A Primer on U.S. Sanctions and Export Controls ā Part II
By: Devin Sefton, Senior Associate Attorney, Braumiller Law Group The ever-shifting sands of U.S. sanctions and export controls can make it challenging to know the current restrictions that exist with respect to a given country. With each new administration comes newly imposed restrictions and newly lifted restrictions. This problem was particularly exacerbated by the 180-degree pivot […]
Navigating the Export Controls on Semiconductors
By Bruce Leeds, Senior Counsel, Braumiller Law Group Determining what export controls apply to semiconductor devices can be a challenging task. Most controls on semiconductor devices are found in Export Commodity Classification Number (ECCN) 3A001 of the Commerce Control List (CCL) in the Export Administration Regulations (EAR). That ECCN has nearly 16 pages of detailed controls […]
2022 Harmonized System Nomenclature ā Any Significant Changes?
By: Brandon French, Associate Attorney, BLG The new 2022 Harmonized System (HS) nomenclature has been accepted by all parties at the Harmonized System Convention. The HS nomenclature is used as a basis for the classification of goods around the globe. Every six months, the HS Committee of the World Customs Organization (WCO) meets to discuss potential […]
HTS Classification Mistakes Before Customs Comes Knocking
By: Bob Brewer, Braumiller Law Group & Brad Menard, VP of Braumiller Consulting Group Itās a fact of life in international trade, many shipments, on a daily basis, arrive at ports in the U.S. with the wrong tariff classification code assigned to the product. No big deal? Not quite, and I can tell you this, from the […]
Post-Brexit International Strategy: Freeports EU Series of Articles
By: Joaquin Pampin-Galan, U.S. Customs and International Trade Paralegal/Spain Attorney, Braumiller Law Group Free Trade Zones (āFTZā) are being introduced into the United Kingdom (āUKā) as part of the post-Brexit landscape. In a measure aimed at developing the UKās trade strategy, the Government announced the creation of eight new freeport zones in England. The selected locations are East Midlands […]
Digital Blockchain Services Bolster Supply Chains
By: James R. Holbein, Of Counsel, Braumiller Law Group Introduction: Blockchain is a transformative new technology, like artificial intelligence (AI), big data analytics, machine learning and Internet of Things (IoT) innovations. In the popular press there is a lot of turmoil concerning cryptocurrency, a type of blockchain-enabled investment. The volatility of cryptocurrency is well known. You […]
Fifth Circuit Reverses Office Managerās Conviction for Failure to Prove Willfulness under Healthcare Fraud and Anti-Kickback Statutes
Attorney Sarah Wirskye, Wirskye Law Firm, BLG Alliance In United States v. Nora, 18-31078 (5th Cir. Feb. 24, 2021), the Fifth Circuit reversed a conviction and 40-month sentence in a healthcare fraud case. The jury found Nora guilty of conspiracy to commit healthcare fraud, and conspiracy to violate the anti-kickback statute. Twenty-one defendants were indicted, and five […]
The Newly Appointed USTR Katherine Tai, Who is She, and What Does This Mean for World Trade?
By Brandon French, Associate Attorney, BLG On March 18, 2021, the Vice President, Kamala Harris, appointed Katherine Tai as the United States Trade Representative (USTR). This came after the Senate confirmed Tai by an overwhelming 98-0 vote. Before her appointment as the USTR, Tai served as the chief Democratic trade counsel for the House Ways […]
The Loneliest Rule: A Practical Examination of GIR 4, the Harmonized Systemās Least Frequently Applied Rule
Originally published in the June 2020 issue of the Global Trade and Customs Journal. Read the entire article here.
Twenty-Five Years of Reasonable Care Under US Customs Law
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