Exports

Compliance
Barnes/Richardson provides practical and effective to help clients development and implementation Export Management Systems. An EMS allows traders to transfer products and information across borders confident that they are in compliance with the law regarding exports, re-exports and deemed exports. We examine process flows to eliminate complexity and waste, strengthen knowledge and management decision-making in day-to-day operations, and conduct internal staff training to assist in maintaining complex compliance initiatives once the Export Management System is in place.

Licensing
Whether the jurisdiction for a particular transaction is properly with the Bureau of Export Administration of the Commerce Department, the State Department, or the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the Treasury Department, Barnes/Richardson can quickly and effectively analyze proposed transactions and apply the laws and regulations to determine whether a license is required. If so, we can present the matter to the agency concerned in such a way that the license is granted as quickly and efficiently as possible. In addition, Barnes/Richardson will advise on the scope of the license and the proper application of the license so that the exporter is clear as to its privileges and responsibilities.

Investigations and Enforcement
Barnes/Richardson is prepared to assist should the client receive a summons, subpoena or otherwise be the subject of a civil or criminal investigation. Such investigations are becoming more common and an ever more important tool of the government to ensure export compliance. At such times, expert and experienced counsel is essential. Barnes/Richardson fills that role.

Ma 8, 2025
U.S. and U.K. Strike Trade Deal Following Trump Tariffs
May 7, 2025
CIT Issues Classification Neither Party Advocated
May 1, 2025
A Brief Survey of the IEEPA Legal Challenges
Apr. 30, 2025
CBP Clarifies: In-Transit Tariff Exemption Applies Only to Vessel Shipments
Apr. 29, 2025
Administration to Ease Auto and Parts Tariffs
Apr. 29, 2025
Latest Executive Order Limits Tariff Stacking
Apr. 24, 2025
De Minimis Ending for Goods of China (and Hong Kong)
Apr. 23, 2025
Section 232 Takes on Medium and Heavy-Duty Trucks
Apr. 17, 2025
Another Rapid Response Mechanism Request on the Books
Apr. 16, 2025
Trump Orders National Security Investigation for Critical Minerals
Apr. 10, 2025
EU to Pause Countermeasure Response for 90 Days
Apr. 9, 2025
EU and China Strike Back with Tariffs on U.S. Imports
Apr. 9, 2025
Trump Announces 90-Day Pause on Country-Specific Reciprocal Tariffs
Apr. 8, 2025
Customs Issues "Reciprocal Tariffs" Guidance
Apr. 8, 2025
White House Indicates China Will Face (at least) 104% Duties
Apr. 4, 2025
Tariff Subheading Guidance for ‘Reciprocal Tariffs' Published
Apr. 4, 2025
Global Response to U.S. ‘Reciprocal Tariffs'
Apr. 3, 2025
Correction and Exclusions for ‘Reciprocal Tariffs' Published
Apr. 2, 2025
Trump Announces 25% Tariff on Passenger Vehicles, Light Trucks, and Auto Parts
Apr. 2, 2025
Changes to De Minimis Duty Free Treatment for Good from China and Hong Kong
Apr. 2, 2025
Reciprocal Tariffs Announced
Mar. 27, 2025
President Trump Announces 25% on Autos and Light Trucks
Mar. 25, 2025
25% Tariffs on Countries that Import Venezuela Oil
Mar. 19, 2025
AD/CVD Petitions Filed for Corrugated Boxes from China and Vietnam
Mar. 13, 2025
Countries Around the World Strike Back at the Trump Administrations Increase in Tariffs
Mar. 11, 2025
U.S. Seeking Broad Trade Agreement with India
Mar. 11, 2025
As Tariffs Loom, Steel and Aluminum Rules Remain in Flux with Lost Exclusions and Increased Duties
Mar. 11, 2025
CBP Guidance on Duties on Imports of Steel and Steel Derivative Products
Mar. 11, 2025
CBP Guidance on Duties on Imports of Aluminum and Aluminum Derivative Products
Mar. 11, 2025
Canadian 50% Steel & Aluminum Tariff Reportedly Averted
Mar. 11, 2025
Steel & Aluminum Derivatives Tariffs Outside Chapters 73 & 76 Effective This Week
Mar. 10, 2025
USTR Announces 2025 Trade Agenda
Mar. 6, 2025
Tariff Exemptions on Mexican USMCA Imports Reported
Mar. 6, 2025
All USMCA Imports Reportedly Exempt from Tariffs
Mar. 6, 2025
USMCA Tariff Exemption Executive Orders Published
Mar. 5, 2025
Senators Revise Plan to Tie Duties to Carbon Emissions
Mar. 5, 2025
