by Andrea | Apr 4, 2021 | CSME, Recent Trends in Trade, tools for importers, Trade and Development
The Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) program about which I wrote in a prior post is currently expired (as of March, 2021). This won’t be a first as the program has expired and been renewed in the past. In fact, GSP periodically expires and must be renewed by...
by Andrea | Jul 20, 2020 | Business, Trade and Society, tools for exporters, tools for importers
On June 5, 2020, the US Customs and Border Protection Agency (CBP) issued proposed rules to modernize the regulation of US customs brokers. CBP invites comments through the submission of written data, views, or arguments on all aspects of the proposed rule on or...
by Andrea | Feb 18, 2020 | Rules of doing business internationally, tools for importers, Trade and Development, Trade and Small Business, Trump on Trade
Proper classification of your imports has become increasingly important in the age of escalating Trump tariffs. Proper classification of your imports determines whether your product will avoid or have to pay these punitive tariffs that increase your costs. The US...
by Andrea | Oct 21, 2019 | CSME, international trade rules, tools for importers
As part of its responsibilities in protecting your intellectual property at the border, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) targets and seizes imports of counterfeit and pirated goods. In Part I, we discussed the steps that IPR holders can take to get CBP’s help...
by Andrea | Oct 17, 2019 | Brexit, tools for importers
The new Brexit deal reached by Boris Johnson with the European Union (EU) essentially revives one of the options previously rejected by Theresa May. To avoid reintroducing a border between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland, the new Brexit deal instead...
by Andrea | Oct 14, 2019 | CSME, international trade rules, tools for importers
As the primary U.S. agency responsible for securing America’s borders, the responsibilities of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) also include protecting your intellectual property at the US border. To help guard against the infringement of U.S. patents,...
