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Upcoming Training: CBP Regulations: Essential Practices for Import Success
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Upcoming Training: CBP Regulations: Essential Practices for Import Success
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Upcoming Training: CBP Regulations: Essential Practices for Import Success

Join us in person at the World Trade Center Miami or on Zoom! Eligible for 3 CCS continuing education credits.

Many mistake the ease of importing to mean there is no liability or obligation on the part of the importer. However, if you import merchandise into the U.S., you may not realize, but, you are the responsible party! That means you have a duty to exercise “reasonable care” when importing.

What is reasonable care? Importers must conduct themselves as a reasonable importer would under the circumstance with respect to importing prior to entering goods into the United States. They must:

Meet the standard to enter, classify and determine the value of imported goods
Provide other information necessary to aid U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) in properly assessing duties and collecting accurate statistics
Determining whether other applicable legal standards and requirements have been met

Read more about reasonable care in our Bloomberg Law article here.

All importers should have a plan in place to navigate merchandise descriptions & classification, product valuation, country of origin, intellectual property rights, forced labor, quotas, requirements of other agencies, and more.

In this presentation, our speakers will discuss how to comply with CBP’s vast laws and regulations. By the end of […]

By Jennifer Diaz|2024-05-17T09:23:19-04:00May 17, 2024|Import, news, Speaking|0 Comments

U.S. Customs – Your Personal Policeman at the Border

Introduction

Many companies mistakenly believe that registering a trademark or copyright with the U.S. Government provides sufficient protection and remedies. However, there is an additional step that can significantly enhance protection—recording trademarks or copyrights with U.S. Customs and Border Protection (U.S. Customs).

This blog explores the distinct goals of these processes and the advantages of recording intellectual property with the U.S. Customs.

I. Registering with USPTO and Recording with U.S. Customs: Different Goals

Registering with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) or U.S. Copyright Office gives public notice of ownership.
Recording with U.S. Customs aims to prevent unauthorized importation of merchandise bearing the registered intellectual property.
U.S. Customs serves as a critical partner in halting counterfeit and infringing products from entering or leaving the United States.

II. Benefits of Recording Trademarks or Copyrights with U.S. Customs

Seizure and Monitoring:

U.S. Customs monitors and seizes infringing merchandise at ports of entry, alleviating the burden on trademark or copyright holders.
This proactive approach eliminates the need to individually locate and prosecute every unauthorized importer, distributor, or retailer, safeguarding intellectual […]

By Jennifer Diaz|2023-06-19T11:29:36-04:00September 9, 2022|Counterfeits, Enforcement, Import, Intellectual Property Rights, International Trade, IPR, Trademarks and Logos, penalty, Pre-compliance, Seizure, Speaking, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP)|0 Comments

Upcoming Webinar: Basics of U.S. Tariff Classification (HTSUS)

Did you know the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the U.S. (HTSUS) can be difficult to navigate, and importers often either don’t even know what HTSUS is, or strictly rely on customs brokers for this number, not realizing it is an importers responsibility and liability to ensure that the HTSUS be correctly declared? Now, especially, with 301 duties in place, ensuring you have the right HTSUS is more important than ever.

Ensure you’re informed and updated on classification and binding rulings and register for Diaz Trade Law’s webinar “Basics on Tariff Classification“ taking place on May 12, 2022. This one-hour webinar will provide insights into the importance of CBP Rulings for classification and binding rulings in ensuring compliance when importing into the United States. The presenter will provide an overview of the process of how to receive a final classification and binding ruling from CBP as well as TOP tips on when it may be advantageous to do so.

Register today to hear directly from DTL’s president, Jennifer Diaz as she teaches attendees about the fundamental in ensuring compliance when it comes to classification along with the new HTSUS changes in 2022.

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By Jennifer Diaz|2022-04-28T17:55:16-04:00April 28, 2022|Best Practices, Events, Export, Import, International Trade, Speaking, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP)|0 Comments

Upcoming Webinar: Equality in Gender & Trade

Did you know when women’s economic engagement increases, productivity and prosperity also rise? In addition, empirical studies show that raising women’s income is strongly associated with investment in nutrition, health, and education. Ensure you’re informed and updated on trends affecting global trade and register for Diaz Trade Law’s first 2022 webinar “Gender and Trade“ taking place on March 10, 2022. This one-hour webinar will provide insights into the role gender can play in increasing trade and prosperity.

Register today to hear directly from DTL’s president, Jennifer Diaz and International Development Advisor, Linda Schmid as they teach attendees about how women fit into the picture of trade and what nations and customs and border agencies can do to level the playing field.

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By Jennifer Diaz|2022-02-22T18:12:41-05:00February 23, 2022|Events, Export, Import, International Trade, Speaking|0 Comments

Jen Diaz to Moderate FCBF on IPR featuring IPR Branch Chief and UL

Diaz Trade Law is excited to announce that President Jennifer Diaz will be moderating the upcoming FCBF webinar titled “IPR with CBP and UL” with the Chief of the Intellectual Property Rights Branch of U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Alaina van Horn, and UL Brand Protection Manager, Lisa Deere.

The Florida Customs Brokers & Forwarders Association (FCBF) encourages all custom brokers, patent, trademark and all international trade professional to join its Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) with U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and UL. This one-hour webinar will give custom brokers, importers, and all other international trade professionals the ability to learn and understand CBP’s IPR customs and enforcement.

This webinar will be Friday, September 3, 2021 at 11:30 AM EST.

Register Now!

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