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Hot Topics In International Trade: Customs Broker Modernization Regulations 19 CFR 111

Bruce Leeds discusses the changing landscape for customs brokers amid changes recommended by COAC (Commercial Customs Advisory Committee) which is an advisory committee to U.S. customs. The result are changes to modernize regulations through an overhaul of part 111 of the customs the regulations, including responsible supervision and control.

Forced Labor

WRO and ULFPA detentions are happening much more often with China, Malaysia and Vietnam. The supplier to your supplier is where you may often be unfamiliar with the source of manufacturing and whether forced labor is involved. How to overcome the obstacles regarding importing a product to the U.S. from these countries. Braumiller Law Group can help.

Braumiller Law Group Shipping Containers Exam

There are three main exams customs will conduct to determine whether they will release or confiscate a shipment on hold. One is the x-ray exam or VACIS exam, the second is the tail gate exam or break the seal and enter, and the third is the intensive exam where they empty the container and open all contents. Not passing the exam can be very expensive. Braumiller Consulting Group can help.

Customs Brokers: Giving Credit to Accreditors

U.S. Customs & Border Protection (CBP) published the Final Rule on continuing education for individual customs broker license holders in the Federal Register on June 23, 2023. This Final Rule made several changes to Part 111 of the Customs Regulations and imposed a continuing education requirement on individual license holders.

Driving You MAD – Customs Issues in Mergers Acquisitions & Divestitures

When one company buys another there are typically two ways the purchased company will be treated: (1) It will be incorporated into the parent company and will no longer exist as a separate entity. (2) It will become a separately incorporated subsidiary of the parent company and retain its IRS number.

Complying with BIS’s Advanced Computing and Semiconductor Manufacturing Rules – Knowledge, Due Diligence, and Technology Thresholds

U.S. industries supplying Chinese facilities with products, equipment, software, and technology used in semiconductor development and production are subject to regulatory controls under the Export Administration Regulations (“EAR”). New rules published by the Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (“BIS”) on October 13, 2022, 87 FR 62186, imposed additional license requirements regarding the […]

I Just Found Out My Imported Goods are Subject to Antidumping – What Should I do?

Currently there are close to 400 active antidumping cases involving nearly 40 countries. The cases cover a wide range of products including steel commodity products and steel articles (number one category), chemical products, other metal commodities and articles, plastics and rubber products, food products, paperboard and manufactured articles. Key countries subject to ADD are China (number one country by far), Korea, Indonesia, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, and Vietnam.

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