Trade Remedies 101 Archives - Customs & International Trade Law Firm

Demystifying FP&F: What You Need to Know About CBP’s Fines, Penalties, and Forfeitures

Cecilia — Mon, 21 Apr 2025 17:20:23 +0000

CBP has been delegated broad authority to assess, remit, mitigate, cancel, or compromise penalties and liquidated damages claims and to seize merchandise for violations of Customs or other laws enforced by CBP.
The FP&F process can be complicated, and how you respond can significantly impact the final outcome.

In this webinar, presenters will discuss:
• The CBP detention & seizure process
• How to read a seizure notice
• How to properly file a petition
• CBP monetary penalties
• How to read and respond to a pre-penalty notice
• When and how CBP issues liquidated damages

Who Should Attend?
• Importers
• Manufacturers
• Customs Brokers
• Regulatory Affairs Professionals
• In-house Legal Counsel
• Product Development Managers

Navigating Tariff Challenges: Mitigation Tools & Tactics

Cecilia — Fri, 14 Feb 2025 15:39:22 +0000

Tariff increases have a significant impact on businesses involved in importing goods into the U.S. However, importers are not without options.

What can importers do to prepare for future tariff increases? A lot!

This webinar outlines several strategies to legally minimize tariff costs, including:

• Temporary Importation under Bond (TIB)
• Incoterms
• Duty drawback
• Tariff engineering
• Country of origin change
• First sale
• Duty deferral
• Free trade agreements
• Moving some manufacturing to the U.S.

Presenters also highlight illegal tariff minimization strategies so importers know what NOT to do.

Presenters:
Jennifer Diaz, President, Diaz Trade Law
Dana Watts, Of Counsel, Diaz Trade Law

Who Should Attend?
• Importers
• Manufacturers
• Customs Brokers
• Regulatory Affairs Professionals
• In-house Legal Counsel
• Product Development Managers

Approved for one CCS/MCS, CES/MES, and LCB credit.

Other Trade Remedies 101 – EAPA, 201, 232, 301, 337 – Every Administration Has a Favorite!

Jennifer Diaz — Wed, 07 Apr 2021 17:31:43 +0000

Antidumping and Countervailing investigations are well-known trade remedies. However, these remedies are only part of the toolbox of trade actions at the disposal of the government. A wide range of other tools exist with varying durations, remedies and procedures. This webinar will discuss all of these alternate remedies and their benefits and drawbacks. We will also pull out the crystal ball and predict which of these tools will be the favorite of the Biden Administration.

In This Webinar You Will Learn:
– How to Assess The Impact of Any Alternate Trade Action on Your Business
– How to Prepare for These Actions
– How to Plan for These Actions

Presenters:
– Jennifer Diaz
– David Craven

Who Should Attend:
– Importers
– Manufacturers with Foreign Operations
– U.S. Purchasers of Foreign Made Product
– Customs Brokers
– Regulatory Affairs Professionals
– In-House Legal Counsel
– Product Development Managers
– Others Interested in AD/CVD

Eligible for 1 CCS/MCS NEI Credit
– Input your NCBFAA NEI ID number at the time of registration to receive credit.

Basics on AD/CVD

Jennifer Diaz — Wed, 31 Mar 2021 17:36:40 +0000

This one-hour webinar will provide an overview of the U.S. antidumping and countervailing duty investigation processes and top practitioner tips to avoid the AD/CVD trap. The presentation will discuss procedures, how your company can be proactive about AD/CVD investigations on both the petition and respondent sides and a summary of recent high-profile AD/CVD cases.

In This Webinar You Will Learn:
– Introduction to Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Investigations
– How AD/CVD Impacts Your Business
– How AD/CVD Procedures Work
– When to Request an Administrative Review
– When to Request a Scope Ruling
– Recent Developments in AD/CVD
– How Your Firm can be Proactive About AD/CVD”

Presenters:
– Jennifer Diaz
– David Craven

Who Should Attend:
– Importers
– Manufacturers With Foreign Operations
– U.S. Purchasers of Foreign Made Product
– Customs Brokers
– Regulatory Affairs Professionals
– In-House Legal Counsel
– Product Development Managers
– Others Interested in AD/CVD

Eligible for 1 CCS/MCS NEI Credit
– Input your NCBFAA NEI ID number at the time of registration to receive credit.