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Mayer Brown

US Customs and Border Protection and Select Committee on the CCP Address De Minimis Imports from China

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On March 1, 2024, Chairman of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party (“CCP”) (the “Select Committee”), Mike Gallagher (R-WI-8), issued a statement...more

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New York Legislators Consider Sweeping Bill Banning PFAS

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With Assembly Bill A3556C, New York joins a growing list of states considering or enacting broad bans on the sale and distribution of products containing per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances ("PFAS")....more

Cozen O'Connor

DOJ Prosecutes Fashion Company For Skirting Customs Tariffs - Could This Be The Hot New Trend?

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Fashion industry beware: the eye of the law is on you, and we are not talking about the runway. Last week, a Los Angeles fashion company pled guilty to customs fraud and money laundering charges. ...more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

Customs Duty Deferrals: Breathing Room for Qualified Retailers

The COVID-19 crisis has dealt a devastating blow to the whole economy, and it has hit the retail industry particularly hard. With widespread stay-at-home orders and closure of physical stores, many retailers have been forced...more

Goulston & Storrs PC

The (Border) Adjustment Bureau: Hold On to Your (Imported) Hats

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Retailers would be wise to pay close attention to the upcoming tax-plan deliberations of the 115th U.S. Congress. A proposal currently being considered would adjust the U.S. corporate tax by making imports a non-deductible...more

Stinson LLP

The Road to Recall: Evaluating Defects for Substantial Product Hazard

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The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC or the Commission) is the regulatory agency responsible for protecting the public from unreasonable risks of injury and death associated with consumer products. Pursuant to...more

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Export Control Reform Roundup – Overview of Recent Developments

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In This Issue: - I. BIS and DDTC Publish Their Respective Proposed “Bookend” Controls on Toxicological Agents and Directed Energy Weapons - II. BIS and DDTC Publish Their Respective Proposed “Bookend” Definitions...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

"Federal Circuit Decision Underscores the Importance of Customs Compliance for All Parties to an Import Transaction"

A decision issued last week by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit in United States v. Trek Leather, Inc. has shaken fundamental assumptions held by many U.S. importers and their business partners (including...more

King & Spalding

Customs Litigation: Federal Circuit Decision In United States v. Trek Leather Broadens Personal Liability For Penalties Under 19...

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On September 16, 2014, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit issued its en banc decision in United States v. Trek Leather, Inc. No. 2011-1527, 2014 U.S. App. LEXIS 17746 (Fed. Cir. Sept. 16, 2014). The decision is...more

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