Since Texport Oil Co. v. U.S. decision in 1999, it is an accepted practice for unused merchandise drawback claimants (19 U.S.C. 1313(j)) to request a refund for Merchandise Processing Fee…
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Members of trade community may find a search engine, which is geared specifically to crawl through export violations reported by BIS in its FOIA page, to be a useful tool. …
As a subscriber to Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) email notifications, I received a letter about two entities being charged with attempt (conspiracy) to export carbon fiber. The letter is…
A scary trend is on the way, which may become a nightmare for customs and trade compliance professionals. The trend can lead to a job loss because those professionals may…
Almost 2 1/2 years ago LawCustoms published an article dealing with classification of LED bulbs/lamps suggesting 8539.39.0000 classification based on N020620 (2007). The interpretative methodology with respect to LED bulbs/lamps classification has evolved since…
“Organic” is a popular term. It is associated with a healthy diet and lifestyle. Quite often, it is also a reason to charge and pay higher prices for the organic…
BIS published a final rule, in the Federal Register, which comes into effect on April 13, 2012, which is today. 77 Fed. Reg. 22,191 (April 13, 2012). According to BIS, the…
Fish and Wildlife Service banned imports and interstate commerce activities that includes the following species: Python molurus (which includes Burmese python Python molurus bivittatus and Indian python Python molurus molurus),…
On March 26, 2012, CBP published withdrawal notice (77 Fed.Reg. 17,367) that has gotten rid of proposed rulemaking (75 Fed.Reg. 66,050) to allow brokers, upon client’s consent in a written…
The country of origin concept keeps revisiting members of the international trade community all the time. Some would like to know how to mark their products and packaging. Others are…