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However you smoke it, your e-cigarette, vape pen, or other device of choice (like the vaporizer in the image) is going to be in front of...

Duty-free shopping is something I have indulged in around the world, including in Holland, Egypt, Russia, and more than a dozen other...

Can a tote bag ever be considered a wallet? Not under the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HSTUS) it can't! But what...

The Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) limits and prohibits the export of goods and services to certain foreign destinations,...

Last week the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) extended the deadline for the submission of the required Tobacco Health Documents for...

From importing to exporting, and other shipping related issues of cannabis containing products (whether domestic or foreign shipments),...

As announced just two days before the prior Sept. 30, 2017 deadline, the FDA extended its date for the registration and listing for...

Loved the one-of-a-kind feminine designs by designer and Creative Director, Way Zen (in photo with me) of JSONG International, as seen at...

On August 4, 2017, the FDA issued a guidance extending the deadline dates for certain tobacco products in relation to the May 2016...

I got a frantic call recently where a Protest (not prepared and submitted by an attorney) was denied and an importer was facing a $200K...

I enjoyed the opportunity to discuss footwear import declarations recently with Kenyan businessmen visiting NYC. Unlike most commodities...

I couldn't be prouder of the first graduating class of the Urban Academy High School for Global Commerce's located in Harlem, New York. ...

Did you know that roughly 65% of all textiles imported into the US in 2016 were sourced from these five counties? 1. China 2. Vietnam 3....

Traveling to Cuba and potentially doing business there has been a hot topic of interest ever since the recent easing of government...

Thanks to my relaunching of the New York Chapter of the Organization of Women in International Trade (OWIT), I was voted by members...

Last month the FDA hosted a meeting at its Silver Springs, MD White Oak Campus on Battery Safety Concerns in Electronic Nicotine Device...

Whether it's the animal itself or a portion of it used as decorative trim on a handbag, most imports of "exotic" animals require advance...

A joint agreement and a court order earlier this week led to a 3 month extension of the FDA’s “Deeming Rule” compliance deadlines...