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Food Importers – Want to Expedite Your Importations with FDA?

On January 2, 2018, FDA announced that it expects to begin accepting applications in early 2018 for its Voluntary Qualified Importer Program (VQIP), which we first advised you of back in 2015. VQIP is a voluntary, fee-based program for importers that will allow expedited review and importation of human and animal foods into the United States for approved applicants who achieve and maintain a high level of control over the safety and security of their supply chains. Below are the most important VQIP questions and answers from the FDA. […]

By Jennifer Diaz|2022-07-07T12:30:12-04:00January 23, 2018|Best Practices, FDA Issues, Food, Import, Import Alert, International Law|1 Comment

2018 Seminars – We Want to Hear from YOU!

DTL is Planning Our 2018 Seminars AND WANTS YOUR Input!!

We want our 2018 Seminars to answer the import/export questions you have! Please provide your

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By Jennifer Diaz|2022-07-07T12:29:10-04:00January 17, 2018|Best Practices, Customs Expert, Events, Export, FDA Issues, Import, International Law, International Trade, Speaking, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP)|0 Comments

Your Cheat Sheet to Comply With CBP’s Forced Labor Requirements

We recently advised our readers of the 12 Questions on Forced Labor the import community must answer in order to comply with U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s (CBP) amended Reasonable Care Checklist. This checklist was released September 2017 to:

Comply with the informed compliance requirement of Title VI of the North American Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act (Pub. L. 103-182, 107 Stat. 2057) (Mod Act) and,
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By Jennifer Diaz|2023-12-15T12:59:28-05:00January 11, 2018|Best Practices, Import, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP)|1 Comment

Recap of the CBP East Coast Trade Symposium (& UPDATED Dates for 2018!)

As you know (for those of you who have been following our blog), U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) held its annual East Coast Trade Symposium on December 5-6, 2017, in Atlanta, GA. Below summarizes the panels I attended, would love your thoughts if you were there. For those that couldn’t make it – hope below proves useful as a summary for you!

The event kicked off with Brenda B. Smith, CBP’s Office of Trade Executive Assistant Commissioner, introducing CBP’s trade strategy and the four important lanes CBP is focusing on:

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By Jennifer Diaz|2022-07-07T12:25:40-04:00January 3, 2018|Best Practices, Events, Import, International Trade, International Travel, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP)|0 Comments

Importers: If you Can’t Answer These 12 Questions on Forced Labor You’re In Trouble!

An estimated 40.3 million people were living in modern slavery at any moment in time in 2016. This amounts to 5.4 victims of modern slavery for every thousand people in the world. Seventy three per cent of the victims of forced labor were female, and one in four victims were children. Forced labor accounted for 24.9 million people, while 15.4 million were in forced marriage.

What is the U.S. Doing About It? […]

By Jennifer Diaz|2022-07-07T12:24:07-04:00December 15, 2017|Best Practices, Customs Expert, Import, International Law, Investigation, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP)|2 Comments

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