International Trade & Customs Law

Custom Solutions for a Complex Global Market.

GHSK’s International Trade & Customs Law practice covers a wide range of issues and services related to trade and customs law. We are devoted and zealous advocates who will meticulously tailor our services to a client’s particular needs, always putting the client’s strategic goals first. Some of the trade and customs law issues we assist with include:

• providing guidance in interactions with U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), the Department of Commerce, and the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR).
• counseling on all issues concerning the importation of goods from across the globe, including the classification and valuation of goods
• advising on country of origin and marking issues, including the requirements involved in the substantial transformation of goods for them to qualify as originating in a certain country
• preparing protests of adverse customs decisions by CBP
• providing guidance related to the interpretation of CBP rulings
• tariff engineering to modify products’ characteristics to reduce the tariff rate imposed by customs
• investigating and advising on tariff exemptions and exclusions, and preparing Section 301 Exclusion Requests for submission to USTR
• counseling on whether to seek administrative remedies or alternative dispute resolution and when litigation is in your best interests
• advising on the effects of presidential proclamations, international treaties, and trade agreements
• guidance to prevent transshipment, customs evasion, and duty collection actions
• representation in litigation before the U.S. Court of International Trade and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
• advising in specific areas of expertise including raw materials, components, manufacturing, assembly, supply chains, financing, transportation, marketing, sales, and testing, in various types of industries such as agriculture, automotive, biochemical, electronics, engineering, food, medicine, mining, retail, technology, textiles, etc.