FOREIGN TRADE AND CUSTOMS
Foreign Trade and Customs law practice includes the appropriate rules and customs for handling trade between countries.
We advise clients in the international business environment, with respect to Mexican laws that regulate trade between Mexico and other countries. The Firm offers services to domestic and foreign companies, with regard to anti-dumping policies, investigations of unfair trade practices with the corresponding agencies and Mexican government authorities, and advice with respect to penalties and controls that affect exports, investments and transactions with certain countries – primarily the United States of America and Canada.
The practice group offers the following services in this area, among others, advising on:
- Administrative and court proceedings to challenge customs assessments, fines and other charges and rulings of the customs authorities.
- Adoption of and compliance with Mexican official standards.
- Developing strategies to take advantage of industrial development and temporary import programs offering special tax and duty treatment.
- Duties, tariff classifications, and customs matters in general.
- Issues associates with rules related to country of origin and related preferential treatment of imports.
- Obtaining customs permits and authorizations including registration in the general and specific product importer registries.
- The application of international treaties dealing with international trade including verification of origin proceedings.
- Developing strategies to take advantage of industrial development and temporary import programs offering special tax and duty treatment.
- The application of international treaties dealing with international trade.
- Issues associated with rules related to country of origin and marking.
- Unfair trade practices, including antidumping duties, representing exporters and importers.
- Legal assistance in compliance with Mexican Official Standards (NOMS)
- Representation to create new NOMS.
