Some multinational importers used the convention to justify classification of goods at the subheading level by adopting “global” tariff. In 1989, as part of an international effort to adopt a…
Author: <span>Yuri Starikov</span>
Consumer Product Safety Commission: General Observations on Scope, Jurisdiction, and Effect on Trade
The scope of Consumer Product Safety Commission authority is broadly established to extend to any consumer product from which the risk of injury could occur (see 16 CFR 1145.1). Legal…
United Nations Code for Trade and Transport Locations (UN/LOCODE)
While many trade content providers, such as Customs Info, developed a single screen check tool to verify denied parties list, those forwarders, importers, and exporters with scarce resources have free…
The Excluded Parties List System (EPLS) is another online database to check if your company is engaged in (1) federal contracts / subcontracts, and (2) subcontracts its own work to…
An interesting article appeared on ExportLawBlog with respect to 15 CFR 764.2(h) application (“No person may engage in any transaction or take any other action with intent to evade the…
A quick comment on the article that appeared in the Caribbean 360 post. The on-line gambling trade dispute, which the United States lost in the WTO forum, is one of…
Folks that are new or need refresher on BIS side of export regulations should visit this official BIS training page. It is a good overview, and may provide basis (if…
The editor of this blog would like to make a correction to the statement posted few days ago about CBP/CPSC joint webinar presentation. In the blog notice, it was stated…
I am pleased to recommend a very interesting article (click here) published by NYC Bar Committee on International Trade that explores tensions and benefits of two competing types of trade…