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
Bob Brewer, VP of Marketing for Braumiller Law Group sits down with Bruce Leeds, Senior Counsel to BLG to discuss the new landscape regarding the Customs Brokers Modernization Regulations and the changes taking place on...more
After several years of review by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (“CBP”), the Customs Broker community, and the Commercial Customs Operations Advisory Council, CBP unveiled the new Customs Broker Regulations under 19...more
12/15/2022
/ Brokers ,
Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) ,
Carbon Emissions ,
China ,
Climate Change ,
Country of Origin ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Customs and Border Protection ,
Digital Assets ,
Export Administration Regulations (EAR) ,
Export Controls ,
Exports ,
Imports ,
Made in the USA ,
Product Labels ,
U.S. Commerce Department
It seems like it was a couple decades ago, but it was only about 5 years that I was last in Hong Kong on business. I was staying at a very nice upscale hotel (plenty to choose from) directly across from a massive port,...more
12/12/2022
/ Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) ,
CEPA ,
China ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Country of Origin ,
Foreign Direct Investment ,
Government Lockdown ,
Hong Kong ,
PRC ,
Section 301 ,
Tariffs ,
Trade Wars ,
Vaccinations
Braumiller Law Group VP of Marketing Bob Brewer sits down with Jim Holbein, BLG Of Counsel in Washington D.C. and talks about crypto, digital assets, blockchain, DAO's, and of course, the collapse of FTX....more
Hot Topics in International Trade: Forced Labor . Braumiller Law Group VP of Marketing Bob Brewer sits down with BLG Partner & Founder Adrienne Braumiller and talks about how U.S. Customs enforcement and navigating...more
Braumiller Law Group VP of Marketing, Bob Brewer, shares his thoughts on the upcoming G20 summit, and China relations with the U.S. in general. (in under 5 minutes)...more
Bob Brewer, VP of Marketing for Braumiller Law Group, sits down with BLG Attorney Harold Jackson and discusses the BIS Export Controls on semiconductors and high technology to China....more
Braumiller Law Group VP of Marketing, Bob Brewer sits down with BLG Attorney Harold Jackson to discuss anti-dumping and countervailing duties regarding China. They also touch on China trade relations in general with the U.S....more
Bob Brewer, Braumiller Law Group & Consulting Group host shares some upcoming podcasts with attorneys and trade advisors such as how to establish an IMMEX in Mexico. the world of digital assets and DAO's, as well as the...more
10/14/2022
/ China ,
Customs ,
Customs and Border Protection ,
Digital Assets ,
Export Controls ,
Exports ,
Foreign Investment ,
IMMEX ,
Imports ,
Mexico ,
Section 301 ,
Trade Relations
Host Bob Brewer, Braumiller Law Group sits down with Braumiller Law Group Associate Attorney Brandon French for a discussion on Section 301, the China Tariffs that the Trump Administration implemented in 2018. Exclusions, the...more
Adrienne Braumiller, Partner & Founder of Braumiller Law Group joins host Bob Brewer in a discussion about Prior Disclosures...What You Need to know....more
The Maritime Port Authority (MPA in Singapore) is currently in the process of building the Tuas Port, which will be the biggest port in the world with a capacity of 60 million TEU’s (twenty-foot equivalent units) once it is...more
10/6/2022
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
California ,
China ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Governor Newsom ,
Imports ,
Infrastructure ,
Maritime Transport ,
Ports ,
Shipping Cargo ,
Singapore ,
Supply Chain ,
Technology ,
Unions
We can all agree that goods made from forced labor, indentured labor or child labor should not be introduced into the U.S. market. Indeed, U.S. law prohibits the entry of goods made from forced labor....more
8/24/2022
/ Canada ,
China ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Customs and Border Protection ,
Economic Sanctions ,
Export Controls ,
Exports ,
Forced Labor ,
Foreign Workers ,
International Trade ,
ITAR ,
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) ,
Oil & Gas ,
Open General Export Licences (OGELs) ,
Russia ,
SDN List ,
