Members of international trade community know that harmonized tariff schedule is construed according to the principles of General Rules of Interpretation (GRIs). GRI 1 states that “classification shall be determined…
Category: <span>Product Regulation</span>
BIS extended a helping hand to the exporting community in interpreting somewhat archaic definition of the “specially designed” clause that is used throughout the Commerce Control List. The clarification opportunity…
In the Corning Gilbert Inc. v. U.S., importer asked the Court of International Trade for an opinion about Customs and Border Protection (CBP) role in enforcing decisions of other agencies. …
Imposition of antidumping duties is a popular trade tool in the modern WTO regime. When it comes to People’s Republic of China, asking the U.S. government to impose antidumping duty…
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). …
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…
Members of trade community may find a search engine, which is geared specifically to crawl through export violations reported by BIS in its FOIA page, to be a useful tool. …
As a subscriber to Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) email notifications, I received a letter about two entities being charged with attempt (conspiracy) to export carbon fiber. The letter is…