While the United States Trade Representative is currently inundated with Section 301 exclusion requests, the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) National Security Division’s (NSD) recent update could be encouraging an influx of voluntary self-disclosures (VSDs) to the U.S. export agencies and the DOJ in the near future. NSD has recently released a revised policy for companies […]
On Friday, January 31, 2020, President Trump issued an executive order reiterating the policy of the United States regarding persons who facilitate imports of merchandise in direct violation of Federal laws and calling for the Secretary of Homeland Security to issue a notice of proposed rule-making to establish criteria an importer must meet before obtaining […]
On January 6, 2020, BIS published an interim final rule adding “software specially designed to automate the analysis of geospatial imagery” to the EAR and requiring a license to export and re-export such items to all countries, with the exception of Canada. This rule classifies “software specially designed to automate the analysis of geospatial imagery” […]
This guide was created to provide foreign investors with basic information on the possibilities of doing business in Poland. In addition to general information about the Polish economy, the guide also includes information on legal bases, regulatory issues and forms of conducting business in Poland, as well as information on taxes, accounting and labor […]
By: Vicky Wu, Senior Associate Attorney and Megan Mohler, Associate Attorney, BLG ‘Twas the night before merger and all through the office, not an associate was sleeping not even the bosses. The diligence was due, and the T’s were crossed but (oh no) the I’s were not dotted! One of the biggest concerns for companies in mergers and […]
By: Judy Davis, Senior Trade Advisor, Braumiller Consulting Group It’s a matter of “Much ado about something. . .”Make no mistake – denied party screening applies to you. Don’t gamble with your export privileges by thinking “one size fits all” when it comes to screening. Instead, consider the principle of “screening smart”. Take into account your […]
In Trimil SA vs United States, Slip Op 19-161 (Dec. 17, 2019), the U.S. Court of International Trade (CIT) agreed with us and ruled that payments made by the importer to related parties for advertising fees and trademark royalties (collectively “Fees”) were not part of dutiable value. The advertising service provider and the trademark owner […]
For anyone in the aerospace, defense, and export control markets, you have undoubtedly been faced with the question on cyber-security compliance. This form of compliance most often surfaces if you’re dealing in the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (“ITAR”), where the certification of compliance is required through systems such as EXOSTAR, which is the predominate […]
As we bring another year in trade to a close obviously the main question one could ask is, will China and the U.S. be able to follow through in 2020 now that Phase 1 has been agreed upon just in time for Christmas. In Phase 1 China has agreed to make changes to their economic […]
Whilst at the #IRAMSTERDAM19 conference in Amsterdam Brad of Braumiller Consulting & Adrienne of Braumiller Law sat with IR Digital to discuss global trade. Adrienne & Brad give an update on Section 301 and the US – China tariff war, the status of NAFTA now known as USMCA and information on the U.S heading for […]
The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative has determined that the Digital Services Tax that will be imposed by France is unreasonable or discriminatory and burdens or restricts U.S. commerce. As a result, the Section 301 committee will hold hearings to determine which products from France may be subject to additional duties of up to […]
The U.S. Department of Commerce today announced that Akrivis Law Group, PLLC’s client Technology Links Pvt. Ltd of Pakistan will be removed from its Entity List. This ends an over year-long period under which the prominent company faced serious challenges threatening its 30-year existence. This designation effectively placed a prohibition on the sale and transfer […]
