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Torres Trade Law, PLLC

Customs Audits 101

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (“CBP” or “Customs”) is the U.S. agency tasked with addressing import compliance risks and evaluating internal compliance controls implemented by importing companies. Pursuant to 19 U.S.C. §...more

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

Practical steps to mitigate RIN market fraud risk in light of EPA's Inspector General RFS audit report

On September 19, 2023, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Office of Inspector General (OIG) issued its conclusions after conducting an audit of EPA’s Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) Moderated Transaction System (EMTS)...more

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The USMCA – More than A Trade Agreement, A Competitive Strategy: Four Big Questions

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In July 2020, the US-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) marked a turning point for North American cross-border trade, creating new rules and opportunities. This has been especially true for participants in the electric vehicle...more

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Torres Talks Trade Podcast- Episode 5 - U.S. Customs and Border Protection Audits

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This podcast covers the important topic of U.S. Customs and Border Protection ("CBP") audits, including how CBP selects companies for audits and how importers should prepare for an audit. Anthony “Tony” Saranchak, Senior...more

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Meyer Decision: First Sale Remains a Savings Avenue for Importers

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First sale appraisement currently remains a legally viable duty savings avenue, including for transactions with vendors in NMEs. On March 1, 2021, Judge Thomas J. Aquilino, Jr. of the US Court of International Trade (CIT)...more

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

L’ASFC publie sa liste des priorités de vérification douanière

L’Agence des services frontaliers du Canada (l’« ASFC ») effectue régulièrement des vérifications auprès des importateurs afin d’évaluer leur conformité à la législation douanière du Canada. De telles vérifications peuvent...more

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

The CBSA Publishes its Customs Audit Priorities List

The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) regularly conducts audits or “verifications” of importers, to assess compliance with Canada’s customs laws. Such verifications could result in additional duties, GST and/or other...more

Bennett Jones LLP

CBSA Publishes Update of Trade Verification Priorities: Are You Ready?

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The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) updated its online statement of its current trade verification (audit) priorities in July 2019. Importers of goods targeted for verification would be wise to ensure that they have...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Importers Beware: 10 Things You Must Know About the Emergence of High-Stakes Customs Audits

U.S. importers are seeing an increase in enforcement activity by U.S. Customs and Border Protection. Here are the ten things you must know about this trend....more

Bennett Jones LLP

CBSA Announces 2018 Trade Verification Priorities

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In a New Year's tradition, the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) has published its trade verification (audit) priorities for 2018. The audits cover three programs that affect the amount of duties and Goods and Services...more

Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

Evolution of Customs Audits and the Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism: ISA Members Beware!

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Since the advent of the Centers of Excellence and Expertise (CEE’s), US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has moved its audit function to the Centers and is focusing on single issue audits rather than the focused...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

CBP’s Informed Compliance Letters Notify Importers That an Audit or Enforcement Action May Follow

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) recently issued letters to major U.S. importers that encourage the recipients to review their recent trade data and CBP’s Informed Compliance Publications (ICPs), and remind them of...more

Bennett Jones LLP

CBSA Updates its 2015 Trade Verification/Audit Targets

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This month, the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) updated its customs compliance verification priorities for 2015. Trade program verifications of tariff classification, customs valuation and origin are not limited to...more

Dorsey & Whitney LLP

US China Trade War–Developments in Trade, Trade Politics, Patents/IP, Antitrust and Securites

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On January 11thth, I put up my last post stating that because of its length, I have broken up the post into two parts. This February post includes a Trade, Customs and IP update with longer sections on Antitrust and...more

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