by [email protected] U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) hosted the 2017 East Coast Trade Symposium in Atlanta on December 5 and 6. Key CBP officials addressed the 700 attendees focusing on collaboration and how the agency will move forward with trade issues. Executive Assistant Commissioner, Office of
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By [email protected] After the 2009 special enforcement initiative, called Operation Mirage, CBP compiled statistical data proved that the undervaluation of imported goods from China had risen to the level of significant risk in some product categories. Supported by the Administration’s direction to level the trade playing field,
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[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
Read more →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.
Read more →The Sherman Act is An Unconstitutional Criminal Statute (Part II)Posted by Robert Connolly In Part 1 of this article (here), I argued that the Sherman Act was unconstitutional as a criminal statute because it is void for vagueness. A statute that criminalizes all restraints of trade cannot
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by [email protected] Once when visiting a foreign factory, I stepped into the building in the midst of a major confrontation between a young sewing machine operator and a mid-level manager. The employee wanted her passport and the manager refused. The confrontation escalated to the point that the manager
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by [email protected] I recently attended a conference where “leaders” in companies providing trade compliance services were discussing trusted trader program procedures. As always, there was a focus on the downstream benefits which would accrue across all regulatory agencies for those companies who excel in getting it right.
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By [email protected] At the recent U.S Customs and Border Protection (CBP) west coast trade symposium, a panel titled “Global Innovation,” which included representatives from the Department of Homeland Security’s Office of Science and Technology, CBP’s National Targeting Center discussed innovations in software applications and data usage that
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By [email protected] Recently, President Trump sent a memo directing Secretary of Commerce, Wilber Ross, to initiate an investigation of steel and aluminum products. The rarely used investigative authority found under section 232(b)(1)(A) of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 (19 U.S.C. 1862(b)(1) determines any detrimental trade activity
Read more →Department of Justice U.S. Attorney’s Office Southern District of New York FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Friday, May 19, 2017 Xu Jiaqiang Stole Valuable Source Code from Former Employer with Intent To Benefit the Chinese Government Joon H. Kim, the Acting United States Attorney for the Southern District of
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