The Court found the explanation USTR offered of how it engaged with the public comments was sufficient to support the agency's action.

How long would it take your company to produce documents showing all business transactions related to the payment and transport of inputs, such as invoices, contracts, purchase orders, and proof of payments...

Many companies have struggled to balance compliance with the immigration laws with compliance with the export laws. This tension was recently highlighted when the Department...

Earlier this week, Customs alerted the trade to a February 25, 2023 publication highlighting a New Year's change for the Customs Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (CTPAT) Trade Compliance program.

On April 26th, Shuyi Mo, a citizen of the People's Republic of China, was indicted by a federal grand jury for wire fraud and conspiracy to defraud the United States. Mo was involved in a scheme...

In a hearing of the Congressional-Executive Committee on China on April 18th, Sheffield Hallam University professor Laura Murphy stated (skip to 43:25 minutes into the hearing to hear her critique)...

The chair and co-chair of the Congressional-Executive Commission on China ("CECC") stated their concerns about the implementation and enforcement of Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act...

With all the announcements of tariffs and threats of sanctions on Russian goods, it can be difficult to cut through the noise to know what goods specifically are subject to tariffs or restrictions.

Supply chain resilience and security are high-profile issues in the current trade environment. Customs has long said that these issues require global cooperation. During the recent Trade Facilitation...

On May 19, 2023 the U.S. Department of Commerce Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) published a notice in the Federal Register tightening Russia/Belarus related controls.

Under the Customs de minimis (minimal value) rule for imports, small value imports can enter the United States without formal entries. Some members of the trade community have characterized these entries as a "loophole."

Earlier this week, the British American Tobacco p.l.c. (BAT) and its subsidiary, BAT Marketing Singapore (BATMS), one of the world's largest manufacturers of tobacco products agreed to pay $629 million...

Another company has just shown that there is still light at the end of the tunnel after getting issued a Withhold Release Order (WRO). Yesterday, U.S. Customs and Border Protection...

There is always a certain amount of risk associated with starting a new company. There are so many business operations to put in place even before business starts.

By letter dated December 16, 2022 United States Trade Representative Katherine Tai requested that the ITC perform a study on the effects of TRIPS flexibilities on Covid-related pharmaceutical innovation and distribution.

It has been clear for two Presidential administrations that United States trade with China has caused dissatisfaction among at least some political actors in Washington. Section 232 and 301...

As anyone who imports into the European Union ("EU") knows, each member country maintains its own customs administration, customs interface, and information technology infrastructure.

The Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act ("UFLPA") was the center of attention at a trade hearing hosted by the Ways and Means Committee at the Global Containers Terminal on Staten Island on May 9th.

To add to last months Don't Be an Export Violation Statistic, Microsoft ("MS") just settled a self-disclosure agreement with the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS)...

Customs & Border Protection ("CBP") has made it clear that a UFLPA detention will not be easy to overcome, but recent comments from CBP make clear how high the hurdle is.