International Trade Law

International Trade Law is a combination of privately negotiated contractual arrangements and varied national and international laws that come together to govern the cross border trade of goods and services.

Multilateral treaties in which the U.S. is a participating country -- notably the U.N. Convention for the International Sales of Goods and the U.N. Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Arbitral Awards -- yield often-unanticipated results in private contractual relations and play an important role in shaping the outcome of international trade transactions.

Adding further to the mix is a series of federal laws and regulations that prescribe international trade controls and international trade procedures, which are very often quite complex, somewhat confusing and not always fully transparent.

The state of the existing laws and regulations, notwithstanding, importers and exporters who disregard the importance of strict compliance with international trade laws and regulations do so at their own peril, in that these laws and regulations are actively and vigorously enforced by the U.S. Government and by foreign Governments. Thus, strict compliance with international trade laws and regulations, while not in its own right a mandatory legal obligation, is the only way to go for importers and exporters who wish to avoid fines, penalties, incarceration and suspension and/or revocation of their international trading privileges.

Some of the international trade services that we provide include:

Agent Agreements

Andean Trade Agreement Matters

Anti-Boycott Act Counseling

Anti-Boycott Regulation Compliance Assessments

Anti-Boycott Regulation Compliance Program Development

Anti-Boycott Regulation Compliance Training

Arbitration of International Trade Disputes

Arms Export Control Act ("AECA") Counseling

Australia Free Trade Agreement Matters

Bahrain Free Trade Agreement Matters

Bilateral Trade Agreement Counseling

Broker Agreements

Caribbean Basin Initiative Counseling

Central American Free Trade Agreement Matters (CAFTA)

Chile Free Trade Agreement Matters

Commissionaire Agreements

Compliance Assessments

Compliance Program Development 

Compliance Program Training

Contract Manufacturing Agreements

Convention for the International Sale of Goods (CISG) Counseling

Convention for the Recognition & Enforcement of Arbitral Awards (New York Convention) Counseling

Country Chart Summary of U.S. Export Controls Relevant to Exports Detailing:

• Boycott Countries
• Countries Embargoed by the Commerce Department (BIS)
• Countries Embargoed by the State Department (ODTC)
• Countries Embargoed by the Treasury Department (OFAC)
• Countries that must be screened for Chemical and Biological Weapon Proliferation
• Countries that must be screened for Nuclear Proliferation
• Countries that must be screened for Missile Technology

Country Chart Summary of U.S. Export Controls Relevant to Re-Exports Detailing:

• Boycott Countries
• Countries Embargoed by the Commerce Department (BIS)
• Countries Embargoed by the State Department (ODTC)
• Countries Embargoed by the Treasury Department (OFAC)
• Countries that must be screened for Chemical and Biological Weapon Proliferation
• Countries that must be screened for Nuclear Proliferation
• Countries that must be screened for Missile Technology

Country Chart Summary of U.S. Import Controls

• Countries Embargoed by the State Department (ODTC)
• Countries Embargoed by the Treasury Department (OFAC)

Court of International Trade Representation

Customs Coordination Committee Counseling

Deemed Exports

Distributor Agreements

DSP-5 Export License Application Counseling

Due Diligence for Trade Transactions in Corporate Mergers & Acquisitions

Export Administration Act ("EAA") Counseling

EAR Counseling

End-User Software License Agreements

Equipment Lease Agreements

European Monetary Union Counseling

Export Documentation Counseling

• Air Waybills
• Bills of Lading
• Destination Control Statements
• NAFTA Origin Certificates
• Origin Certificates for Exports Under the U.S.-Israel Free Trade Agreement
• Origin Certificates for Exports Under Other Trade Agreements
• Origin Certificates for Exports Not Covered By Trade Agreements

Export Enforcement Audit Preparation

Export Enforcement Audit Representation

Export Law Compliance Program Development

Export License Applications

• BIS748P
• DSP5
• DSP61
• DSP85
• OFAC License Applications

Export Problem Resolution

• Collection of Export Payments
• Mediation of Exporter-Importer Disputes
• Arbitration of Exporter-Importer Disputes
• Voluntary Disclosures of Export Regulation Violations
• Representation of Exporters in Disputes with Customs
• Representation of Exporters in Disputes with the Office of Export Enforcement

