International Trade
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International Trade
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Vocabulary
• Duties• Quotas• Tariffs• Trade Barriers • Dumping• Anti-Dumping• Countervailing Duties• Most Favored Nation• Trade Dress Law• INCOTERMS
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Online Dictionary of Trade Terms
http://www.citd.org/trade_info/sections.cfm?sid=5
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Research Guides
http://www.asil.org/resource/iel1.htm http://www.llrx.com/features/trade3.htm
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Hypothetical – You Represent a U.S. Company Who Wantsto Export Wooden Bedroom Furniture to Germany
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Introductory Guides (US Perspective)
http://www.unzco.com/basicguide/index.html http://www.sba.gov/oit/info/Guide-To-Exporting/all.html
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STAT USA – GLOBUS & NTDBGerman Furniture Market
Industry Sector Analysis Reports by Country > Germany > Furniture http://www.stat-usa.gov/mrd.nsf/vwISA_Country/B49760A5437E6D5B85256F83002C48DB?OpenDocument&sessID=60AB02C10315341
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Export.govTrade Data > 10 digit > 940350
http://www.ita.doc.gov/td/industry/otea/index.html
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International Addresses and Salutations
http://www.bspage.com/address.html
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Business Culture Guides
http://www.cyborlink.com/besite/germany.htm
http://www.executiveplanet.com/business-etiquette/Germany.html
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Doing Business in _______
http://www.hg.org/guides.html
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Country Commercial Guides
http://www.buyusainfo.net/adsearch.cfm?search_type=int&loadnav=no
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Significant U.S.Trade Laws
• Tariff Act of 1930 (Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act)
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Material on AD/CVD
• Federal Procedure: Lawyer’s Edition –
• OCU Reference • Westlaw (FEDPROC)
37:644
http://www.usitc.gov/ An anti-dumping countervailing duty handbook, guidelines for hearings, timetables for investigations and administrative orders issues in AD/CVD cases is accessible from
the website.
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Significant U.S.Trade Laws
• Tariff Act of 1930 (Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act)
• Trade Act of 1974• 1979 Acts• Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness
Act of 1988 • Continued Dumping and Subsidy Offset
Act of 2000 (Byrd Amendment )
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Important Governmental Organs
• Congress
• Executive– Department of Commerce
• International Trade Administration
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Export.gov
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Determining Tariffs and Taxes
http://www.trade.gov/td/tic/
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Browse the HTS (Schedule B)
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940350 Wooden furniture of a kind used in the bedroom
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Step 2: Determine Country Tariff Info and Tax Info
Notice that Germany also uses the HTS so furniture is easily found under chapter 94.
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EU Import Duties ? Taxes?
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No duties but a 16% VAT
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Importing into the US
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Importing into the US
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Important Governmental Organs
• Congress
• Executive– Department of Commerce
• International Trade Administration
– Treasury > Customs (freight forwarder)– International Trade Commission– United States Trade Representative
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US Customs
http://www.customs.ustreas.gov/ - CROSS Database of customs rulings
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International Trade Commission
http://www.usitc.gov/
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US Trade Representative
http://www.ustr.gov/ Lists trade agreements the US is a party to. Dispute Settlement section give summary of pending actions. Publishes: Trade Policy Agenda and Annual Report of the President of the United States.
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What if there is a dispute?
• Arbitration
• Administrative Agencies– Customs http://rulings.customs.gov/ – International Trade Commission
• Federal Procedure 37:644
• Court of International Trade
• Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
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Research Strategy – US Trade Law
• ID Relevant Statutes (use annotations)• ID Relevant Agencies
– Use Agency Website– Federal Procedure Lawyer’s Edition
• Be aware of US’s International Obligations– USTR’s Report (http://www.ustr.gov/)
• Case Law (admin agencies & specialized cts.)
• Secondary Sources (Restatement)• Current Events
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Documentary Sales Transaction
Image from International Business Transactions In a Nutshell, pp. 128.
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CISG - Contracting States
http://www.cisg.law.pace.edu/cisg/cisgintro.html
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Interpreting the CISG – Article 7(1)
• 7(1) In the interpretation of this convention, regard is to be had to its international character and to the need to promote uniformity in its application and the observance of good faith in international trade.
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Suggested Methodology for Interpreting the CISG
• Text of the CISG
• Travaux
• Comparative Law to see the meaning of a term in the Contracting States
• Do not use normal means of interpreting international treaties
Schlechtreim Treatise pp. 62-65.
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• 7(2) Questions concerning matters governed by this Convention which are not expressly settled in it are to be settled in conformity with the general principles on which it is based or, in the absence of such principles, in conformity with the law applicable by virtue of the rules of private international law.
Interpreting the CISG – Article 7(2)Gap Filling
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7(2) Gap Filling
• General Principles – As defined by Kritzer (pp. 114-119)
– UNIDROIT’s Uniform Law on the International Sale of Goods
– UNIDROIT’s Principles of International Commercial Contracts
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7(2) Gap Filling
• Rules of Private International Law?
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CISG Research Strategy
• Kritzer, Guide to Practical Application of the CISG.
• Schlechtriem, Commentary on the UN Convention
• Travaux
• Cases – Pace and CLOUT Databases
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Pace’s CISG Database
http://cisgw3.law.pace.edu/
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UNIDROIT
http://www.unidroit.org/english/home.htm
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UNICTRAL
http://www.uncitral.org/en-index.htm
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INCOTERMS
http://www.iccwbo.org/index_incoterms.asp
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2) Bill of Lading
Federal Bill of Lading Act, 49 U.S.C.A. § 80101-80116 (governs transferability)Harter Act, 46 U.S.C.A. § 190-196 (governs form and content)Carriage of Goods by Sea Act, 46 U.S.C.A. § 1300-1315 (governs form and content)
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3) Letter of Credit
Governed by: -UCC Article 5-International Chamber Commerce’s Uniform Customs and Practices forDocumentary Credits (UCP)
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Other Shipping DocumentsCertificate of Origin
• Commercial Invoice
• Policy of Marine Insurance
• Certificate of Inspection
• Import License
• Certificate of Origin
• OUR FREIGHT BROKER WILL TAKE CARE OF ALL OF THIS!
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WTO
http://www.wto.org/
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NAFTA
http://www.nafta-sec-alena.org/DefaultSite/index_e.aspx
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The End
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Images of shipping documents
• http://www.unzco.com/basicguide/c10.html#Documentation
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EAR Part 774
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Will we need an export license ?
http://www.bxa.doc.gov/licensing/ExportingBasics.htm
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General Economic DataCIA World Factbook
http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/