Navigating DOJ Customs and Tariff Investigations: Guidance for Companies Operating Globally

Heightened customs and tariff enforcement is increasing compliance risks for multinational companies. With US Customs and Border Protection has intensified import scrutiny, recent changes affecting foreign Importers of Record have heightened exposure for companies selling into the United States, and the newly formed Trade Fraud Task Force signals a more aggressive enforcement environment, including increased False Claims Act (FCA) risk.

Join us for this webinar to discuss how companies can proactively assess and mitigate potential vulnerabilities.

Topics will include:

• Recent enforcement trends and the growing FCA risks related to customs and tariff compliance 
• Executive orders, such as the recent Strengthening Customs Enforcement order, and other government initiatives driving enhanced anti-fraud enforcement
• Key risk areas for multinational companies, including country-of-origin declarations, customs valuation, tariff classification, transshipment, and supply chain restructuring strategies
• How the FCA is being used in customs and tariff fraud cases illustrated through recent enforcement actions 
• US Department of Justice enforcement trends in the criminal and civil space, including the creation of the new National Fraud Enforcement Division
• Practical steps companies can take to strengthen compliance programs and mitigate enforcement risk

Morgan Lewis’s comprehensive two-volume treatise is frequently cited by federal and state courts as an authority on the FCA. Find out more about our FCA practice. 

CREDIT

CLE credit in CA, FL, IL, NY*, PA, TX, and VA is currently pending approval. Credit in CT and NJ is pending approval (via reciprocity). CLE credit is not available for the viewing of recorded sessions.

*This program qualifies for Newly Admitted Attorneys.

Those seeking CLE credit in any other state may be provided with a General Certificate of Attendance and may apply independently.

CE Credit: This webinar has been accredited to provide 1 hour of Continuing Education for Licensed Customs Brokers in accordance with 19CFR111 Subpart F.

GENERAL QUESTIONS?

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CLE QUESTIONS?

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