Tariffs on Autos Under USMCA from Canada or Mexico Reportedly Suspended One Month
Feb. 4, 2025
Steel and Aluminum: The Gifts That Keep on Giving
Mar. 3, 2025
Timber, Lumber, and Derivatives Get Their Own National Security Investigation
Mar. 3, 2025
Canada and Mexico Duties Deadlines Arrive with No Indications of Delay
Feb. 28, 2025
Trump Indicates Likely March 4, 2025 Duty Increases
Feb. 26, 2025
Updated Guidance on Additional Duties for Imports from China and Hong Kong
Feb. 26, 2025
Copper Gets Its Turn for National Security Treatment
Feb. 24, 2025
Indictments Handed Down in Export Scheme
Feb. 24, 2025
The Next Shoe to Drop? USTR Proposes Actions Against Chinese Ships
Feb. 18, 2025
Preliminary ITC AD/CVD Determinations on Erythritol
Feb. 13, 2025
Trump Announces Marching Order for "Reciprocal Tariffs"
Jan. 22, 2025
Webinar: What We Know After the Inauguration
Sep. 9, 2024
McPherson to Co-Moderate Export Enforcement Discussion
Jun. 2, 2023
BRC and Attorneys Ranked in 2023 Chambers Guide
March 18, 2019
Chicago Partner Lawrence M. Friedman to Speak on How to Prepare for and Conduct Your Import Internal Risk Assessment
March 29, 2019
ITCC Import Export Workshop: When You Disagree with Customs...
May 4, 2017
BRC Partner Lawrence Friedman to Speak at Upcoming PERT Event
March 3, 2017
Brian F. Walsh Addresses Trump Administration Trade Policies at the Meritas Asian Regional Meeting in Singapore
March 2, 2017
David G. Forgue to Participate in Georgetown International Trade Update
January 20, 2016
Update on Iran Sanction Relief and What it Really Means
May 12, 2015
Partner Helena Sullivan Speaks at New York City Bar Association on OFAC Compliance
February 10, 2015
From Moveable Type to Home Manufacturing in Five Easy Centuries: Some Trade Implications of 3D Printing
By: David G. Forgue
January 20, 2015
Helena Sullivan Writes on Ukraine Sanctions
October 24, 2014
Forgue Speaks on Nearshoring, Reshoring, and Their Trade Compliance Challenges
April 01, 2014
BRC Partner David Forgue Speaks at ITCC Workshop
Jan. 16, 2014
BRC Attorney to Conduct Webinar for the Department of Commerce
November 06, 2013
BRC Partners to Speak at Upcoming ITCC Workshop
September 20, 2013
Barnes/Richardson Partner Cortney O'Toole Morgan to Speak at ACI's U.S. Customs Compliance Boot Camp
September 10, 2012
Barnes/Richardson Partner to Speak at Upcoming Trade and Transportation Events
February 4, 2011
COMPLIANCE UPDATE: New Immigration Form I-129 Requires Certification of Deemed Export Compliance for H, L and O Petitions for Nonimmigrant Foreign Workers
January 4, 2011
FTZ Board Proposes Significant Revisions to Foreign Trade Zones Regulations
October 25, 2010
EU Country of Origin Marking
January 9, 2009
Increased Penalties for Violations of Census' Foreign Trade Regulations Begins Feb. 1
August 29, 2008
Indictment Reinforces Importance Under the Export Laws of Preventing Unlawful Releases of Technical Data to Foreign Nationals
July 24, 2008
DoD Issues Interim Rule and Request for Comments Concerning Additional Requirements for Contracts Involving Export-Controlled Items
June 5, 2008
EXPORT ALERT: Census Issues Final Rule Mandating Electronic Filing
April 24, 2008
House Bill Proposes Changes to AES to Prevent Prohibited Exports
April 18, 2008
BIS Discusses Penalty Mitigation Principles
March 26, 2008
A Practical Guide to REACH - The EU Chemical Classification System
January 22, 2008
Cosmetics, Drugs and Labels
January 14, 2008
The Role of Trade in the 2008 Elections
October 12, 2007
BIS Increases IEEPA Penalties for Export Violations
June 21, 2007
BIS Final Rule Revises Export Policy for China
Apr. 24, 2007
A Practice Guide to REACH - The EU Chemical Classification System
July 14, 2005
Prudence a Necessity on Export Control Issues—The Boeing Case
March 10, 2004
The U.S.-Singapore Free-Trade Agreement
March 2, 2004
Conducting a Legal Compliance Review for Import and Export Activity in the Context of a Potential Merger or Acquisition
January 1, 2003
Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Finds That the Export Administration Regulations as Applied to the Export of Encryption Technology Runs Afoul of the 1st Amendment
January 1, 2003
Export Update
January 2003
Court Upholds HMT Time Limit
January 1, 2003
Chemical Weapons Convention Interim Regulations
November 26, 2001
Update on Harbor Maintenance Tax