INTERNATIONAL TRADE LAW
International Trade Law Articles
Customs classification, export controls, sanctions, and the compliance work that keeps cross-border business moving.
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How to Import Furniture: U.S. Rules & Duties
To import furniture into the United States, you classify it under HTS Chapter 94 and pay the duty, clear it through a formal customs entry, and meet the federal …
How to Import Goods for Personal Use
Importing goods for personal use means bringing items into the U.S. for yourself rather than for resale — and how much duty you owe, and whether the shipment …
How to Import Goods Into the U.S. for Resale
To import goods into the U.S. for resale, you become the “importer of record” — the party legally responsible for classifying your goods, declaring …
How to Import Goods Into the U.S.: A Legal Guide
Importing goods into the United States means clearing U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP): you declare your goods, classify and value them correctly, pay …
How to Import Goods With Antidumping Duties
Antidumping (AD) and countervailing (CVD) duties are extra duties on imports sold below fair value or boosted by foreign subsidies — and they can run many times …
How to Import Live Animals into the US
Importing live animals into the United States is governed by several federal agencies at once — chiefly USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service …
How to Import Machinery into the U.S.: A Guide
To import machinery into the United States, you classify it under the right tariff code, calculate the duties, file a customs entry with a bond, and confirm the …
How to Import Medical Devices into the U.S.
Importing a medical device into the United States requires FDA establishment registration and device listing, a U.S. initial importer of record, and the right …
How to Import Pharmaceuticals: FDA and DEA Rules
Importing pharmaceuticals into the United States is tightly restricted: a drug generally must be FDA-approved, made in a registered facility, and listed with …
How to Import Products from China to the US
Importing products from China means clearing them through U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) as the importer of record — classifying each item under the …
How to Import Raw Materials: A Compliance Guide
Importing raw materials comes down to two determinations made for each material — its HTS classification and its country of origin — because together they set …
How to Import Textiles Into the U.S. Legally
Importing textiles legally means satisfying three regimes at once: CBP’s customs entry rules, the FTC’s fiber-content and care labeling rules, and …
How to Import Toys into the U.S. (CPSC Rules)
Importing toys into the United States means meeting the Consumer Product Safety Commission’s rules: third-party testing to the mandatory ASTM F963-23 toy …
How to Import Under Free Trade Agreements
Importing under a free trade agreement (FTA) can reduce your duty rate to zero — but only if your goods actually meet the agreement’s rules of origin and …
How to Import Wine and Spirits Into the U.S.
Importing wine and spirits into the United States means clearing two federal agencies on top of Customs — the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB) and …
How to Import With a Customs Broker: A Guide
A customs broker is a person or company licensed by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to handle the entry of imported goods on your behalf — filing the …
How to Import With Incoterms: A Buyer's Guide
Incoterms decide who pays for shipping, who carries the risk of loss, and who handles customs at each stage of an international sale — so the term you agree to …
How to Import With Product Certification
For many regulated products, a certificate of conformity must exist before the goods can legally enter the United States — and starting in 2026, importers of …
How to Import With Restrictions and Quotas
Import restrictions and quotas can cap how much of a product may enter, add a steep duty, or bar it from entry entirely — and they turn on the exact product and …
How to Navigate Sanctions and Embargoes in Exporting
To export safely under U.S. sanctions, check three things before every shipment: the destination country, the parties involved (and their owners), and whether …
