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Tag Archives: Due Diligence
Are These Goods Good?: Accreditation of Laboratories
If you are a manufacturer or an importer of consumer products, you should keep an eye on what’s happening with the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC). Last week, the CPSC issued a proposed rule to establish the requirements pertaining to … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Consumer Product Safety Commission, Proposed Rules, Small Business
Tagged Audit, Due Diligence, Importers
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Understanding Your Responsibilities Under the Reasonable Care Requirement
When the Customs Modernization Act or “Mod Act” was enacted 18 years ago, two new customs concepts were introduced. These were known as “informed compliance” and “shared responsibility,” both of which are premised on the idea that in order to maximize … Continue reading
Posted in Customs, Import, Informed Compliance
Tagged Customs, Due Diligence, Importers, Reasonable Care
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The Impact of Export Control Regulations on Global Companies: The Deemed Export Rule
Does your company “export”? What is an export? This can be a tricky question, especially if your company employs foreign national non-immigrant workers. Earlier this year, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), revised the Form I-129: Petition for a … Continue reading
Posted in Export
Tagged Compliance, Deemed Export, Due Diligence, Export Control Reform
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FDA: Assessment of Reinspection Fees Postponed!
On October 1, 2011, it was expected that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) would begin charging importers an hourly fee of $224 for re-inspecting your imported food products which were identified as being non-compliant during the initial inspection. (That … Continue reading
Posted in Customs, FDA
Tagged Compliance, Due Diligence, fees, Importers, Informed Compliance, seizure
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CBP Going Green: Elimination of Courtesy Notices of Liquidation
It seems that cutting costs is a sign of the current economic times. To save money, some of us have opted for an enjoyable “stay-cation” rather than taking that trip to Europe; while some of us have dusted off those … Continue reading
“New” Rules of Origin? Keep Calm…
We all know that every article imported into the commerce of the United States must be legibly marked with the English name of the country of origin (unless an exception is provided for) to inform the ultimate purchase in the … Continue reading
Posted in Country of Origin, Customs
Tagged Country of Origin, Court of International Trade, Customs, Due Diligence
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Managing Your Risks: The Overseas Supplier
We all know that money doesn’t grow on trees. At least, that’s what my dad used to tell me. Today, companies are looking to cut costs and become leaner and, as a result, many companies look to eliminate the middleman … Continue reading
Posted in Customs
Tagged Due Diligence, Importers, Overseas Suppliers, Penalty, seizure
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