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 from India to the US
Importing from India means clearing your goods through U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) as the importer of record, classifying each product under the …
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 …
