Barbara is the Director, Regulatory Affairs and Compliance Training for FASA/Gemini. Formerly with Tompkins & Davidson, LLP, she is a member of the New York and Connecticut Bars and is admitted to practice before the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, the U.S. Court of International Trade and the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.
Barbara is also Of Counsel to Simon, Gluck & Kane. She has been involved in various aspects of importing and exporting for over thirty years; assisting clients with legal issues in importing / exporting and international trade matters, exclusively. Prior to that, she assisted in the management of an international manufacturer/importer, where her responsibilities included negotiating contracts, managing Letters of Credit, establishing and coordinating an overseas office; managing the import department and working closely with the firm’s legal counsel.
Due to the lapse in Appropriations for Fiscal Year 2019, many federal offices are closed or not updating their websites – see Here’s who the partial government shutdown affects See also: CBP’s latest ABI messages, including CSMS 19-000005 Attention for Trade Community utilizing MQ Server connections CONSUMER PRODUCTS EU…
The following governmental notices may be of interest to our members and the trade: CBP’s latest ABI messages, including CSMS 18-000758 Advance Electronic Data Required for Postal Shipments, requiring Advance Electronic Data on all postal shipments from China to the U.S. as of January 1, 2019 and CSMS 18-000757…
The following governmental notices may be of interest to our members and the trade: APHIS’ Comment Request concerning the Importation of Tomatoes From Certain Central American Countries CBP’s Rule concerning Civil Monetary Penalty Adjustments for Inflation, Notice of a Comment Request regarding Entry and Manifest of Merchandise Free of Duty,…
December 19, 2018 U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has posted its CSMS addressing Immediate Delivery Procedures at Year-End for those wanting to take advantage of any beneficial tariff changes: CBP’s Office of Trade is issuing a blanket authorization for Immediate Delivery (ID) procedures for merchandise to be released on…
MEMORANDUM December 18, 2018 As advised in our Memo of December 15th, although the President stated that there would be a 90-day delay in the increase in duty on List 3 products (https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2018-06-20/pdf/2018-13248.pdf) from China, sources had advised that U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) stated that unless CBP receives…
MEMORANDUM December 17, 2018 On December 1st, the President stated that there would be a 90-day delay in the increase in duty on List 3 products from China. However, sources advise that U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has stated that until CBP receives official notice of the delay…
The following governmental notices may be of interest to our members and the trade: APHIS’ Rule concerning the Branding Requirements for Bovines Imported Into the United States From Mexico and Comment Request regarding the Importation of Fresh Peppers From Ecuador Into the United States; CBP’s Comment Request regarding the Application…
December 12, 2018 A recently issued ruling issued by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) held that Cable modems that are made up of Chinese parts but assembled in Mexico are subject to the 10 percent Section 301 tariffs on goods from China. Under consideration were two types…
The following governmental notices may be of interest to our members and the trade: CPSC’s Notices of the Adjusted Customs Value regarding the Safety Standard for Cigarette Lighters and the Table Saw Blade-Contact Injuries Special Study Report, 2017; CBP’s Notices of Final Determinations for the Airlift PTTD Brace and Certain…
The following governmental notices may be of interest to our members and the trade: CBP’s Rule addressing the Technical Corrections to the Vessel Repair Unit and Notices of Accreditation and Approval of Commercial Gaugers and Laboratories; November 28th Bulletin providing three Final and Proposed Ruling Letter Modifications / Revocations and…
The following governmental notices may be of interest to our members and the trade: CBP’s Notices of Comment Requests regarding Screening Requirements for Carriers and Vessel Entrance or Clearance Statement (Anzalduas Biometric Test); November 21st Bulletin with Notice of Customs Broker User Fee Payment for 2019, as well as the…
The following governmental notices may be of interest to our members and the trade: CPSC’s Proposed Rule addressing the Semiannual Regulatory Agenda; CBP’s Notices of Customs Broker User Fee Payment for 2019, upcoming Meeting of the Commercial Customs Operations Advisory Committee and several Comment Requests; November 14th Bulletin with Notice…
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