Welcome to the April 2025 issue of “As the (Customs and Trade) World Turns,” our monthly newsletter where we compile essential updates from the customs and trade world over the past month. We bring you the most recent and...more
4/11/2025
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China ,
Country of Origin ,
Customs and Border Protection ,
Economic Sanctions ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Executive Orders ,
Export Controls ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Forced Labor ,
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) ,
Imports ,
International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) ,
International Trade ,
Supply Chain ,
Tariffs ,
Trade Wars ,
Trump Administration ,
United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) ,
US Trade Policies
Welcome to the January 2025 issue of “As the (Customs and Trade) World Turns,” our monthly newsletter where we compile essential updates from the customs and trade world over the past month. We bring you the most recent and...more
1/17/2025
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CFIUS ,
Compliance ,
Customs and Border Protection ,
Forced Labor ,
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) ,
Imports ,
International Trade Commission (ITC) ,
NGOs ,
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NOPR) ,
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) ,
Oral Argument ,
Popular ,
Section 301 ,
Tariffs ,
USTR ,
Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA)
The US Government has taken action recently to step up enforcement against forced labor.
As particular regions come under increased media scrutiny, the issue has renewed interest in Congress, which is considering several...more
10/26/2020
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China ,
Customs and Border Protection ,
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) ,
Economic Sanctions ,
Forced Labor ,
International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Exchange Act ,
Supply Chain ,
Tariff Act of 1930 ,
U.S. Treasury ,
US Department of State ,
Withhold Release Orders (WROs)
There is a risk that garments made from cotton produced by XPCC could be subject to a Customs and Border Protection withhold release orders.
Fashion and luxury goods companies need to be concerned about the recent...more
8/26/2020
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Customs and Border Protection ,
Economic Sanctions ,
Entity List ,
Exports ,
Forced Labor ,
Imports ,
Retailers ,
Supply Chain ,
U.S. Commerce Department ,
U.S. Treasury