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2018 CTPAT Conference Dates Announced!

U.S. Customs and Border Protection is proud to announce the 2018 CTPAT Conference. The conference will be held in Orlando, Florida. The conference will be September 12 and 13, 2018.  September 12, 2018, will be general session with multiple speakers and panel discussions.  September 13, 2018, will be a day of workshops.  Both days will begin at 8:00 am and conclude around 5:30 pm.  An agenda will not be provided ahead of the conference.  Agendas will be provided upon registration check in at the hotel. […]

By |2022-07-06T16:26:13-04:00August 17, 2018|Best Practices, Export, Import, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP)|Comments Off on 2018 CTPAT Conference Dates Announced!
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CBP Sued Over Mandatory Hold Harmless Release Agreement

Did you know that when Customs and Border Protection (CBP) decides to release goods that were seized by CBP, it requires that you sign a Hold Harmless Release Agreement, as a prerequisite to receiving goods, which prevents you from filing suit against the government (for example for wrongfully detaining your goods)? Well this is a common practice among CBP and now a class action lawsuit is being brought against CBP for this practice.

How Did This Lawsuit Come About?

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By |2021-11-03T15:29:02-04:00May 18, 2018|Counterfeits, Currency Seizure, International Law, International Trade, IPR, Trademarks and Logos, Seizures, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP)|2 Comments
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ZTE Barred by U.S. Government & ZTE Fights Back!

Background

China-based Zhongxing Telecommunications Equipment Corporation and ZTE Kangxun Telecommunications Ltd (collectively “ZTE”) entered a guilty plea and agreed to pay a combined penalty up to $1.19 billion to settle criminal and civil allegations that ZTE violated U.S. export control laws and U.S. sanctions by illegally shipping U.S.-origin items to Iran.

The record-breaking settlement agreement was with the U.S. Department of Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”), the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”), and the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (“BIS”). The penalty assessed against ZTE included a $100,871,266 civil monetary penalty imposed by OFAC; a $430,488,798 in combined criminal fines and forfeitures; and a $661,000,000 penalty payable to BIS, of which $300,000,000 were suspended for a seven-year probationary period. […]

By |2021-11-03T15:31:14-04:00May 1, 2018|Best Practices, International Trade, Speaking, U.S. Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC)|Comments Off on ZTE Barred by U.S. Government & ZTE Fights Back!
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