The Trump Administration intends to leave a strong enforcement mark on fraud and trade enforcement. DOJ is linking together trade enforcement and False Claims Act cases in an unprecedented manner that will open up new...more
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
On June 23, 2025, the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit affirmed a district court judgment in a case in which the jury found the defendant knowingly made false statements on customs forms to avoid paying...more
In today's global economy, characterized by complex supply chains and escalating trade tensions, tariff evasion has emerged as a significant threat to economic stability, fair competition, and government revenue. Traditional...more
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
El 6/11/23, la Oficina de Industria y Seguridad (“BIS” o “Bureau of Industry and Security”) del Departamento de Comercio y FinCEN emitieron un Aviso Conjunto sobre la evasión del control de exportaciones destacando un nuevo...more
On 11/6/23, the Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) and FinCEN issued a joint notice regarding export control evasion highlighting a new Suspicious Activity Report key term (“FIN-2023-GLOBALEXPORT”)...more