[email protected] Last week, President Trump signed two Executive Orders (EO) that will affect the use of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) trade resources. The first is a direct call to step up enforcement of trade laws with a special emphasis given to anti-dumping and countervailing duty
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by Janet Labuda In recent hearings on Capitol Hill, Peter Navarro of the National Trade Council talked about the need for free, fair, and reciprocal trade agreements. According to Secretary of Commerce, Wilbur Ross, the United States, Canada, and Mexico will engage in discussions to modernize the
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by [email protected] In 2008, while I was still working for U.S. Customs Border Protection (CBP) on international trade enforcement, information kept arriving from other governments, as well as from the U.S. import community, alleging that textile products were being undervalued on the entry documents submitted to Customs.
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by Janet Labuda [email protected] I worked in Customs for over thirty years and met regularly with importers to discuss trade risk, compliance, and enforcement. Often, companies would express their concerns about the cost of compliance–the proverbial cost benefit analysis. If money is spent to create a compliance
Read more →By Janet Labuda** Traditionally, Customs Services have been tasked with the collection and protection of revenues generated from the importation of goods into their respective countries. Declared valuation of the imported goods is the basis for the collection of duties and value added tax for the national
Read more →Cinnaminson, NJ- Ten California men have been exposed for their role in a large scale bid-rigging racket revolving around foreclosed home auctions. All of the real estate investors have been sentenced to pay restitution fees ranging from $5,000 to $1 million while seven of the men face imprisonment.
Read more →Cinnaminson, NJ- Two Florida men have recently pleaded guilty in the Middle District of Florida for defrauding biodiesel buyers in a multi-state racket. Thomas Davanzo and Robert Fedyna employed shell companies to create a system of false credit exchange that led to losses for target biodiesel consumers and
Read more →Link to original speech Acting Associate Attorney General Bill Baer Delivers Remarks at American Antitrust Institute’s 17th Annual Conference Washington, DC United States ~ Thursday, June 16, 2016 Remarks as prepared for delivery Thank you to Diana Moss and to the American Antitrust Institute (AAI) for having me
Read more →Cinnaminson, NJ- The southern district of Ohio has announced the indictment of two Cincinnati companies’ executives and the charging of over 100 others following investigation of U.S.-Japan automotive parts bid rigging racket. Toque Kogyo Co Ltd and Maruyasu Industries Co Ltd came under fire for fixing prices for body sealing
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Cinnaminson, NJ- Chinese software developer, Xu Jiaqiang, has been charged with six counts of economic espionage for stealing proprietary software while working for a New York firm. Xu sought to send the program’s source code to China’s National Health and Family Planning Commission for their benefit, a clear transgression against
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