Category: International Trade

Is Your Company in Compliance with US Immigration Form I-129 EAR / ITAR Certification Requirements?

Paul Fudacz August 22, 2022

Most companies that employ non-U.S. persons in the United States are familiar with visa requirements, including completing U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Form I-129 – Petition for a Nonimmigrant Worker. However, many are less familiar with the affirmative due diligence and certification requirements contained in Part 6 of the I-129.

Incursion and World Trade, Part 3: Over 120+ Days into the Global Effect of Inevitable Food Insecurity

Bob Brewer June 21, 2022

Here we are, at the time of this writing over four months into the Russian invasion of Ukraine, with no end in sight. I will personally submit that I am, appalled that this, the murder of innocent civilians and devastation of another country’s infrastructure, can be permitted to continue, as we watch from the sidelines as if it was just another simple documentary on another war.

Incursion and World Trade, Part 2: How to Commit Economic Suicide for Your Country in the Year 2022

Bob Brewer April 10, 2022

From my perspective, as well as what seems to be many others in the west and around the globe, the incredibly long table that Vladimir Putin sits behind separating himself from his minions, as well as other country’s visiting diplomats, whom he is ignoring, has gotten a lot longer, and it’s not a covid related stretch

Incursion and World Trade, and What Ties Them Together The Benjamins, From a U.S. (individual’s) Perspective

Bob Brewer February 9, 2022

If you wake up each day, grab a cup of coffee, and turn on the world news, or CNN, like I do here in the U.S., one could obviously become a little pessimistic about our future together on this planet. I say, fear not, and look at the bright side.

Understanding the America Competes Act of 2022 – What Upcoming Major Changes to International Trade Law Should You Know About?

Jennifer Horvath February 8, 2022

The House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology recently voted to advance the America Competes Act of 2022 “the Act.” This comes after the Senate passed its version of the bill, the U.S. Innovation and Competition Act, in June of 2021. The focus of the Act is to strengthen America’s scientific and technological activities in the 21st Century, in order to be able to compete with China in these critical fields in the future.

New Importer, Old Baggage Successor Liability for Antidumping & Countervailing Duties

Harold Jackson February 8, 2022

Imagine your company imports from a vendor in Vietnam and sells them at a competitive margin in the U.S. Business is so-so until the Department of Commerce conducts an Antidumping or Countervailing Duty (“AD/CVD”) review that encompasses your company or its foreign vendor and determines the origin of your goods to be China, which causes you to owe backlogged AD/CVD at rates over 100% ad valorem for the past year.

Category: International Trade

Is Your Company in Compliance with US Immigration Form I-129 EAR / ITAR Certification Requirements?

Incursion and World Trade, Part 3: Over 120+ Days into the Global Effect of Inevitable Food Insecurity

Incursion and World Trade, Part 2: How to Commit Economic Suicide for Your Country in the Year 2022

Incursion and World Trade, and What Ties Them Together The Benjamins, From a U.S. (individual’s) Perspective

Understanding the America Competes Act of 2022 – What Upcoming Major Changes to International Trade Law Should You Know About?

New Importer, Old Baggage Successor Liability for Antidumping & Countervailing Duties

Legal Issues Confronting Formation and Operation of a Decentralized Autonomous Organization (DAO)

The Case for Global Trade Compliance

Post-Brexit International Strategy: Freeports EU Series of Articles

The Newly Appointed USTR Katherine Tai, Who is She, and What Does This Mean for World Trade?

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Incursion and World Trade, Part 4: Are India and China Coming to Putin’s Rescue? The New Elephant in the Room

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Is Your Company in Compliance with US Immigration Form I-129 EAR / ITAR Certification Requirements?

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