PPB November 2016

NOVEMBER 2016

THINK

removed for virtually any reason,

so keeping affected members

in the loop and garnering their

support still makes sense.

If you’re interested:

• Be aware of the 60-day

window closing December

13, 2016 and the information

needed to submit a petition.

Start now identifying and

gathering the information.

• Think strategically. How

narrowly or broadly should

you describe the proposed

goods? How should you

describe the industry? How

will you collect the necessary

data and information? The

answers to these questions

may be the difference

between a successful petition

resulting in substantial duty

relief versus a petition that

is rejected due to opposition

or incompleteness.

• Can you participate as part of a

group or industry association?

If so, this will decrease the

workload for individual

companies, increase access to

needed industry information

and provide additional

support guarding against

a political or domestic

industry objection.

Robert Stang is a partner in the international trade and supply chain practice at Husch Blackwell. He

focuses his practice on customs and international trade and brings over 30 years of experience to a wide

range of issues affecting inbound and outbound goods, including tariff classification, valuation, country

of origin andmarking matters, free trade agreements and special trade programs. Amember of the firm’s

Technology, Manufacturing & Transportation team, Stang works with importers and exporters proactively

to achieve cost savings and structure programs that meet CBP “reasonable care” requirements. He handles

supply chain security issues, including Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (C-TPAT) matters and

regularly assists importers facing CBP audits, penalties, seizures and other agency enforcement activities.

Nevertheless,

for a successful

outcome,

importers

seeking an MTB

duty preference

should strongly

seek to provide

all of the “should”

information,

if possible.

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