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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Building an Effective Import Compliance Plan
An effective import compliance plan is a written, repeatable system for declaring goods to CBP correctly — and keeping it correct as your products, suppliers, …
CBP ACE: Auditing Your Import History
The Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) is CBP’s online system of record for imports, and an importer can use it to pull and audit its own entry …
CBP Binding Rulings: Do You Need One & How
A CBP binding ruling is a written decision from U.S. Customs and Border Protection that tells you, in advance and with legal certainty, how your goods will be …
CBP Detention of Imports: The 30-Day Rule
A CBP detention is a temporary hold on imported merchandise while Customs decides whether the goods may enter — and by law it cannot drag on indefinitely. Under …
CBP Form 28: Responding to a Request for Information
CBP Form 28, the “Request for Information,” is a form U.S. Customs and Border Protection sends to an importer when the documents filed with an entry …
