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Parties to the Dispute The union and management teams reached a settlement agreement that was announced on October 4, 2024 to end the port strike.The settlement does not resolve the [...]

Consumer products regulated by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) may soon be denied entry into the United States unless the importer of record electronically files a detailed product [...]

The practice of determining an item's country of origin ('COO') and utilizing the principal of 'substantial transformation' to help make this determination is likely a familiar concept for many U.S. [...]

A Trusted Traveller Program Violation Card is a notification issued by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) or Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) when a member of a Trusted Traveller [...]

Highlights The Biden Administration intends to propose new regulations that would exclude all shipments containing products covered by Section 301, Section 201 or Section 232 trade enforcement actions from the [...]

Diaz Trade Law is enthusiastic to announce Bloomberg Law published another one of our articles, 'Tariff Classification Basics'! Recordkeeping requirements have been part of Customs regulations since the beginning of [...]

Litigation On August 28, a trade association filed a lawsuit against the state of Texas alleging that anti-ESG legislation passed in 2021 violates their members constitutional rights. The 2021 anti-ESG [...]

All parties involved in the importation of merchandise into the US, such as importers, customs brokers, exporters, shippers, and foreign suppliers and manufacturers, can file a Prior Disclosure (PD) with [...]

U.S. Customs and Border Protection confirmedon August 21, 2024 its Jones Act interpretations relating to the installation of foundations for an offshore wind project which it issued last year. The [...]

Counterfeits in the U.S.A. Unfortunately, that's not a parody of John Mellencamp's classic song R.O.C.K in the U.S.A., but rather a growing problem. And your business needs to take action [...]

US Customs & Border Protection (CBP) Headquarters ruling H327577 of May 8, 2024 dealt with an unusual set of circumstances and produced some unusual results. The ruling involved a plant [...]

On July 10, 2024, the President issued two Presidential Proclamations related to the imposition of Section 232 duties on certain steel and aluminum products from Mexico. The first establishes a [...]

In February 2024, Customs and Border Protection (CBP) began taking a new approach to Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA) enforcement-questionnaires. Once again, the solar industry is among the first [...]

- Starting on Aug. 1, 2024, Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is simplifying its regulations regarding the entry of dogs into the United States. CBP still wants to be sure [...]

At a glance A proposed rule seeks to expand the $4,000 or $4,500 9-11 Response fee to include H-1B and L-1 extension petitions filed by employers subject to the law, [...]

Many mistake the ease of importing to mean there is no liability or obligation on the part of the importer. Whether your company is new to importing, or has been [...]

In this article, the authors explain the legal mechanisms available to U.S. manufacturers to combat unfair import competition. They pay particular attention to petitions and investigations before the U.S. Department [...]

Last June (2023), in response to a ruling request from Your Special Delivery Services Specialty Logistics (YSDS), Customs and Border Protection (CBP) issued HQ H324098, clarifying what it means to [...]

A Publication in Foley's International Trade, Enforcement & Compliance series. In our previous biweekly update, What Every Multinational Needs to Know About ... The Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act, Part [...]

U.S. Customs and Border Protection recently issued three rulings on multiple facets of the transportation by water of liquified natural gas. All three rulings addressed how the U.S. Jones Act, [...]

A year following the commencement of the UFPLA (Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act) in June 2022, Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has apprehended nearly 4,300 shipments subject to UFLPA review [...]

A YEAR LATER: CONTINUED FOCUS BY CBP AND CONGRESS TO COMBAT FORCED LABOR The Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act ('UFLPA') went into effect June 21, 2022, and established a rebuttable [...]

Canadian citizens who have applied for U.S. immigration status may know that almost all immigration applications require an accounting of travel to and from the U.S. Traditionally, people who apply [...]

As travel to the U.S. is back on the rise, we have been receiving more frequent reports of travelers who have been denied or refused admission under the Visa Waiver [...]

On Friday, June 23, 2023, U.S. Customs and Border Protection ('CBP') released their final rule requiring continuing education for licensed individual customs brokers. CBP anticipates that 'by requiring individual customs [...]

