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Live Event Reminder: LawCustoms Stream – Tonight at 5:30 p.m. EST. You Are Invited!

Dear Friends and Colleagues, we look forward to your visit of LawCustoms Stream, tonight at 5:30 p.m. EST.  LawCustoms Stream is a part of a series of live web events, or streams, to explore current issues related to customs and international trade. Each event focuses on current trade landscape starting from the hot topics in the world and home to issues that affect international trade community.  We pick laws and discuss how they apply.  We take logistical difficulties affecting global trade and break it down. The stream will take place through Vimeo Platform. No registration is necessary to attend, just follow the link below. We welcome your questions or comments through chat, but for that please login through web browser or download Vimeo App for iOS or Vimeo App for Android. If you can’t make it, no problem!  The video playback will be available right after live stream.

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CBP User Fees for 2021 (LawCustoms Stream Excerpt)
Published November 30, 2020 by

CBP User Fees for 2021 (LawCustoms Stream Excerpt)

Video segment from November, 2020 LawCustoms Stream discussing CBP Permit Fee Deadlines applicable to Licensed Customs Brokers. Full November 10, 2020 LawCustoms Stream is available here. Relevant Link: Payment of the 2021 Customs Broker Permit User Fee is due by January 29, 2021. Please remember to join our weekly stream. Stream is held on Tuesdays at 5:30 p.m. EST (New York Time). Link and details are available at www.LawCustoms.com

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Ground Handlers and Montreal Convention Don’t Mix in Texas (LawCustoms Stream Excerpt)
Published November 28, 2020 by

Ground Handlers and Montreal Convention Don’t Mix in Texas (LawCustoms Stream Excerpt)

Video segment from October 20, 2020 LawCustoms Stream focusing on the case, which declined to extend provisions of Montreal Convention to freight forwarder. Case Name: Samsung Austin Semiconductor, LLC v. Integrated Airline Services, No. 12 Civ. 688(JM), 2013 WL 105380 (N.D.Tex. Jan.9, 2013) Case Link: https://casetext.com/case/samsung-austin-semiconductor Full October 20, 2020 LawCustoms Stream is available at here. Please remember to join our weekly stream. Stream is held on Tuesdays at 5:30 p.m. EST (New York Time). Link and details are available at www.LawCustoms.com

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December 1, 2020 5:30 p.m. EST LawCustoms Stream – You Are Invited!
Published November 27, 2020 by

December 1, 2020 5:30 p.m. EST LawCustoms Stream – You Are Invited!

Please join this free weekly live streaming web event – LawCustoms Stream – dedicated to Customs & International trade issues.  Each event focuses on current trade landscape starting from the hot topics in the world and home to issues that affect international trade community.  We pick laws and discuss how they apply.  We take logistical difficulties affecting global trade and break it down. Events take place every Tuesday at 5:30 p.m. EST.  We invite to you view our past events posted here. The stream will take place through Vimeo Platform. No registration is necessary to attend, just follow the link or view through below. If would like to ask questions through chat, please login through web browser or download Vimeo App for iOS or Vimeo App for Android. Hope to have you as a viewer and/or participant!

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Interplay Between IEEPA, EAA, and EAR (LawCustoms Stream Excerpt)
Published November 26, 2020 by

Interplay Between IEEPA, EAA, and EAR (LawCustoms Stream Excerpt)

Video segment from November 24, 2020 LawCustoms Stream discussing the interdependence of International Emergency Economic Power Act (“IEEPA”) with Export Administration Act (“EAA”) and their effect on Export Administration Regulations (“EAR”). Complete stream playback is available at here. Links used during this segment: Most Current notice re-authorizing IEEPA: federalregister.gov/documents/2020/08/14/2020-18016/continuation-of-the-national-emergency-with-respect-to-export-control-regulations EAR on 15 CFR Subchapter C: ecfr.gov/cgi-bin/ECFR?page=browse EAR on BIS: bis.doc.gov/index.php/regulations/export-administration-regulations-ear History of the EAA Act: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Export_Administration_Act_of_1979 BIS Dedicated Page: bis.doc.gov/index.php/regulations/commerce-control-list-ccl Census Training Videos: census.gov/foreign-trade/aes/exporttraining/videos/index.html Please remember to join our weekly stream. Stream is held on Tuesdays at 5:30 p.m. EST (New York Time). Link and details are available at lawcustoms.com/

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Missing Freight Outside Airport and Warsaw (Montreal’s Predecessor) Convention
Published November 25, 2020 by

Missing Freight Outside Airport and Warsaw (Montreal’s Predecessor) Convention

Video segment from October 20, 2020 LawCustoms Stream focusing on the case, which expanded on provisions of Montreal Convention’s predecessor – Warsaw Convention – to freight forwarder, using a multi-factor test. Case Name: Royal Ins. v. Amerford Air Cargo, 654 F. Supp. 679 (S.D.N.Y. 1987) Full October 20, 2020 LawCustoms Stream is available at here. Please remember to join our weekly stream. Stream is held on Tuesdays at 5:30 p.m. EST (New York Time). Link and details are available at www.LawCustoms.com

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Published November 24, 2020 by

Live Event Reminder: LawCustoms Stream – Tonight at 5:30 p.m. EST. You Are Invited!

