Customs
Barnes & Thornburg’s International Trade team regularly assists companies with day-to-day customs compliance and long-term import strategies. We review existing compliance procedures, perform compliance audits, establish new compliance plans, and apply for binding rulings and United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) advance rulings. We also help companies implement security procedures that enable them to participate in U.S. Customs and Border Protection voluntary programs.
Our attorneys represent companies in virtually all types of customs enforcement matters including investigations by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). We are well-versed in supervising internal investigations, preparing significant voluntary disclosures, and responding to detentions and seizures, penalty notices, liquidated damages claims, USMCA and Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) verifications and other requests from U.S. Customs and Border Protection.