The U.S. Court of Internatiional Trade (CIT) is challenging U.S. Customs' position on the tariff classification of certain engineeered hardwood flooring. (12/11/2008)

In this article written by John Hounsell a Business and Industry Specialist with NTIS you will gain a basic understanding as to what the EAR is and why you might need to refer to it. (11/6/2008)

You may someday receive a penalty for liquidated damages. In this article George Tuttle, discusses the hows, whys and wherefores behind Customs issuing these penalties and what you can do to mitigate the damages. (10/29/2008)

Export compliance violations are the fires that you need to put out immediately when discovered, before they expand and engulf everyone and everything in their path. (9/16/2008)

The basic rule of tariff classification is that each article imported must be separately and individually classified at the time of entry. However, "kits" and multi-pack articles present their own challenges for proper classification. (8/13/2008)