Topic
Import/Export
140 published works
International Trade Law
CBP Rescinds PGA Filing Exemption for Certain Low-Value FDA-Regulated Products
By Maria Vanikiotis, Jason Johnson, Ivy Xun
In a CSMS message posted July 9, 2025, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) announced that, effective immediately, all shipments of products regulated by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration…
Food Safety News
FDA steps up enforcement on imports including soft cheese and seafood
By News Desk
The Food and Drug Administration uses import alerts to enforce U.S. food safety regulations for food from foreign countries. The agency updates and modifies the alerts as needed. Recent modifications…
China Law Insight
两用物项违法出口的主要形式和法律责任分析（上）——刑事责任分析
By King & Wood
作者：孙兴 景云峰 张文怡 李慧斌 职源 2024年，随着《中华人民共和国两用物项出口管制条例》（以下简称“《条例》”）及配套的《中华人民共和国两用物项出口管制清单》的出台和实施，中国出口管制法律体系进一步完善。本文对两用物项违法出口相关的案例进行梳理，结合实践操作与《条例》中的新增义务，为企业提供相应的合规建议。 阅读更多
China Law Blog
Why Following Your Chinese Supplier’s Tariff Advice Could Land YOU in Jail: Part 2, It Will Likely Be Your DDP Deal That Will Put You There
By Dan Harris
How Willful Blindness and DDP Terms Can Trigger U.S. Customs Liability One of our international trade lawyers once had a client who claimed to have shifted its manufacturing operations from…
Food Safety News
FDA blocks import of papaya from Mexico, tamarind from all countries
By News Desk
The Food and Drug Administration uses import alerts to enforce U.S. food safety regulations for food from foreign countries. The agency updates and modifies the alerts as needed. Recent modifications…
SmarTrade
BIS Publishes Final Rule Prohibiting the Sale and Importation of Connected Vehicles with Sufficient Nexus to China and Russia
By Kerem Bilge, Francesca M.S. Guerrero, Samir D. Varma
On January 16, 2025, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) published a final rule prohibiting the sale and importation of connected vehicles incorporating certain hardware…
Regulatory Oversight
Opportunities for the Trump Administration to Step Up Enforcement Against Unauthorized ENDS
By Bryan Haynes, Agustin Rodriguez, Zie Alere
Throughout 2024, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) endeavored to curb sales of unauthorized electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS) in the U.S. In light of persistent demand for flavored…
China Justice Observer
China Enacts Tariff Law
By Publisher
On 26 Apr. 2024, the Chinese legislative body, the National People’s Congress (NPC) Standing Committee, adopted the “Tariff Law of the People’s Republic of China”(中华人民共和国关税法, hereinafter the “Tariff Law”), which…
China Law Insight
食系列之食品企业出海：食品出口合规概览
By King & Wood
作者：陈兵 李昊原 当前市场环境下，我国食品进出口行业稳中有进，展示出了较强的韧性。出口方面，2023年我国的食品出口金额为7651778.5万美元，相比2022年同期增长了26838.5万美元，同比增长0.6%，其中我国对中东欧食品出口贸易增长迅速，达11.9%，新兴市场开发成为食品出口企业的重要增长点之一；而对于传统贸易伙伴，以美国为例，有报道认为，2024年，美国食品及农产品行业即将进入补库存周期，将有利于对美食品出口。对于食品企业而言，开发海外市场，满足全球消费者多样化的需求，系下一周期的重要增长锚点之一。 阅读更多
Food Safety News
USDA issues public health alert over meat and poultry products illegally imported from the Philippines
By News Desk
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is issuing a public health alert for ready-to-eat meat and poultry products that were illegally imported from the Philippines. …