The Suarez Firm helps clients take the risk out of international commerce. After a dramatic shift in U.S. trade policy, importers have felt the pain of extra tariffs and uncertainty in their international business. The Suarez Firm helps clients understand what to expect next and to adjust their business transactions to minimize costs and mitigate the risk of penalties or other enforcement actions by customs authorities.
WITA Webinar: COVID-19 & Trade – Ports, Logistics and Global Supply Chains Thursday, May 21st at 11:00 AM (US/Eastern)…
Effective February 8, 2020, the U.S. will impose tariffs on derivative steel and aluminum imports. Pursuant to a January 24, 2020 Executive Order, the current steel and aluminum 232 tariffs have been expanded to certain derivative goods. U.S. Customs & Border Protection Guidance has…
On December 13, 2019, the U.S. and China reached a Phase One trade deal. It requires structural reforms and other changes to China’s economic and trade regime in the areas of intellectual property, technology transfer, agriculture, financial services and currency and foreign exchange. Importantly, it includes a commitment by China…
A December 12, 2019 Federal Register notice published by USTR informed the public that it was reviewing the action being taken in the Section 301 investigation involving the enforcement of the United States’ World Trade Organization (WTO) rights in the Large Civil Aircraft dispute. The notification includes two annexes: Annex…
Here’s an article I wrote for tradevistas.com about how the “Port of Virginia Put Suffolk on the Coffee Map.”…
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