International trade community interests are frequently driven by practical concerns of immediate consequences. Many LawCustoms visitors bring their particular interests, such as savings that can be realized from a particular…
Customs and Border Protection (CBP) scrutiny over intellectual property rights (IPR) is on the rise. CBP reports on seizures are increasing and the agency begins incorporating IPR issues in the…
EPCA’s Non-Tariff Barrier. CBP adopts a new regulation – 19 C.F.R. § 12.50 – to help its sister agencies FTC and DOE bring Energy Policy and Conservation Act of 1975…
Court of International Trade published opinion earlier this month, laying down the HTSUS classification principles for 3-D printing technology (or “laser sintering” / “additive manufacturing” machines, using the court’s terminology). …
In the modern world of ABIs, ACEs and electronic manifests, members of international trade community become more and more removed from traditional method of paper releases and old fashioned stamps. …
Fifth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution prohibits federal government, which includes Customs and Border Protection (CBP), from depriving a person of property without due process of law. Fifth Amendment requires…
Census Bureau is making a “generous” offer to members of the U.S. export trade community: 12 months of data free of charge every 365 days. All one needs to do…
When Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) places a “person” (physical or legal) on the entity list, that person may wish to be removed. How does one ask BIS to…
Almost two years have passed since The Food Safety Modernization Act of 2011 (FSMA) was singed on January 4, 2011. Nine months after the signing, in September 2011, FDA announced…
Since Texport Oil Co. v. U.S. decision in 1999, it is an accepted practice for unused merchandise drawback claimants (19 U.S.C. 1313(j)) to request a refund for Merchandise Processing Fee…