Supply Chain ,
Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA)
Calculations by top economists worldwide show that Russia is still accumulating about one billion dollars a day on oil and gas exports to fund the invasion. It does beg the question, who is buying the oil? ...more
It’s goes without saying, but I will say it anyway, the recent visit to Taiwan by U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi certainly didn’t help the already strained relations much, but within her reasoning for defiance of Beijing,...more
8/15/2022
/ China ,
Forced Labor ,
Foreign Relations ,
MOFCOM ,
Section 301 ,
Taiwan ,
Tariffs ,
Trade Relations ,
Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA) ,
Withhold Release Orders (WROs) ,
WTO
U.S. Initiates Indo-Pacific Economic Framework in the South Pacific-
On May 23 in Tokyo, Japan, the U.S. and other countries in the Pacific region launched the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for Prosperity (“IPEF”)....more
6/16/2022
/ Blockchain ,
China ,
Clean Energy ,
Customs and Border Protection ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Transfers ,
Digital Assets ,
Digital Currency ,
ECCNs ,
Economic Sanctions ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Export Administration Regulations (EAR) ,
Forced Labor ,
ITAR ,
NATO ,
Russia ,
Section 301 ,
Tariffs ,
USTR ,
Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA) ,
Withhold Release Orders (WROs)
Here we are, at the time of this writing over four months into the Russian invasion of Ukraine, with no end in sight. I will personally submit that I am, appalled that this, the murder of innocent civilians and devastation of...more
6/15/2022
/ Africa ,
China ,
Economic Sanctions ,
EU ,
Humanitarian Assistance ,
Imports ,
NATO ,
Ports ,
Russia ,
Ukraine ,
Vladimir Putin
Since taking office as the U.S. Trade Representative (“USTR”), Katherine Tai has prioritized trade policies focused on protecting American workers’ rights and promoting sustainable environmental practices through trade...more
4/11/2022
/ Boycotts ,
Central Bank of Russia ,
China ,
Counterfeit Goods Regulation ,
Country of Origin ,
Customs ,
Customs and Border Protection ,
Economic Sanctions ,
Executive Orders ,
Export Control Reform Act (ECRA) ,
Forced Labor ,
Foreign Investment ,
IMMEX ,
Imports ,
Labeling ,
Made in the USA ,
Mexico ,
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) ,
Russia ,
SDN List ,
Section 301 ,
Supply Chain ,
Tariffs ,
Trade Relations ,
U.S. Commerce Department ,
U.S. Treasury ,
Ukraine ,
US Enforce and Protect Act (EAPA) ,
US Trade Policies ,
USTR
From my perspective, as well as what seems to be many others in the west and around the globe, the incredibly long table that Vladimir Putin sits behind separating himself from his minions, as well as other country’s visiting...more
4/11/2022
/ China ,
Economic Sanctions ,
Entity List ,
EU ,
Exports ,
Imports ,
Most-Favored Nations ,
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) ,
Oil & Gas ,
Russia ,
Ukraine ,
United Nations ,
Vladimir Putin
From my perspective, as well as what seems to be many others in the west and around the globe, the incredibly long table that Vladimir Putin sits behind separating himself from his minions, as well as other country’s visiting...more
The Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act & The Future of Forced Labor Enforcement -
The Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (“UFLPA”), which takes effect on June 21, 2022, bans the importation of all goods made in the...more
2/10/2022
/ America Competes Act ,
Anti-Dumping Duty ,
China ,
Countervailing Duties ,
Customs and Border Protection ,
Forced Labor ,
Human Rights ,
Imports ,
Supply Chain ,
Tariffs ,
US Trade Policies ,
Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA)
If you wake up each day, grab a cup of coffee, and turn on the world news, or CNN, like I do here in the U.S., one could obviously become a little pessimistic about our future together on this planet. I say, fear not, and...more
2/8/2022
/ Biden Administration ,
China ,
Critical Infrastructure Sectors ,
Economic Sanctions ,
Enforcement Priorities ,
Exports ,
Foreign Policy ,
Foreign Relations ,
Foreign Trade Regulations ,
Liquid Natural Gas ,
Oil & Gas ,
Russia ,
Ukraine ,
Vladimir Putin