November 2009 | Customs & International Trade Law Blog

As a Subscriber, You Are Invited to This Thursday’s Holiday Party

With the overwhelmingly positive response to my new Customs and International Trade Blog, I am inviting each of you to the Customs and International Trade Department's Holiday Party, this Thursday, December 3, from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. at my Coral Gables, Florida, office. Where: 121 Alhambra Plaza, 10th Floor (parking provided in the building) Plenty of food and drink provided, so just bring your holiday cheer. RSVP required to Jennifer Diaz at jdiaz@becker-poliakoff.com or 305-260-1053.

By Jennifer Diaz|2021-04-09T13:59:01-04:00November 29, 2009|Best Practices, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP)|Comments Off

Everything You Need to Know About Exporting

In the next few weeks, I am giving lectures and doing a webinar on the general topic of export compliance. In my legal practice over the past 20 years as a Customs and International Trade attorney, I am increasingly involved with clients on export compliance and penalty matters, especially with the BIS and OFAC. The laws and regulations have changed dramatically over the past few years, as has the name and number of Federal agencies enforcing them, plus the penalties for non-compliance are much higher now.

By Jennifer Diaz|2009-11-16T11:16:52-05:00November 16, 2009|Export, U.S. Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), U.S. Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC)|Comments Off

I am Not Worried That My Food Is “Safe”, Are You?

The United States Congress is considering legislation to make the food we eat, especially imported food, "safe and secure". In my opinion, even if our food needs protecting, the proposed legislation only adds to the current Federal bureaucracy. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration already has a comprehensive regulatory procedure to stop, examine, and refuse imported food which it considers adulterated or misbranded, or otherwise not fit for human consumption. The current FDA system is working very well, and the only achievement of the proposed legislation will be to increase the price of food.

By Jennifer Diaz|2009-11-10T09:55:01-05:00November 10, 2009|Food, Import, U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)|2 Comments

U.S. Customs Seized My Merchandise: Now What? / La Aduana de los Estados Unidos Incautó Mi Mercancía: ¿Qué Hago Ahora?

Every day, U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the airports, seaports, and other border crossings, stop, examine, detain, and seize merchandise from both travelers and commercial cargo importers and exporters. The process of getting back your property can be a harrowing one fraught with bureaucratic delays. There is, fortunately, a set of rules that U.S. Customs must follow, and knowing those rules will give you an advantage.

By Jennifer Diaz|2021-11-10T15:13:37-05:00November 3, 2009|Seizures, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP)|127 Comments