In 2022, Customs and Border Protection ("CBP" or "Customs") processed $3.35 trillion in imports, issued 2,121 penalties, and collected $19.3 million from penalties and liquidated damages.

President Biden unveils "further consequences" for Russian economy. President Biden, following a meeting with the Leaders of the G7 on Thursday morning, addressed the ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine as well as the "further consequences" ...

CFIUS stands for the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States, the interagency committee authorized to formally monitor and review certain foreign investments...

As the United States continues to implement and adjust elevated tariffs on a wide range of foreign-origin imports, accurate classification of goods under the Harmonized Tariff Schedule...

Ensuring compliance with U.S. export controls, import regulations, and economic sanctions is common practice for companies that engage in international trade.

Regular readers of our newsletter, and those familiar with U.S. import and export regulations, know that U.S. Customs and Border Protection...

Most people are familiar with the social media sensation, TikTok, a mobile device application which allows users to create and share short-form videos.

Earlier this month, e-commerce, retail, and data giant Amazon.com, Inc. ("Amazon") agreed to a settlement with the Office of Foreign Assets Control ("OFAC") for apparent violations of U.S. sanctions programs.

The Department of Commerce's BIS issued a lengthy Federal Register notice implementing a number of updates from the 2015 Wassenaar Arrangement meeting and making certain other changes to the EAR.

Investigated product: The vinyl chloride monomer homopolymer obtained by the process of suspension polymerization, commonly known as PVC suspension, PVC suspension resin or simply PVC.

The COVID-19 pandemic has affected nearly all aspects of everyday life, but sometimes it is easy to forget that the U.S. Government must also adjust its operations to be able to meet regulatory

Since President Trump took office in January of 2017, he has shown his desire to follow through with trade policies that were a central part of his campaign

The Office of the United States Trade Representative has implemented sweeping new tariffs on imports from 60 countries under Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974, with rates ranging from 10% to 12.5% effective July 24, 2026. These tariffs arise from investigations into foreign governments' failure to prohibit imports made with forced labor and largely replace the previous Section 122 global tariffs. The new duties feature extensive product-specific and country-specific exemptions that importers must careful

On April 6, 2023, the Department of Treasury Office of Foreign Assets Control ("OFAC") and the Department of Commerce Bureau of Industry and Security ("BIS") announced a settlement...

On October 10, 2018, the U.S Department of the Treasury issued temporary regulations to conduct pilot programs to implement provisions of the FIRRMA, which became effective August 13, 2018, and amended section 721...

On December 5, 2022, the U.S. Department of State Directorate of Defense Trade Controls ("DDTC") issued new Compliance Program Guidelines ("the Guidelines") intended to provide an overview...

The table below presents a structured timeline of executive actions, policy directives, and trade-related decisions issued by President Trump's administration from January 2025 to the present.

This article provides an overview of Customs' statutory penalties for import violations.

These and similar errors constitute violations of 19 U.S.C. § 1592, and upon such discovery, the importer must ask, "Should I submit a Prior Disclosure to U.S. Customs and Border Protection ("CBP")?"

On July 28, 2025, the White House issued a statement outlining the details of the trade deal between the United States and the European Union (the "U.S.-EU Deal")...