Recently by Michael J. Coursey
International Trade
Honeygate II Highlights Supply Chain Risks For U.S. Buyers Of Imported Goods
Still buying imports of dubious foreign origin from unrelated U.S. importers? Consider the case of Groeb Farms, Inc., which recently accepted criminal responsibility for fraudulently entered Chinese honey that had avoided $79 million in duties – despite not being directly...
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DOJ Is Prosecuting Customs Fraud Through Sarbanes-Oxley’s Obstruction of Justice Statute
If you don’t think customs fraud is rampant, consider this: On July 25, the Department of Justice (“DOJ”) accused the president of the San Diego Customs Brokers Association of fraudulently avoiding $10 million in customs duties on imported goods his company had promised to re-...
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Evading Remedies: Why The Marked Increase In Fraud In China-Related AD/CVD Cases Should Concern You
Foreign party fraud is rampant in many of the federal government's enforcement proceedings against imports from China under the antidumping (AD) and countervailing duty (CVD) laws. This is not to say that fraud taints all, or even most, AD and CVD proceedings against Chinese imports. But...
Read MoreHow U.S. Exporters Can Successfully Defend Against Developing Countries' Increased Resort To the Antidumping Remedy
Since the World Trade Organization (WTO) was created in 1995, major developing countries such as India and China have been required to eliminate or reduce a number of the trade barriers - such as high normal duties and low quotas - they had used to protect their domestic industries from foreign...
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