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Case Studies

  • Conducted multi-country analysis regarding optimal classification and valuation of a client’s products, and advised regarding globally standardized procedures and strategies to take advantage of internationally harmonized WCO and WTO provisions.
  • Assisted major North American retail foods manufacturer to analyze impact, on sale of subsidiary, Canadian baked goods manufacturer, of potential penalties and additional duty liability arising from classification and tariff rate quota errors.
  • Assisted European luxury eyewear manufacturer to use the US tariff classification laws to properly avoid the imposition of punitive 100% duties arising from a WTO action brought by the US against products of the EU.
  • Assisted US Global 100 prepared food and household products manufacturer and US Global 100 tobacco products manufacturer to obtain termination of wrongful tariff classification treatment of their products in certain major Eastern European markets, and to obtain optimized consistent tariff classification treatment for the effected products on a global basis by successfully presenting the companies’ issues to US, EU and other government representatives to the World Customs Organization.
  • Developed tariff classification review program that enabled major US household products retailer to reduce its customs duty liability by hundreds of thousand of dollars annually. 
  • Assisted German machinery manufacturer and US household products manufacturer to apply for the Customs reconciliation prototype and set up a program to ensure all dutiable amounts are properly captured and disclosed to Customs in a manner that permits refunds of overpayments. 

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