Dear Friends and Colleagues, we look forward to your visit of LawCustoms Stream, tonight at 5:30 p.m. EST.  LawCustoms Stream is a part of a series of live web events, or streams, to explore current issues related to customs and international trade. Each event focuses on current trade landscape starting from the hot topics in the world and home to issues that affect international trade community.  We pick laws and discuss how they apply.  We take logistical difficulties affecting global trade and break it down. The stream will take place through Vimeo Platform. No registration is necessary to attend, just follow the link below. We welcome your questions or comments through chat, but for that please login through web browser or download Vimeo App for iOS or Vimeo App for Android. If you can’t make it, no problem!  The video playback will be available right after live stream. Links used during the stream: U.S. v. All Funds on Deposit with R.J. O’Brien & Associates, 783 F.3d 607 (7th Cir. 2015) International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) does not authorize the Executive Branch to take title to foreign assets, to regulate purely domestic transactions, to regulate gold or bullion, or to…

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International Economic Emergency Powers Act (“IEEPA”) Historical Background & Current Effects (LawCustoms Stream Excerpt)
Published November 23, 2020 by

International Economic Emergency Powers Act (“IEEPA”) Historical Background & Current Effects (LawCustoms Stream Excerpt)

Video segment from October 27, 2020 LawCustoms Stream focusing on / discussing International Economic Emergency Powers Act (“IEEPA”). Links Relied Upon During the Presentation: Open Society Justice Initiative Sues Trump Administration over International Criminal Court Executive Order The International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) Jimmy Carter and Chinese 50 U.S.C. §§ 1701–1708 Narcotics Trafficking Sanctions (before Kingpin Act of 1999) Weapons of mass destruction trade control regulations, weapons of mass destruction proliferation sanctions Highly Enriched Uranium Agreement Assets Control Regulations TWEA In US History Gold Confiscation – EO 6102 Further on Gold Please remember to join our weekly stream. Stream is held on Tuesdays at 5:30 p.m. EST (New York Time). Link and details are available at https://www.lawcustoms.com/

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Warsaw (Montreal’s Predecessor) Convention and Armed Robbery of JFK Forwarder (LawCustoms Stream Excerpt)
Published November 21, 2020 by

Warsaw (Montreal’s Predecessor) Convention and Armed Robbery of JFK Forwarder (LawCustoms Stream Excerpt)

Video segment from October 20, 2020 LawCustoms Stream focusing on the case, which expanded on provisions of Montreal Convention’s predecessor – Warsaw Convention – to freight forwarders, discussing policy argument that call for uniformity and anti-circumvention principles favoring placement of agents (forwarders) and carriers (airlines) under same legal text. Case Name: American Home Assur. Co. v. Jacky Maeder (Hong Kong) Ltd., 969 F. Supp. 184 (S.D.N.Y. 1997) Full October 20, 2020 LawCustoms Stream is available here. Please remember to join our weekly stream. Stream is held on Tuesdays at 5:30 p.m. EST (New York Time). Link and details are available at www.LawCustoms.com

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United States International Trade Commission Recent Publications
Published November 20, 2020 by

United States International Trade Commission Recent Publications

United States International Trade Commission (USITC) has a number of outstanding researchers who work and publish articles related to international trade. Below is the list of most recent ones. Approximating an Industry-Specific Global Economic Model of Trade Policy [PDF]David RikerNovember 2020 The Impact of EU Anti-dumping Duties on Urea Ammonium Nitrate SolutionSamuel GoodmanOctober 2020 Demographic Diversity in U.S. Automotive ManufacturingDavid Coffin and Amanda LawrenceSeptember 2020 A Pragmatic Approach to Estimating Nondiscriminatory Non-tariff Trade Costs [PDF]Peter HermanSeptember 2020 Adding Travel Goods to GSP: Did BDCs Benefit?Ryan Kane and Marin WeaverSeptember 2020 Cross-Border Ownership: An Expanded Model and Application to the U.S. Beer Market [PDF]Tyler Daun, Christopher MontgomerySeptember 2020 Kenyan Automotive Industry: Historical Trends and Recent Policy ChangesSimon Adhanom and Jeffrey HorowitzSeptember 2020 Geothermal Heat Pumps: Demand is Heating UpDixie Downing and Fernando GarciaSeptember 2020 Import Entry and Regional Distribution in the U.S. Furniture Market [PDF], David RikerSeptember 2020 A Simple Dynamic Industry Specific PE Model with Flexible Capital and Wages [PDF]Ross HallrenAugust 2020 Illicit Trade in Endangered Flora and FaunaEric HeathAugust 2020 Carbon Border Adjustments: A Catalyst for Lower Aluminum Industry Emissions?Daniel MatthewsAugust 2020 Autonomous Mobile Robots for Warehouses: Rising U.S. Production and CompetitionRobert Casanova, Fernando Garcia, and Andrew DavidAugust 2020 Practical…

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