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The reasons for seizures or liquidated damages vary, with country of origin marking issues, suspected counterfeit goods or other IP violations, failure to redeliver merchandise, and undeclared merchandise or money common examples. Customs, however, also exercises its enforcement authority on behalf of other federal agencies, including:

Food and Drug Administration
Consumer Products Safety Commission
Animal Plant Health Inspection Service
Fish & Wildlife Service
Environmental Protection Agency

An importer with seized merchandise or a demand for liquidated damages has certain options for remediating the seizure or mitigating potential liquidated damages. Barnes/Richardson lawyers understand these options and can implement the best strategic approach for securing the release of your property or reducing any financial exposure. We draw on our firm-wide experience dealing with CBP seizures and demands for liquidated damages and offer thoughtful and objective solutions to address the circumstances of your situation, whether it be via the administrative petition process, judicial forfeiture in the local district court or abandonment of the property.

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Oct. 28, 2024: Tangential Participant Liability Under the EAR
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Oct. 22, 2024: BIS Issues New Rule and Proposed Rule to Amend U.S. Space-Related Controls
Oct. 16, 2024: U.S. Legislators Call on USMCA Partners to Mirror UFLPA
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Sep. 9, 2024: McPherson to Co-Moderate Export Enforcement Discussion
Jun. 2, 2023: BRC and Attorneys Ranked in 2023 Chambers Guide
May 4, 2017: BRC Partner Lawrence Friedman to Speak at Upcoming PERT Event
March 2, 2017: David G. Forgue to Participate in Georgetown International Trade Update
February 14, 2017: BRC, Joern Law Firm to Hold Joint Webinar on Consumer Product Safety Rules and Import Requirements
By: Lawrence M. Friedman
April 10, 2014: BRC Secures Return of Seized Currency
February 5, 2013: Detentions, Exclusions, and Customs Protests
By: Lawrence M. Friedman
October 2, 2007: Brand Owners Can Prevent Increasingly Costly Offshore Counterfeit Activities
By: Frederic D. Van Arnam, Jr.
July 13, 2007: Strategies for Dealing with Counterfeiting
By: Frederic D. Van Arnam, Jr.
August 1, 2006: Section 337 Cases on the Rise
By: Matthew T. McGrath

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