Learn the Tricks of the Trade
Join MS+K for this special seminar series presented by Su Ross and designed to give you every advantage in navigating federal trade regulations and agencies while controlling...
A Rose By Any Other Name
Over the years, we have come to expect that in each Congress there will be at least one Miscellaneous Tariff Bill that will provide for special tariff provisions yielding duty refunds to interested parties. In this session of...
Major Drug Routes
In a Presidential Proclamation dated October 29, 2010, President Obama indentified the following countries as major drug transit or illicit drug-producing countries: Afghanistan, the Bahamas, Bolivia, Burma, Colombia, Costa Rica,...
Lawyers Are Treated Differently, Or Are They?
Most international traders and service providers are right to think that government officials should be more pleasant in dealing with them. Those same individuals recognize that often lawyers are dealt with differently by the...
Which Way Did They Go?
CBP recently issued a cargo notice reminding importers that, if their addresses are wrong in the CBP system and mail is returned, their bonds will be rendered insufficient, i.e., canceled.
Each time mail is returned, CBP works...
Fashion Design Piracy Bill
In the current lame-duck session of Congress, it is not yet clear what will happen regarding a number of pending matters. Of particular interest to the fashion industry is what has been called a design piracy protection measure...
FCPA Updates From Paris
The International Law Section of the American Bar Association held its fall meeting in Paris the first week in November. One of the more interesting programs was entitled "Briber Beware: International Enforcement of the Foreign...
