Foreign Contractors and Distributors: Frequently Asked Questions Yesterday’s post explained why the overseas sales shortcut so often backfires: a company calls someone a contractor, agent, or distributor, but the relationship underneath does not match the label. This FAQ builds on that post. It answers the questions we most often hear from companies selling abroad without
Foreign Contractors and Distributors: The International Sales Shortcut That Often Backfires Many companies want foreign sales without a foreign footprint: no subsidiary, no payroll, no local employees, no leased office, no permanent commitment. That can be a sensible way to test a market. But for many businesses, that first move into international sales is also
Emerging Market Compliance Risks: When Local Workarounds Become Permanent Liabilities Companies entering emerging markets hear the same reassurance again and again: “This is how things are done here.” The advice comes in familiar forms. Use a connected intermediary to speed up a permit. Put shares in a nominee’s name to get around ownership limits. Ignore
外国公司往往会因一个简单的原因而错失在美国的市场分销机会：他们的工厂无法兑现分销合同中的承诺。解决办法并不复杂，却常常被忽视——您的美国分销协议与中国制造合同必须作为一个整体系统来起草。
关税欺诈者当心：本周2400万美元的警钟本周早些时候，美国第九巡回上诉法院在"Island Industries诉Sigma Corp案"中作出裁决，向企图逃避美国贸易关税的企业发出明确警告：竞争对手正密切关注着你们，而欺诈行为的后果可能极其严重。本案凸显了——
如何因故意视而不见和DDP条款触发美国海关责任我们的一位国际贸易律师曾有位客户声称已将生产业务从中国转移至越南。鉴于美国海关日益严格的审查及原产地欺诈的严厉处罚，该律师强烈建议客户核实
中国供应商关税建议导致海关欺诈与监禁本文是关于美国企业从中国进口商品时面临日益增长的法律风险的两部分系列报道之一。今天，我们将聚焦一个屡见不鲜的错误：美国企业采纳中国供应商提供的关税合规建议。看似合理的建议可能暗藏风险——
特朗普关税与经济复苏的唯一良方：零关税特朗普总统近期宣布的关税政策标志着全球贸易政策的剧变，一夜之间颠覆了数十年的既定准则。美国单方面对几乎所有国家的进口商品加征关税，这与二战后通过谈判确定关税的时代形成了鲜明对比。
