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Imports
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International Trade Insights
Petition Summary: Tin Mill Products from China, Taiwan and Turkey
By Nithya Nagarajan, Stephen Brophy
On April 9, 2026, United States Steel Corporation (“U.S. Steel”) and United Steel, Paper and Forestry, Rubber, Manufacturing, Energy, Allied Industrial and Service Workers Union (“USW”) (collectively “Petitioners”), filed a…
China Law Blog
Why Importers Should Control Freight and Customs From Day One
Why Importers Should Control Freight and Customs From Day One* Wally’s Widgets had a breakthrough product, a solid Chinese manufacturer, and a $2.8 million retail order. He also had a…
Harness Dickey Blog
Before Filing a Complaint for Patent Infringement, Consider Your Patent Litigation Options at the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) and Europe’s Unified Patent Court (UPC)
You are a successful U.S. company with U.S. patents and European patents with unitary effect. You just learned that a European competitor is making infringing products in Europe and importing…
Food Safety News
FDA increases enforcement of regs for imports including seafood, papayas, cantaloupe and more
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
President Trump Issues Executive Orders on Use of the De Minimis Exemption for Imports from Canada and Mexico
By Dan Ujczo, Francesca M.S. Guerrero, David M. Schwartz, Scott E. Diamond**
The White House issued two Executive Orders on March 2, 2025 amending the February 1, 2025 Executive Orders Imposing Duties to Address the Situation at Our Southern Border and Imposing…
SmarTrade
CBP Issues Notice and CSMS Messages Regarding Application of Additional Duties on China and Removal of De Minimis Exemption
By Scott E. Diamond**, David M. Schwartz, Dan Ujczo
UPDATE: On February 7, President Donald Trump issued an executive order (EO) addressing the additional duties placed on imports into the United States of products of China. The article below stated…
China Law Insight
Cigars’ Talk: Major Adjustments in Cigar Imports as the Tariff Law Takes Effect Tomorrow
By King & Wood
Authored by: Feng Xiaopeng and Ma Cong Tariff Law of the People’s Republic of China (‘Tariff Law’) will come into effect on December 1, 2024. Concurrently, a series of regulation…
Food Safety News
FDA doubles down on import enforcement for mycotoxins, heavy metals and more
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…
Regulatory Oversight
$11M Cigarette Drawback Dispute Could Have Significant Consequences for FTZ Importers
By Michael Jordan, Bryan Haynes
In August, North Carolina-based cigarette importer, King Maker Marketing Inc., challenged a decision by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (Customs) that rejected its claims for more than $11 million in…
Regulatory Oversight
FDA Proposes Submission Tracking Number Requirement for ENDS Imports
By Bryan Haynes, Agustin Rodriguez, Zie Alere
In August, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a new proposed rule that would require importers of electronic nicotine delivery system (ENDS) products to provide an FDA-issued submission…