A U.S. District Court has ruled that Federal Law precludes the State from enforcing a criminal code that prohibited the commercial trade in alligator/crocodile parts and products. Importantly, the Court
The United States and European Union are continuing to discuss strategies to disrupt the flow revenues to Russia from Western nations. To this end, it has been reported that the
CBP released the attached fact sheet on 19 C.F.R. §111.32 which, pursuant to the recently amended broker regulations, requires customs brokers to notify CBP when the broker “separates from or
The U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC), on March 1, 2023, finalized its determination that Emirati and Omani pipe producers are not circumventing the antidumping duty order on welded carbon steel
On February 9, 2023 the U.S. Court of International Trade (CIT) issued an opinion (Meyer Corp. vs United States, slip op. 23-13) which may impact the use of the “First
On February 10, 2023, the United States International Trade Commission (ITC) published notice of its determination that a U.S. industry is not injured, or threatened with injury, by reason of U.S.
On February 7, 2023, the U.S. Court of International Trade (CIT) heard oral argument in In Re Section 301 Cases, Court No. 21-00052, the lead case for the claims filed by
In a notice scheduled to be published in the Federal Register on February 7, 2023, the office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) announced that it is again extending the China 301 tariff exclusions on 81 “COVID items” which would have otherwise expired on February 28, 2023. The extensions will run through May 15, 2023. The specific items in question can be accessed here.
It is with great pride that the Partners at GDLSK announce that Michael Holton has been elected to the partnership of the Firm. Michael joined the Firm in 2017, having
After nearly 45 years of dedicated service to his clients and our firm, Alan G. Lebowitz has transitioned to a well-deserved retirement effective December 31, 2022. Alan will be contacting
The U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC), on December 23, 2022, finalized its antidumping duty (ADD) investigations of steels nails from Sri Lanka and steel nails from India. DOC found that
On December 16, 2022, the office of the U.S. Trade Representative (“USTR”) announced that it will extend the currently scheduled expiration date of 352 China 301 tariff exclusions that had
The Foreign Trade Association is offering a virtual course in preparation for the April 2023 Customs Broker License Exam. The 10 week exam preparation course is taught by Erik Smithweiss of Grunfeld,
In a November 29, 2022 Federal Register notice, the office of the U.S. Trade Representative announced that it is extending the China 301 tariff exclusions on 81 “COVID items” which
As part of its review of the future of the China 301 tariffs, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (“USTR”) is soliciting public comments as to the effectiveness of
Customs recently issued a ruling on the CROSS database, that may be problematic for many importers. In CROSS ruling number H290535, a seller of merchandise provided the ten digit Harmonized
The U.S. Court of International Trade (CIT), on October 24, 2022, issued its final ruling and judgment in the appeal challenging the U.S. Department of Commerce’s (DOC) results of the
On October 21, 2022, the U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC) published its final scope and circumvention determination following its investigation of whether quartz surface products (QSP) exported from Malaysia should
On August 29, 2022, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) reversed the U.S. Court of International Trade (CIT) and invalidated the U.S. Department of Commerce’s (DOC)
The U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC) on September 19, 2022, published notice that it has finalized its first administrative review (AR1) of the antidumping duty (ADD) order on passenger vehicle
On September 16, 2022, GDLSK received two unanimous decisions from the United States International Trade Commission (ITC) determining that a U.S. industry is not injured, or threatened with injury, by
On August 22, 2022, the U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC), finalized its countervailing duty investigation of steel nails from Sri Lanka, assigning a low 4.12% CVD rate to GDLSK client
The Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (“BIS”) has released an interim final rule amending the Export Administration Regulations (“EAR”) in order to further restrict China’s ability to
GDLSK Partner Arthur Bodek will be speaking at the opening panel of the U.S. Fashion Industry Association annual importers trade & transportation conference in New York on November 10, 2022.
Fern Thomas is the Firm’s Chief Financial & Administrative Officer, responsible for all aspects of its national and international operations, including finance, human resources, technology, risk management, real estate, and
Los Angeles Partner Richard Wortman will be co-chairing American Conference Institute’s 11th Advanced Forum on Import Compliance and Enforcement, taking place November 8-9, in Washington, DC at the Kimpton Hotel
Los Angeles Partner Richard Wortman will be presenting a webinar “When Customs Comes Knocking At Your Door” on September 15th, 2022 for the Los Angeles Customs Brokers & Freight Forwarders