Hot Topics in International Trade-De Minimis With Bob Brewer, and Robert Stein, VP Braumiller Consulting. Where we are now, and where De Minimis may be heading....more
In February 2024, Customs and Border Protection (CBP) began taking a new approach to Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA) enforcement—questionnaires. Once again, the solar industry is among the first targets, vanguards...more
4/5/2024
/ Anti-Dumping Duty ,
Artificial Intelligence ,
Countervailing Duties ,
Customs and Border Protection ,
Cybersecurity ,
De Minimis Claims ,
EU ,
Export Controls ,
Food Safety ,
Forced Labor ,
Foreign Policy ,
Freight Forwarding ,
Global Disputes ,
IMMEX ,
Imports ,
International Trade ,
Mexico ,
Section 321 ,
Supply Chain ,
Tariff Act of 1930 ,
Tariffs ,
U.S. Commerce Department ,
Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA) ,
Withhold Release Orders (WROs)
Hot Topics in International Trade. BLG VP Marketing Bob Brewer sits down with Robert Stein, VP Braumiller Consulting Group and discusses the recent bridge collapse via the Dali at the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore.
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From Wikipedia: De minimis is a Latin expression meaning “pertaining to minimal things”, normally in the terms de minimis non curat praetor. (“The praetor does not concern himself with trifles”) or de minimis non curat lex...more
4/3/2024
/ Amazon ,
Bad Actors ,
China ,
Counterfeiting ,
Customs ,
Customs and Border Protection ,
De Minimis Claims ,
E-Commerce ,
Imports ,
International Trade ,
National Security ,
Section 321 ,
Supply Chain ,
Tariff Act of 1930 ,
Tariffs ,
Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act
Braumiller Law Group VP of Marketing Bob Brewer, sits down again with BLG Senior Associate Attorney Kerry Wang to discuss CBP's perspective of what Reasonable Care means, and how that translates to the international trade...more
VP of Marketing Bob Brewer sits down once again with Robert Stein, VP of Braumiller Consulting Group to discuss the Mod Act, what it means regarding better communications with Customs and those involved in international...more
Braumiller Law Group & Braumiller Consulting Group VP of Marketing Bob Brewer sits down with the new VP of Braumiller Consulting Group Robert Stein to discuss the benefits of FTZ's (Foreign Trade Zones)
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Last June (2023), in response to a ruling request from Your Special Delivery Services Specialty Logistics (YSDS), Customs and Border Protection (CBP) issued HQ H324098, clarifying what it means to be an “owner or purchaser”...more
2/8/2024
/ Bitcoin ,
Blockchain ,
Brokers ,
Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) ,
China ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Customs ,
Customs and Border Protection ,
Decentralized Finance (DeFi) ,
Distribution Rules ,
Duties ,
EFTs ,
Export Administration Regulations (EAR) ,
Export Controls ,
First Sale Doctrine ,
Foreign Policy ,
Foreign Trade Zones ,
Free Trade Zone ,
Importers ,
Imports ,
Infringement ,
International Trade ,
Investor State Dispute Settlement (ISDS) ,
Mexico ,
Military Conflict ,
Minister of Foreign Affairs ,
NVOCCs ,
Parallel Imports ,
Patents ,
Supply Chain ,
Taiwan ,
Tariffs ,
Tokenization ,
Trade Agreements ,
Trade Relations ,
Uniform Commercial Code (UCC) ,
Utility Tokens ,
Voluntary Disclosure
At the core of the definition, a Parallel import is a non-counterfeit product imported from another country without the permission of the intellectual property owner. They are also goods that are not authorized for...more
2/7/2024
/ Brand ,
Consumer Confusion ,
Copyright ,
Distribution Rules ,
EU ,
Exhaustion Doctrine ,
Imports ,
Infringement ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Parallel Imports ,
Patents ,
Trade Secrets ,
Trademarks
Hot Topics in International Trade. Bob Brewer, VP of Marketing, Braumiller Law Group sits down with the newest member of the team, Senior Associate Attorney, Kerry Wang. Kerry was born and raised in China, and is licensed to...more
Braumiller Law Group Senior Associate Attorney Brandon French discusses Section 301 (China tariffs), Forced Labor, Russian Sanctions, New Broker Regulations, and of course, pickleball, as he is a professional player....more
Hot Topics in International Trade with Braumiller Law Group
A Year in Review with Senior Associate Attorney Brandon French-Section 301 tariffs-China, Russian Sanctions, New Broker Regulations, and Pickleball! ...more
In recent years, the global spotlight has illuminated the grave concerns surrounding human rights violations within China's Xinjiang region, particularly those impacting the Uyghur population. The Uyghur Forced Labor...more
11/13/2023
/ Administrative Review ,
Anti-Dumping Duty ,
Biological-Weapons ,
Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) ,
Buy American Act ,
China ,
Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) ,
Compliance ,
Countervailing Duties ,
Court of International Trade ,
Customs and Border Protection ,
Economic Sanctions ,
Employee Training ,
Export Controls ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
Forced Labor ,
IMMEX ,
International Trade ,
