International Trade Challenges | Live Webinar

Agenda:

Gregory Husisian, Partner, Foley & Lardner LLP

&

Natalie Zink, Associate Attorney, Schulz Trade Law PLLC

1. The current state and outlook of the Trump tariffs
   
   1. Where we are on the various “buckets” of Trump tariffs (global, reciprocal, section 232, China, Canada/Mexico) and the likely landing spot for each.
   2. Litigation update and potential impact
   3. Best practices and planning for clients, expiration of exclusions, potential for reinstatement of exclusions, and potential expansions of derivative products for section 232
2. Heighted importation risks and enforcement priorities
   
   1. Understanding why Customs has unprecedented insight into import activity and how it is using 7501 entry summary data for data mining
   2. Coping with the new key risk areas: (1) country of origin/China +1; (2) classification; (3) USMCA compliant goods; and (4) valuation
   3. DOJ elevation of tariff evasion to number 2 enforcement area and new emphasis on Customs FCA
   4. Increased scrutiny on first sale claims, valuation manipulation, and antidumping circumvention, and best practices for clients
3. Customs compliance best practices for risk mitigation
   
   1. Country of origin/revisiting China +1 strategy
   2. HTS classification and the conduct of classification review/Customs audit
   3. Valuation and why internet claims of “unbundling” of costs will not work
   4. USMCA compliance
   5. Why reasonable care memos, proper Customs broker oversight, good post-entry procedures, and good recordkeeping are important in the new high-tariff, high-penalty environment
   6. Proper marking and country of origin (small mistakes = big penalties)
4. Legal and practical considerations around evolving trade policy.
   
   1. This might be covered in above already.
   2. Section 232, 301, and de minimis reform, and best practices for clients.

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