Export Regulation Compliance Assessments

Export Regulation Compliance Program Development

Export Regulation Compliance Training

Export Regulation Advisory Services

Export Regulatory Ombudsman

Export Risk Identification

Export Risk Minimization

Export Risk Mitigation

Export Sales Agreements

Export Transaction Design

Foreign Collections

Foreign Corrupt Practice Act Compliance Assessments

Foreign Corrupt Practice Act Compliance Program Development

Foreign Corrupt Practice Act Compliance Training

Foreign Country Law Counseling

• Agency Laws
• Anti-bribery Laws
• Customs Laws & Regulations
• Dispute Resolution Laws
• Distribution Laws
• Documentary Requirements
• Foreign Exchange Laws
• Import Procedures
• Import Tariff Minimization
• Labeling Requirements
• Marking Requirements
• Origin Rules
• Product Requirements
• Trade Agreement Counseling

Franchise Agreements

Generalized System of Preference (GSP) Counseling

Harmonized Tariff Schedule

Import Law Compliance Program Development

Import Purchase Agreements

INCOTERMS 2000 Counseling

Intermediary Agreements

International Bribery Act Counseling

International Dispute Resolution

International Finance Counseling

International Payment Method Counseling

• Cash in Advance
• Collections (Cash Against Acceptance)
• Collections (Cash Against Documents)
• Letters of Credit (Advised)
• Letters of Credit (Confirmed)
• Open Account

International Trade Advisory Services

International Trade Agreements Counseling

International Traffic in Arms ("ITAR") Counseling

Israel Free Trade Agreement Counseling

Jordan Free Trade Agreement Counseling

Licensing Agreements

Manufacturing License Agreements (MLA)

Master Agent Agreement

Master Distributor Agreement

Mediation of International Disputes

MERCOSUR (MERCOSUL) Counseling

Middle Men Agreements

Monitoring Service for State Department Registration

Morocco Free Trade Agreement Matters

Multilateral Trade Agreement Counseling

NAFTA Compliance Assessments

NAFTA Compliance Program Development

NAFTA Compliance Training

NAFTA Enforcement Audit Preparation

NAFTA Enforcement Audit Representation

Normal Trade Relations Counseling

North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) Counseling

Prior Disclosures to Bureau of Industry & Security ("BIS")

Prior Disclosures to Directorate of Defense Trade Controls ("DDTC")

Problem Resolution for International Trade Transactions

Purchase Agreements

Quick Question Service

Re-Export of Products Exported from the U.S. Counseling

Registration at State Department for Munitions Producers and Exporters

Registration Amendments at State Department for Munitions Producers and Exporters

Rules of Origin (Non-Preferential) Counseling

Rules of Origin (Preferential) Counseling

Rules of Origin Qualification

Sales Agreements

Sales Representative Agreements

Sales Representative & Licensing Agreements

Singapore Free Trade Agreement Counseling

Software License Agreements

Source Code Escrow Agreements

State Department Registration

Tariff Engineering

Tariff Minimization

Technical Assistance Agreements ("TAA")

Technology Escrow Agreements

Technology Transfer Agreements

Terms and Conditions

Trade Agreement Access Counseling

Trade Ombudsman Service

Trade Regulation Compliance Assessments

Trade Regulation Compliance Program Development

Transaction Design

Transaction Risk Identification

Transaction Risk Minimization

Transaction Risk Mitigation

U.S. Export Controls Counseling

• Commodity Control List
• Dual Use Exports
• Munitions List
• Embargoed Countries
• Restricted End Uses
• Restricted Persons

U.S. Export Control Jurisdiction Counseling

• Commodity Jurisdiction Requests
• Commodity Classification Requests

U.S. Export License Requirement Counseling

• International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR)
• Export Administration Regulations (EAR)
• Foreign Asset Control Regulations (FACR)

U.S. Export Procedures Counseling

• State Department Registration Statements
• State Department Export License Applications
• Commerce Department Export License Applications
• Treasury Department Export License Applications
• Export Clearance Matters
• Shipper Export Declarations

U.S. Export Record Keeping Requirement Counseling

U.S. Export Regulation Counseling

• International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR)
• Export Administration Regulations (EAR)
• Foreign Asset Control Regulations (FACR)
• Foreign Trade Statistics Regulations (FTSR
• Customs Regulations

U.S. Regulatory Audit Preparation

U.S.-Israel Free Trade Agreement Counseling

U.S. Regulatory Audit Preparation

Used Equipment Sales Contracts

Value Added Reseller (VAR) Agreements

Voluntary Disclosures to Bureau of Industry & Security ("BIS")

Voluntary Disclosures to Directorate of Defense Trade Controls ("DDTC")

Warehousing Agreements

Warehousing Agreements with Fiscal Representative Provisions

World Customs Organization Counseling

World Trade Organization (WTO, formerly known as GATT) Counseling