May 2020 - Customs & International Trade Law Firm

DTL Tuned-In to the 2020 World Trade Center Miami’s International Trade Week – Check out our Recap:

During the weeklong series of 10 informative webinars on trade regulations, we heard TOP TIPs from numerous federal agencies, including U.S. Customs & Border Protection (CBP), U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)’s Division of Southeast Imports, Miami’s CBP Fines, Penalties & Forfeitures (FP&F) Office, Miami CTPAT Field Office and more! Each webinar was produced to assist importers and exporters understand compliance and hot issues. Below are summaries of two webinars – FDA Import Operations Associated with COVID-19 Efforts and CTPAT – State of the Program / Minimum Security Criteria Updates:
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By Jennifer Diaz|2020-05-27T20:23:51-04:00May 27, 2020|Best Practices, COVID-19, CTPAT, Customs Expert, Enforcement, FDA Issues, Import, International Business, International Law, International Trade|0 Comments

COVID FLEXIBILITY – FDA Announces Temporary Policy Regarding Certain Labeling Requirements for Foods

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is issuing a guidance document to provide additional temporary flexibility in food labeling requirements to manufacturers and vending machine operators. The goal is to provide regulatory flexibility, where appropriate, to help minimize the impact of supply chain disruptions on product availability associated with the current COVID-19 pandemic.

Entitled “Temporary Policy Regarding Certain Food Labeling Requirements During the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency: Minor Formulation Changes and Vending Machines,” this guidance is one of several the FDA has issued to provide temporary flexibility to the food industry to help support the food supply chain and meet consumer demand during the pandemic.

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By Jennifer Diaz|2022-07-07T14:16:58-04:00May 27, 2020|Best Practices, Customs Expert, FDA Issues, Food, Import Alert, International Trade, IPR, Trademarks and Logos|0 Comments

NEW EXECUTIVE ORDER: Federal Agencies Directed to Remove Regulatory Barriers

In light of COVID-19, on May 19, 2020, the Trump Administration issued a new Executive Order (EO) entitled, “Regulatory Relief to Support Economic Recovery” directing all federal agencies to promote economic recovery through non-regulatory action. Importers, exporters, and other businesses under the jurisdiction of one of the 42 plus federal agencies that have pending federal enforcement actions should consider the regulatory reform mandated by the EO.

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By Jennifer Diaz|2022-07-07T14:16:12-04:00May 27, 2020|CBD, COVID-19, Customs Expert, Enforcement, Export, Import, International Law, International Trade, Supply Chain, U.S Department of Homeland Security (DHS), U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP)|0 Comments

CBP Creates New Online Electronic Vessel Manifest Confidentiality Application

Do your competitors have access to information listed in your Bill of Lading? Why provide your competitors the advantages needed to gain control over your market? In our previous blog post “Do You Keep Your Manifest Information Confidential” we discussed the relevant privacy statute, what information is published publicly, and what information you can request CBP keep confidential.

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By Jennifer Diaz|2022-07-07T14:14:41-04:00May 27, 2020|Customs Expert, Enforcement, Export, Import, International Business, International Trade, Supply Chain, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP)|0 Comments