Importing into the United States is fraught with uncertainty and many costly pitfalls. Great Lakes Customs Law is a law firm for importers, with the experience a business needs to confidently import and to be a trusted advocate and confidential advisor when customs starts asking questions or issuing penalties. Our experience is more valuable now than ever before as Customs and trade law in the United States is undergoing dramatic change.
Read our Legal Roadmap of a Customs Money Seizure to plan your next steps after a customs cash seizure. Faced with penalties for supposed import violations, in need of legal opinion and assistance? Get the help you need after an alleged violation of U.S. Customs & Border Protection laws. A more aggressive posture with China, a new trade agreement with Canada and Mexico, strained relationships and longstanding disputes with friendly European countries, and other changes mean nothing can be taken for granted.
Every new circumstance brings with it regulatory changes, changed enforcement priorities, new procedures, supply chain disruptions, increased issuance of penalties, liquidated damage (bond) claims, audits, seizures, requests for information, and notices of action from U.S. Customs & Border Protection.
Read our Legal Roadmap of a Customs Money Seizure to plan your next steps after a customs cash seizure. Faced with penalties for supposed import violations, in need of legal opinion and assistance? Get the help you need after an alleged violation of U.S. Customs & Border Protection laws. A more aggressive posture with China, a new trade agreement with Canada and Mexico, strained relationships and longstanding disputes with friendly European countries, and other changes mean nothing can be taken for granted.
Every new circumstance brings with it regulatory changes, changed enforcement priorities, new procedures, supply chain disruptions, increased issuance of penalties, liquidated damage (bond) claims, audits, seizures, requests for information, and notices of action from U.S. Customs & Border Protection.
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Our Detroit office is in in Livonia, Michigan, conveniently located minutes away from downtown Detroit, Windsor-Detroit Tunnel, the Ambassador Bridge, Detroit Metropolitan Airport, U.S. Customs & Border Protection and the Federal District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan.
I understand Great Lakes Customs Law reserves the right to decline representation and if it does accept representation, I will be required to sign a written fee agreement.
Our Detroit office is in in Livonia, Michigan, conveniently located minutes away from downtown Detroit, Windsor-Detroit Tunnel, the Ambassador Bridge, Detroit Metropolitan Airport, U.S. Customs & Border Protection and the Federal District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan.
Great Lakes Customs Law's mission is to give our clients the very best LEGAL ADVICE about import compliance and DEFENSE against claims made by U.S. Customs & Border Protection.
Requests for Investigation into Evasion of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Orders (19 USC 1517).
A customs lawyer helps the party who allegedly violated the customs laws or regulations to cancel, or mitigate, these punishments, which can include fines, penalties, and forfeitures.
21 USC 881 (transportation and facilitation of controlled substances and proceeds of sale of controlled substances).
Requests for Investigation into Evasion of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Orders (19 USC 1517).
A customs lawyer helps the party who allegedly violated the customs laws or regulations to cancel, or mitigate, these punishments, which can include fines, penalties, and forfeitures.
21 USC 881 (transportation and facilitation of controlled substances and proceeds of sale of controlled substances).
A petition for mitigation or remission (i.e., a petition for relief from some decision) is one way of administratively challenging certain decisions made by U.S. Customs & Border Protection when Customs seizes merchandise and or imposes a penalty, or liquidated damages.
A petition - sometimes called a petition for relief - is different from a protest, which is the other primary means of challenging a Customs decision.
A protest can be filed against other customs decisions like the classification or liquidation of merchandise, the exclusion of merchandise, and a disallowance of a drawback claim, among a few others.
A petition - sometimes called a petition for relief - is different from a protest, which is the other primary means of challenging a Customs decision.
A protest can be filed against other customs decisions like the classification or liquidation of merchandise, the exclusion of merchandise, and a disallowance of a drawback claim, among a few others.
Making an offer in compromise to settle a claim made by U.S. Customs & Border Protection (CBP) can be a great way to try to resolve many of these "claims" by the government; "claims" can include unpaid duties, penalties and even anti-dumping duties.
In fact, sometimes it is the only option - or the only option left - to settle a claim for antidumping duties, a penalty, or some other exaction by Customs.
An offer in compromise must be written, include payment in settlement of the claim (in most, but not all cases), and must expressly state that it is being made as an "offer in compromise" under 19 USC 1617.
In fact, sometimes it is the only option - or the only option left - to settle a claim for antidumping duties, a penalty, or some other exaction by Customs.
An offer in compromise must be written, include payment in settlement of the claim (in most, but not all cases), and must expressly state that it is being made as an "offer in compromise" under 19 USC 1617.
The value of products imported into the United States for customs purposes is determined by methods of "appraisement" (i.e., methods of determining and fixing a value to a product [appraisal]).
When products are imported into the United States, the importer must classify and value the products.
It is then CBP's responsibility to set the final appraisement of the products.
Transaction value is the preferred, or "default, " method of assigning a value to the product.
Packing costs incurred by the buyer (costs of containers, coverings, labor, etc., used for placing the merchandise packed and ready for shipment to the United States).
When products are imported into the United States, the importer must classify and value the products.
It is then CBP's responsibility to set the final appraisement of the products.
Transaction value is the preferred, or "default, " method of assigning a value to the product.
Packing costs incurred by the buyer (costs of containers, coverings, labor, etc., used for placing the merchandise packed and ready for shipment to the United States).
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