International Trade Attorney
It’s not surprising that Chinese telecommunications equipment vendor Huawei Technologies is back in the headlines. Most export control proceedings take place outside the spotlight, perhaps getting a brief mention at most on the business page. The new restrictions on Huawei differ because they have … Read More...
Who could have seen this coming? The Office of the United States Trade Representative has issued notice that the tariff rate on “Round 3” products will have their tariff rate increased from 10 percent to 25 percent effective on May 10, 2019. The 10 percent tariff went into effect on September 24, … Read More...
Our friends at the U.S. International Trade Commission are soliciting comments on possible revisions to the International Harmonized Commodity and Coding System. Everyone involved in international trade knows that the HS is the structure on which national tariff nomenclatures are based, including … Read More...
Here are synopses of some of the many new trade regulation initiatives issued in the past month or so. Launch Vehicle and Spacecraft Controls Revisited As part of their ongoing Export Control Reform initiative, the State and Commerce Departments have invited comments on the scope of export … Read More...
There are all kinds of annual awards: Razzies for bad films, Golden Mullets for the worst video game and the Turnip Prize for lousy art. That got me to thinking that maybe another one’s in order, to celebrate the most embarrassing export control penalty of the year. Let’s call it the Dummies. My … Read More...
“Synergy”, the outcome when two or more items combine to create something greater than the sum of its parts, generally is considered a good thing. Several recent international trade developments show that synergy also can work in reverse, in this instance turning three separate obnoxious events into … Read More...
“It's tough to make predictions, especially about the future.” Yogi Berra’s aphorism notwithstanding, the Commerce Department is attempting to do just that with its Review of Controls for Certain Emerging Technologies, and has enlisted all of us to help. … Read More...
You can tell them and tell them, but do they listen? Noooooo. Well, in fact, I never told “them” anything, but there’s enough information out there warning against falsely claiming imported articles are “Made in America” to let everyone know that it’s a really bad idea. The Federal Trade … Read More...
DATE HELD: Thursday, February 15, 2018 The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act imposes criminal liability on United States companies for bribery of foreign officials. This webinar discussed the types … [Read More...]
DATE HELD: November 16, 2017 Customs Section 592 Penalties: Who, What, When, Why and How, reviewed the circumstances under which Customs and Border Protection can impose penalties against importers … [Read More...]
