosion - Executive Order and Big Beautiful Bill Impacts

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This bulletin was originally published on July 11, 2025. It has been updated to reflect changes from an Executive Order published by the White House on July 30, 2025, titled "Suspending Duty-Free De Minimis Treatment for All...more

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Reciprocal Tariff Modification - What August 1 Trump Administration Changes Mean for Global Supply Chains

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Supply chain and compliance professionals now have some clarity on the landed cost of imported goods and compliance obligations.  The White House announced a new Executive Order on the evening of July 31, 2025, that modifies...more

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Importers Beware: Signals Point to Significant Enforcement Risks for Tariff Evasion

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As importers await outcomes from the Trump Administration's trade negotiations, a series of newly imposed tariffs continues to impact a broad spectrum of imported products and related supply chains. Businesses are currently...more

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June 2025 Trade Law Update

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In Husch Blackwell’s June 2025 Trade Law Update you’ll learn about the following updates in international trade and supply chain law: • An update on U.S. Department of Commerce decisions - • U.S. International Trade...more

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Tariffs, Treble Damages, and Trade Enforcement: Surviving the New Era of Customs Crackdown

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The American trade landscape has transformed rapidly as the United States’ “America First” national-security platform reshapes international relations. New executive orders, proclamations, and memoranda issued under the...more

Morris, Manning & Martin, LLP

The Department of Justice's Criminal Division is Now Prioritizing Enforcement Related to Trade, Tariff, and Customs Fraud:...

On May 12, 2025, the U.S. Department of Justice’s (DOJ) Criminal Division released a memorandum containing the Trump Administration’s new white collar enforcement priorities. Consistent with the Administration’s heightened...more

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May 2025 Trade Law Update

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In Husch Blackwell’s May 2025 Trade Law Update you’ll learn about the following updates in international trade and supply chain law: • An update on U.S. Department of Commerce decisions - • U.S. International Trade...more

The Volkov Law Group

Episode 369 -- Stepping Into the Enforcement Spotlight -- Customs and Border Patrol and Import Enforcement

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What if your next import shipment becomes the centre of a federal enforcement action — not because of criminal intent, but because of a mistake? In today’s episode, Michael Volkov breaks down the expanding power and reach of...more

Cooley LLP

Complaint Against Uniform Company for Customs Duties Underpayment Highlights False Claims Act Risks for Tariff Compliance

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As we discussed in this April 7 blog post, the US Department of Justice (DOJ) can pursue civil penalties for tariff evasion under the False Claims Act (FCA), including against companies that are aware of tariff evasion by...more

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The Trump Tariff Regime Brings Risks of Criminal and Civil False Claims Act Enforcement

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On April 2, 2025, President Donald Trump announced a new tariff regime under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act of 1977 (“IEEPA”), citing national security concerns. This regime includes a 10 percent baseline...more

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Can I Avoid New U.S. Tariffs by Routing Goods Through Different Countries? (Spoiler Alert: No)

With the recent surge in tariffs and imposition of differentiated tariffs for different countries of origin (i.e., higher tariffs for goods originating from China than from neighboring countries and potentially other...more

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April 2025 Trade Law Update

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In Husch Blackwell’s April 2025 Trade Law Update you’ll learn about the following updates in international trade and supply chain law: • An update on U.S. Department of Commerce decisions • U.S. International Trade...more

Seward & Kissel LLP

Undervalue at Your Own Risk: The False Claims Act Comes for Imports

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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

Troutman Pepper Locke

Recent DOJ Intervention Highlights FCA Use Against Customs Fraud

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With the Trump administration’s new tariffs, some companies may be looking for ways to compensate for increased costs of imports. Companies operating in the international supply chain must be aware that any attempts to...more

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Regulatory Strategies To Combat Counterfeit Beauty Products

Increases in Counterfeit Beauty and Personal Care Products - The rise of e-commerce has led to increasing sales of counterfeit or noncompliant beauty and personal care products, including many that are knockoffs of...more

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As the (Customs and Trade) World Turns: April 2025

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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

Cooley LLP

Tariffs Are Here – Be Aware of Criminal and Civil Enforcement Risks

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On April 2, 2025, President Donald Trump, citing national security concerns, used authority granted under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act of 1977 (IEEPA) to announce a sweeping new tariff regime, with a 10%...more

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Should You Consider a Voluntary Self-Disclosure for a Tariff Violation?

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Tariff evasion techniques such as transshipping goods through third countries, underreporting the value of goods, and mislabeling goods as other items subject to lower tariff rates have resulted in hundreds of billions of...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

What Every Multinational Company Should Know About … The Rising Risk of Customs False Claims Act Actions in the Trump...

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On February 20, 2025, the Deputy Assistant Attorney General for the Commercial Litigation Branch at the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), Michael Granston, emphasized using the False Claims Act (FCA) to address U.S. Customs &...more

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February 2025 Trade Law Update

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In Husch Blackwell’s February 2025 Trade Law Update you’ll learn about the following updates in international trade and supply chain law: •An update on U.S. Department of Commerce decisions - •U.S. International Trade...more

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January 2025 Trade Law Update

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In Husch Blackwell’s January 2025 Trade Law Update you’ll learn about the following updates in international trade and supply chain law: •An update on U.S. Department of Commerce decisions - •U.S. International Trade...more

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President Trump Signs Proclamations Imposing 25 Percent Section 232 Duties on All Imported Steel and Aluminum and Revoking...

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On Monday, February 10, 2025, President Trump signed Proclamations imposing 25 percent on all imports of steel and increasing the duty rate from 10 to 25 percent for all imports of aluminum into the United States pursuant to...more

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December 2024 Trade Law Update

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In Husch Blackwell’s December 2024 Trade Law Update you’ll learn about the following updates in international trade and supply chain law: •An update on U.S. Department of Commerce decisions - •U.S. International Trade...more

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CBP Proposes Changes to the De Minimis Entry Process

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U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on January 13, 2025, regarding an update to the rules governing de minimis shipments. The public can make comments on the proposed rule until...more

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