The above-entitled program took place at the American Bar Association’s International Law Section Spring Meeting in Washington, D.C., on April 8, 2011, and was notable for those who have followed export reform efforts in that the...
David W. Mills, Assistant Secretary for Export Enforcement, Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), Department of Commerce, and his Special Advisor, Robert Rarog, spoke to the Export Controls and Economic Sanctions Committee,...
Al Gina, the new Customs and Border Protection Assistant Commissioner, International Trade, moderated the session at the CBP Trade Symposium. He talked about the Border Interagency Cooperation Council. It’s initial meeting last...
During the two days of the Customs and Border Protection Trade Symposium, we heard from a number of high level Customs managers, including Alan Bersin, Commissioner, and David Aguilar, Deputy Commissioner. Their message in a...
Over time we have provided various updates on the rights of holders of intellectual property to seize goods at the border arising out of alleged breaches of copyright or trademark legislation. Those holding intellectual...
The issue of container detention fees remains a real problem for freight forwarders, customs brokers and importers. It has certainly been the subject of many presentations and questions at CBFCA State Conventions and Member...
Industry needs to be aware of the progress of two new Bills introduced into Federal Parliament on 23 March 2011 which will have an impact on their operations.
The first Bill is the Customs Amendment (Export Controls and Other...
Introduction
There has been significant debate and discussion about the right and liabilities of parties to shipping contracts for container detention or damage charges. In the majority of cases, the parties involved are...
Introduction
The level of food safety regulation in the United States ("US") has risen over recent years as US governments have sought to protect the safety of food consumed in the United States. According to the US Food...
The lives of Human Resources Managers have recently been significantly complicated by virtue of U.S. immigration authorities (USCIS) issuing the newest version of the Form I-129, Petition for a Nonimmigrant Worker. The...
Originally published in the Journal of Commerce magazine, March 2011
Understandably, the current focus of international news coverage has turned from regime change in Tunisia and Egypt to the events taking place in Libya....
In the March 17, 2011, Federal Register, U.S. Customs and Border Protection changed the reporting requirements for the manufacturers identification number (MID) for textiles. In amending 19 C.F.R. § 102.23, the MID requirement...
On March 11, 2011, President Obama signed a Presidential Memorandum to establish the Government Reform for Competitiveness and Innovation Initiative, which is designed to provide input to the President and Congress during the...
The U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has upheld the conviction of Zhi Yong Guo for knowingly and willingly conspiring to export and attempt to export controlled thermal imaging cameras without a license.
These thermal...
Anyone who deals regularly with U.S. Customs and Border Protection knows that collection of antidumping duty is a high priority for the agency. Now comes word of the arrest of Jin Qing Huang, who owns Baltimore-based Woncity Inc....
In November 2010, we reported the indictment of Lauren Stevens, former in-house lawyer at Glaxo Smith Kline (GSK). The FDA claimed doctors were marketing a drug for off-brand uses, i.e., uses other than those approved...
