The Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) is an independent United States government agency that regulates the nation’s international ocean shipping industry. The commission works to ensure that the shipping industry remains fair and competit... Continue

On January 26, 2009, CBP issued a rule titled Importer Security Filing (“ISF”) and Additional Carrier Requirements (commonly known as “10+2”) went into effect.

Prior to merchandise arriving by vessel for importation into the ... Continue

Have you ever thought of placing cash inside of an envelope and sending it across the globe?  There are places around the world where one will find strict economic controls on their people or have problems with crime.  As such, se... Continue

California’s Proposition 65, also called the Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act, was enacted in 1986.  This act is limited to the State of California and requires businesses to provide warnings to California residents abou... Continue

For Tariff Classification purposes, there are circumstances in which more than one word can describe an item. What do you do?! Well the law provides under the “General Rules of Interpretation” 2(b) that consideration is to be given to e... Continue

What are anti-dumping duties? Duties imposed against goods from foreign countries that are sold significantly lower in their country of origin or comparable third country markets – destroying the U.S. market for that product in the proces... Continue

The United States has many different trade partners all around the world. Which allows US-based businesses to enjoy financial benefits. One of the most favored partnerships is between us and Mexico. This is extremely beneficial to US busine... Continue

The United States Federal Government is made up of dozens of agencies and departments. Each one has a set of rules and regulations that governs its daily operation. All of the rules are contained in a single called The Code of Federal Regul... Continue