Navigating international trade regulations and customs enforcement requires precise legal strategy. We assist importers, exporters, logistics providers, and global businesses in ensuring full compliance with customs authorities, minimizing duty liabilities, and resolving supply chain disputes. From tariff classification to trade audit defense, we keep your cargo moving across borders seamlessly.

Core Practice Area Descriptions

1. Import Compliance & Tariff Classification

Ensuring goods are correctly declared to prevent costly delays, penalties, or seizures.

• Harmonized Tariff Schedule (HTS) Classification
• Valuation & Appraisement Disputes
• Rules of Origin & Country of Origin Marking
• Free Trade Agreement (FTA) Qualification (e.g., USMCA, regional agreements)

2. Customs Audits & Enforcement Defense

Protecting commercial clients facing scrutiny, penalties, or cargo detentions from customs agencies.

• Customs Audit Defense & Internal Investigations
• Prior Disclosures & Penalty Mitigation
• Seizures, Forfeitures, & Liquidated Damages Claims
• Protests & Administrative Appeals

3. International Trade & Export Controls

Guiding businesses through trade restrictions, sanctions, and export compliance regimes.

• Export Controls & Licensing (EAR / ITAR)
• Sanctions Compliance (OFAC regulations)
• Antidumping & Countervailing Duty (AD/CVD) Proceedings
• Supply Chain Security & Forced Labor Regulations (e.g., UFLPA)

Core Service Features

1. Proactive Tariff & Duty Optimization

We analyze your supply chain and product catalog to identify duty savings opportunities through legal duty drawbacks, tariff engineering, and trade preference programs.

2. 24/7 Detention & Cargo Seizure Intervention

Immediate legal response when shipments are held, detained, or seized at ports of entry to resolve documentation queries and expedite release.

3. Customized Compliance Programs & Audits

We design and implement internal trade compliance programs, conducting mock audits to catch vulnerabilities before regulatory authorities do.

4. Cross-Border & Administrative Representation

Expert representation before customs authorities, trade commissions, and federal courts specializing in international trade litigation.