Customs and Border Protection (CBP) recently indicated potential increased scrutiny of battery technology under the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act ('UFLPA,' or the 'Act'). Although the Act covers essentially all [...]

In Headquarters Ruling HQ H325120 (May 23, 2023), Aqua Ventus LLC (Aqua Ventus) requested a US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Jones Act ruling in connection with the installation and [...]

In Headquarters Ruling HQ H329275 U.S. Customs and Border Protection ('CBP') addressed whether the movement of wind turbine generator transition piece covers constitutes coastwise transportation under the Jones Act. The [...]

The international trade and regulatory environment never has been more difficult for multinational corporations to navigate. For companies that operate, source from, or sell goods, software, or services across borders, [...]

U.S. Customs and Border Protection's ('CBP') implementation of the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act ('UFLPA') remains a work in progress, as importers work to mitigate shipment detentions and respond to [...]

US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) expanded its body of offshore wind energy rulings and held that the Jones Act did not prohibit a foreign flagged vessel from transporting and [...]

Customs & Border Protection ('CBP') has made it clear that a UFLPA detention will not be easy to overcome, but recent comments from CBP make clear how high the hurdle [...]

It has been nearly a year since U.S. Customs and Border Protection (Customs) began stopping imports with inputs from the Xinjiang region of China from entering the United States pursuant [...]

After more than 6 months since the UFLPA went into effect in June 2022, CBP released its UFLPA Statistics Dashboard. The UFLPA Dashboard provides users a snapshot of the number [...]

Nine months after the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA) went into effect, the Biden Administration shows no signs of easing up on its tenacious enforcement of the Act's import [...]

US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) recently held that a foreign flagged vessel could install electric transmission cables without violating the coastwise laws. This decision reflects a growing body of [...]

After being closed for almost a year, NEXUS enrolment centres in Canadian airports are set to reopen - although joint interviews with Canadian and U.S. border officers will no longer [...]

Customs and Border Protection (CBP) released new guidance following the announcement of new 200% tariffs on Russian aluminum. CBP's guidance outlines new reporting requirements for all imports of aluminum and [...]

Yesterday U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) released 'operational guidance' to prepare importers and the trade community for CBP's aggressive enforcement of the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA) beginning [...]

Background The Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act ('UFLPA') went into effect on June 21, 2022. The law creates a rebuttable presumption that imports of all goods mined, produced, or manufactured [...]

On March 2, 2023, two proclamations were published to the Federal Register announcing additional tariffs on imports into the United States of certain Russian products. Proclamation 10522 imposes, pursuant to [...]

Main Idea: The regulations used to determine the country of origin of textile and apparel products require the sequential application of rules much like the General Rules of Interpretation (GRIs) [...]

In 2022, CBP announced significant new changes to the Customs Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (CTPAT) Trade Compliance Program. These announcements included six new member responsibilities and three new benefits, which [...]

H-1B Quota Registration Opens in One Week The H-1B quota registration for FY2024 (October 1, 2023 to September 30, 2024) will open on March 1st and will remain open for [...]

Main Idea: A product's essential character and primary function are key criteria to keep in mind in for both classification and country of origin determinations. In ruling N330046 (Feb. 2, [...]

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) will shortly begin implementing new requirements pursuant to the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA) by requiring Chinese postal code information on import entries [...]

You've probably heard about the many recent changes to the 'Buy America' and procurement rules, starting with Executive Orders in the late 2010's under then President Trump, several sessions of [...]

2023 is more than a brand-new year - it is an opportunity for your company to prioritize supply chain and customs compliance. For some companies, this means filing a prior [...]

Main Idea: Feeling positive about your country of origin determination? CBP's decision on battery modules and packs confirms the importance of understanding the complexity of the substantial transformation rules. In [...]

Many have viewed corporate commitments to ESG as largely performative measures amidst toothless compliance frameworks.1 But this has been changing and we expect that change to continue. One example arises [...]