Hot Topics in International Trade - With Braumiller Law Group's Mexico Legal Counsel Brenda Cordova
Hot Topics in International Trade - Evolution of Classification
Episode 379 -- Update on False Claims Act and Customs Evasion Liability
Hot Topics in International Trade - Let's Be Serious-Supply Chain Audits
Episode 308 -- Gabrielle Griffith, Director BPE Global, on Trade Compliance
Sanction and the Increasing Complexity of Trade Compliance
Hot Topics in International Trade with Braumiller Law Group: Customs Broker Modernization Regulations 19 CFR 111
Hot Topics in International Trade: Forced Labor & Customs enforcement
Hot Topics in International Trade Braumiller Law Group & Consulting Group Podcasts
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FCPA Compliance and Ethics Report-Episode 31-the FCPA Year in Review, Corporate Enforcement Actions
The so-called Fifth Industrial Revolution is no longer a distant concept; it is already shaping everyday life. The term artificial intelligence dates back to 1956, when computer scientist John McCarthy, along with a group of...more
Mexico’s customs and foreign trade legal framework has evolved into a substance-based compliance model. Authorities now expect importers to demonstrate not only what was imported, but also why, under what legal relationship,...more
The October 17, 2025 Presidential Proclamation 10984 Adjusting Imports of Medium- and Heavy-Duty Vehicles, Medium- and Heavy-Duty Vehicle Parts, and Buses into the United States included a provision to self-declare certain...more
On Jan. 16, the U.S. Department of Justice, Civil Division (DOJ) released its annual report on False Claims Act (FCA) enforcement statistics for the fiscal year (FY) ending in September 2025. The DOJ’s report reveals several...more
Fiscal Year (“FY”) 2025 yielded a historic high of over $6.8 billion in False Claims Act (“FCA”) settlements and judgments, underscoring the Department of Justice’s (“DOJ”) aggressive enforcement. DOJ’s annual report,...more
For several years, the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) has sought to limit the ability of non-resident importers to self-assess duties, surtaxes and other taxes on imported goods based on their acquisition costs. In...more
On Jan. 15, China’s General Administration of Customs (GAC) released GAC Order No. 282, “Measures of the Customs of the People’s Republic of China for the Administration of Enterprise Credit Registration and Filing.” The...more
Welcome to this week’s edition of Tax Bytes. Our team of tax lawyers is actively monitoring for federal and international tax developments and issues of note. Each week we pull together the items we deem most important to...more
ACI's Inaugural Forum on Trade Investigations Enforcement & Litigation will define your 2026 strategy. Unlike other events, this is uniquely focused on the legal, investigations and litigation issues at the forefront....more
As tariffs on goods imported into the United States keep changing, the interplay between customs values and transfer pricing has become more significant. Taxpayers with established transfer prices may be incentivized to seek...more
On December 18, 2025, the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) announced two significant enforcement actions demonstrating its commitment to combating customs and trade fraud....more
In the new year, the U.S. Department of Justice’s corporate enforcement and investigative efforts will focus on customs and trade enforcement, immigration, and export controls....more
Procurement teams going to market for transportation and logistics services often seek a wide range of functional expertise across multiple jurisdictions. One essential question for service providers when developing or...more
On December 31, 2025, a coalition of domestic producers filed a petition with the U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC) and the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), seeking the imposition of antidumping (AD) duties on...more
The Tax Administration Service (Servicio de Administración Tributaria or SAT) announced through Circular SAT 65‑2025 that the new declaration of value submitted through the Mexican Foreign Trade Portal (Ventanilla Única de...more
The Autumn Budget 2025 announced several changes to the UK’s indirect tax landscape. While the UK continues to seek alignment with the EU in several areas, despite Brexit – such as e-invoicing, customs treatment of low-value...more
At the American Conference Institute’s 42nd Annual Conference on FCPA and Global Anti-Corruption held on December 4, 2025 in Washington, senior officials from the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) reaffirmed that combatting...more
On November 19, 2025, a Decree amending, adding and repealing various legal provisions of the Mexican Customs law was published in the Diario Oficial de la Federacion (Mexican Official Gazette). This reform will enter into...more
Bob Brewer, Braumiller Law Group VP Markeing /NBD sits down with Brenda Cordova, BLG's Mexico Legal Counsel to discuss Mexico's new Customs Reforms....more
The Mexican Confederation of Customs Brokers Associations (Confederación de Asociaciones de Agentes Aduanales de la República Mexicana or CAAAREM) recently announced that technological and IT work continues, so that the new...more
Beginning December 9, 2025, importers in Mexico will be required to complete and submit the Electronic Value Manifest through VUCEM (Mexico’s Electronic Single Window). This measure increases the importer’s direct...more
This article builds on “Tariffs Meet COSO: A Two-Way Street to Risk & Opportunity Management,” which introduces the COSO Integrated Internal Control Framework and explains how to use it to meet tariff operations, reporting...more
Developments for the North American trading block are swiftly emerging from a period of great change throughout 2025. Most significantly, Mexico's Senate approved changes to the country’s Customs Law (Ley Aduanera) on October...more
Capping off a highly eventful week in Asia at the end of October, President Donald J. Trump has further reshaped the landscape of U.S. trade with the Asia-Pacific region through a series of new agreements. This latest round...more
The VAT Directive – implemented in Italy through the VAT Decree – provides for the exemption of services, including transport and related operations, when they are directly connected with the export or import of goods. This...more