In a variety of contexts, U.S. government agencies regulating international trade and the cross-border movement of goods and services possess significant civil and criminal penalty authority. For example, the primary agency...more
4/26/2019
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• The new United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) would increase Mexico’s and Canada’s de minimis thresholds for express shipments to $117 USD and $150 CAD for duty-free entry, respectively, and $50 USD and $40 CAD for...more
10/26/2018
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Exports ,
Foreign Relations ,
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Imports ,
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NAFTA ,
Reciprocity Rules ,
Shipping ,
Trade Relations ,
Transportation Industry ,
Trump Administration ,
United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) ,
US Trade Policies
On Sunday, September 30, President Trump reached an agreement with the governments of Canada and Mexico to revise and modernize the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). Publishing the text of the new agreement just...more
10/10/2018
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Aluminum Sales ,
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Canada ,
Copyright Infringement ,
Cross-Border Transactions ,
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Foreign Relations ,
Free Trade Agreements ,
Imports ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Internet Service Providers (ISPs) ,
Investor State Dispute Settlement (ISDS) ,
Mexico ,
NAFTA ,
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Steel Industry ,
Sunset Provisions ,
Tariffs ,
TPA Agreement ,
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USTR
• A recent judgment of the European Court of Justice for bars the use of intercompany transfer prices for EU imports and EU customs duty purposes if (as is commonly the case) these are subject to retroactive adjustments.
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