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In a decision with potentially far-reaching effects, the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (the “CAFC”) recently held that liability for import violations can… Read More »Court Expands Liability for Third Parties in Import Transactions

The term “Trade Compliance” is much more than a fancy buzz word that makes importers and exporters sound important.  Trade Compliance is important.  In fact,… Read More »Weighing In on Trade Compliance

As this year comes to an end, companies of all sizes and in all kinds of industries, involved in international trade, are (or should be)… Read More »International Marketing and Trade Success in 2015

As we approach the 13th anniversary of the catastrophic attacks on September 11, 2001; I stopped to ponder the plethora of regulatory changes and new… Read More »Takeaways from Tragedy

Throughout the country there are Economic Development groups or Business Development organizations providing funding for accelerating exports and stimulate the economy in their region. One… Read More »Trade Partners

From a Former Customs Auditor’s Perspective Co-written by George R. Tuttle, III and Cindy Deleon In January of 2014, Customs and Border Protection (CBP) announced… Read More »New U.S. Customs Focused Assessment Audit Rules

It is that time of year when soon you will be requesting NAFTA documentation or be asked to provide NAFTA (or country of origin) documentation… Read More »Covering Your NAFTA Documentation Obligations

Practical Advice from NAFTA’s “Front Lines”  9. No HTS code? No NAFTA. Most of the preference criteria require an understanding of the HTS (the HTS… Read More »NAFTA Series 3 of 3

Practical Advice from NAFTA’s “Front Lines”  4. Don’t sweat the small stuff. The seven percent de minimis rule (i.e. non-originating parts/costs making up less than seven… Read More »NAFTA Series 2 of 3

  What have we learned? In the global trade world, we are celebrating 20 years of NAFTA. Looking back we realize how much NAFTA has… Read More »NAFTA Series 1 of 3