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The Realtor
ACCESS INTEL →: The RealtorVOL. 7 ☕ An Oasis of Laughter Not a Realtor You Think I Do WHAT? Vol. 7 No, Not That Kind of Broker Inspired by @Brigitte Carroll, LCB Someone asks what I do. I tell them the truth. “I’m a customs broker.” And I watch their brain do the thing. Every single time. It hears…
The Arms Dealer
ACCESS INTEL →: The Arms DealerVOL. 6 ☕ An Oasis of Laughter Not an Arms Dealer You Think I Do WHAT? Vol. 6 My “No” Comes With Line Items Inspired by @Abe Orgel Someone at the party asks what I do. I’ve learned it’s easier to explain the job by what I don’t do. So I tell them the truth:…
Tariff Engineering Is Legal. Faking It Costs $365 Million.
ACCESS INTEL →: Tariff Engineering Is Legal. Faking It Costs $365 Million.// FIELD BRIEFING // TARIFF ENGINEERING Tariff Engineering Is Legal. Faking It Costs $365 Million. Reclassifying a product you never changed is fraud. Changing the product before it crosses the line is a right the Supreme Court handed importers in 1881. Here is exactly where that line sits, and how you prove which side you…
The White House Named the Countries. CBP Is Coming for the Importers.
ACCESS INTEL →: The White House Named the Countries. CBP Is Coming for the Importers.The White House ‘Great Transshipment Scam’ report targets 40 countries – but the penalties land on the U.S. importer of record. What to do before CBP asks.
The Everlight Settlement Is a Trade Compliance Checklist: What to Do Monday Morning
ACCESS INTEL →: The Everlight Settlement Is a Trade Compliance Checklist: What to Do Monday MorningThe $5.15M Everlight FCA settlement hides a bill-of-materials origin trap most import compliance programs miss. Here’s the substantial-transformation work order.
The Batphone
ACCESS INTEL →: The BatphoneVOL. 5 ☕ An Oasis of Laughter The Batphone You Think I Do WHAT? Vol. 5 No, I Cannot Personally Reopen American Airspace Inspired by a story one of you left in the comments. One of you was an entry writer on September 12, 2001. The day after. Every plane in America was grounded. The…
