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Monthly archive for October 2017

Reasonable care: What the Heck Is It? (Part 2)

[email protected] A few weeks ago, I wrote about a case decided in the Court of International Trade, which determined that a U.S. Importer failed to exercise reasonable care when classifying a product. The Court found that merely consulting a customs broker did not constitute reasonable care. The

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Labuda on Trade: Reasonable Care: What the Heck Is It? (Part 1)

In a case decided July 17, 2017 (Slip op 17-85), the Court of International Trade (CIT) ordered the importer to pay $8,228.20 in unpaid duties plus prejudgment interest but said more information was needed before a penalty could be assessed.

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