Recent developments in the ongoing IEEPA tariff litigation have brought important clarity for U.S. importers seeking refunds of unlawfully imposed duties. While uncertainty continues to surround administrative refund mechanisms, the Court of International Trade (“CIT”) has now confirmed that importers who pursue legal action can still obtain refunds, even if [...]
Read MoreImportanti sviluppi nel diritto del commercio internazionale statiunitese stanno creando una finestra di opportunità sempre più ristretta per gli importatori che desiderano preservare eventuali diritti al rimborso dei dazi imposti ai sensi dell’IEEPA. Molte aziende, tra cui Costco Wholesale Corporation, hanno recentemente avviato cause presso la U.S. Court of International [...]
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Given that October is upon us, it seems appropriate to remind everyone that an FDA registration window just opened for renewal. As many of you already know, on December 12, 2003 FDA established a new set of regulations that required food facilities to register with the department. Under FDA and FSMA law, any person dealing with domestic and foreign facilities […]
Customs often seizes goods bearing allegedly counterfeit marks which were shipped from a foreign country through the United States with a third country as the final destination. The seizure notice always cites 19 USC 1526(e)[1]. Generally speaking, US trademark laws are intended only for US consumers and US trademark owners[2]. By definition, goods in-transit are never intended for entry into US […]
On May 31, 2013 the Federal Maritime Commission (“FMC”) published proposed changes to the rules regulating Ocean Transportation Intermediaries (“OTI’s”) and Non-Vessel-Operating Common Carriers (“NVOCC’s”). The 60-day comment period ended on July 30, 2013 and the Final Publication is expected to be released sometime in December 2013 with the effective date sometime in February 2014. We have created an easy […]