Fuerst Ittleman has a long history of assisting foreign companies in both their entry and expansion in the US marketplace. Not only does Fuerst Ittleman prepare its clientele with the impact of US legal requirements upon its imports, Fuerst Ittleman assists in the business needs of the foreign client as well.
Among the services that Fuerst Ittleman provides to international clients are:
- Classification of goods
- Admissibility determinations (including the US Department of Transportation, the Environmental Protection Administration, the FDA and the US Department of Agriculture)
- Anti-dumping and countervailing duty cases (including representation before the International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce and the International Trade Commission)
- Compliance audits
- Establishment of compliance import and export programs
- Preparation and argument of protests regarding fines, forfeitures and penalty determinations
- Anti-dumping defense
- Determinations of the scope of products included within anti-dumping Orders
- Export licensing
- Commerce Department determinations
- OFAC compliance
- Shipper’s export declaration matters
- Advice on Customs valuation and import compliance initiatives
- Drafting of compliance manuals and preparation of prior disclosures
- Cancellation or mitigation of penalties and expediting of the release of goods
- Guidance on country of origin marking and labeling requirements
- Advice on binding rulings, protests and judicial proceedings
- Guidance on special compliance programs, including the Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (C-TPAT), Focused Assessments and the Importer Self-Assessment Program.