International Trade Commission (ITC) ,
Manufacturers ,
Mexico ,
OMB ,
Risk Management ,
Sunset Provisions ,
Supply Chain ,
Taiwan ,
Terrorist Acts ,
U.S. Commerce Department ,
Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA) ,
Withhold Release Orders (WROs)
First, please permit me a little bit of digression as always. As many journalists would state, and have, the world is currently on fire regarding regional conflicts that could spiral into WW3 as continuous movement regarding...more
11/10/2023
/ Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) ,
China ,
Country of Origin ,
Forced Labor ,
Foreign Direct Investment ,
Foreign Investment ,
Foreign Trade Regulations ,
Hamas ,
IMMEX ,
Imports ,
Iran ,
Israel ,
Manufacturers ,
Mexico ,
Popular ,
Russia ,
Section 301 ,
Supply Chain ,
Tariffs
Braumiller Law Group Partner & Founder Adrienne Braumiller covers an update on Forced Labor. It's about China......sort of, based on some new data....more
Uniformity, or rather the lack thereof, in procedures and practices within U.S. Customs and Border Protection's (CBP) Centers of Excellence and Expertise (Centers) is evidently harming compliant companies within the trade...more
8/9/2023
/ Brokers ,
Buy America ,
CAFC ,
Compliance ,
Court of International Trade ,
Customs and Border Protection ,
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) ,
Economic Sanctions ,
Export Controls ,
Exports ,
Importers ,
Imports ,
Licenses ,
OMB ,
Sanction Violations ,
Supply Chain ,
Taiwan ,
Trade Agreements ,
United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) ,
Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA)
An opinion first, humor me. A little over a year ago on June 1, 2022, the United States and Taiwan launched the United States-Taiwan Initiative on 21st-Century Trade to deepen their economic ties and trade relationship, and...more
8/8/2023
/ APEC ,
Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) ,
China ,
Customs and Border Protection ,
National Security ,
Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) ,
Supply Chain ,
Taiwan ,
Tariffs ,
Trade Agreements ,
Trade Relations ,
Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership ,
USTR ,
WTO
The Trade Act of 1974 grants the President broad powers to manage trade relationships with foreign countries. Section 301 of the act allows the President, acting through the United States Trade Representative (“USTR”), to...more
6/8/2023
/ Australia ,
China ,
Customs and Border Protection ,
Exports ,
Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) ,
Forced Labor ,
IMMEX ,
Imports ,
Section 301 ,
Supply Chain ,
Tariffs ,
Trade Relations ,
United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) ,
US Trade Policies ,
USTR ,
Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA) ,
WTO
It’s a little awkward, but in fact, a reality in this day and age that bilateral trade between two countries who view each other as somewhat adversarial, can co-exist economically. As the world turns, so does global trade,...more
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) held The Forced Labor Technical Expo: Tools for Supply Chain Transparency from March 14-15, 2023, which involved members of the U.S. importing community, partner government agencies,...more
4/10/2023
/ China ,
Court of International Trade ,
Customs and Border Protection ,
Economic Sanctions ,
Export Controls ,
Forced Labor ,
International Trade ,
International Trade Commission (ITC) ,
ITAR ,
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) ,
OMB ,
Russia ,
Section 301 ,
Software ,
Tariffs ,
U.S. Commerce Department ,
United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) ,
Visas
The UN General Assembly recently called once again for ending the war in Ukraine and demanded Russia’s immediate withdrawal from the country, in line with the UN Charter. To say the least, this obviously fell on totally deaf...more
Braumiller Law Group's VP of Marketing Bob Brewer, sits down again with BLG's Of Counsel in D.C. Jim Holbein and discusses the future of crypto, digital assets, blockchain, DAO's, and government regulations, or not. #3...more
2023 is more than a brand-new year – it is an opportunity for your company to prioritize supply chain security. For some companies, this means filing a prior disclosure with U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP). Companies...more
2/8/2023
/ Buy America ,
Buy American Act ,
China ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Customs and Border Protection ,
Directorate of Defense Trade Controls (DDTC) ,
Exports ,
Forced Labor ,
Goods or Services ,
Importers ,
Imports ,
Investment ,
ITAR ,
Mexico ,
Russia ,
Supply Chain ,
Trade Restrictions ,
United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) ,
US Trade Policies ,
Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA)
China’s trade with Russia hit a record $190 billion U.S. in 2022, key operative word “record.” China is setting a course to become Russia’s top trade partner and prove to the world just what the “no limits” partnership can...more
Bob Brewer, VP of Marketing with Braumiller Law Group sits down with Jim Holbein, BLG's Washington D.C. Counsel, and discusses the crypto landscape post FTX melt-down. Part 2 in the series....more