International Trade

International trade law encompasses the rules and customs that govern trade between different jurisdictions.

International trade involves applying domestic laws to international trade and enforcing international trade law based on treaties.

At Kramer International Law, we provide guidance on international trade laws concerning the movement of goods, services, and technology across borders.

We advise on customs, economic sanctions, export controls, trade remedies, government procurement, and anti-corruption.

We advise on the rules of the World Trade Organization (WTO), a formal international organization regulating trade.

We offer guidance to clients on free trade and investment agreements such as:

1) USMCA (United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement);

2) US free trade agreements with other countries;

3) Canada free trade agreements with other countries;

4) UK free trade agreements with other countries; and

5) WTO agreements.

We help clients understand how these agreements can facilitate their business expansion into export markets and also how to safeguard their domestic market.

Trade remedies are measures taken in response to subsidies (countervailing duties), sales at less than fair value (antidumping), and import surges (safeguards). Three separate WTO agreements address these issues: the Agreement on Implementation of Article VI (the Antidumping Agreement), the Agreement on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures (the Subsidies Agreement), and the Agreement on Safeguards (the Safeguards Agreement).

Our international trade practice advises and provides litigation counsel on investigations respecting the Antidumping Agreement, the Subsidies Agreement, and the Safeguards Agreement, and represents persons in proceedings before various relevant panels, tribunals and courts.

We advise on interpreting and applying international trade agreements to advance or safeguard our clients’ interests.

We assist clients in leveraging countries' commitments under trade and investment agreements to protect and enhance their investments domestically and internationally.

We also provide strategic guidance on trade and investment agreements to offer solutions for companies encountering discriminatory or otherwise detrimental regulatory measures.

Export control laws can pose substantial challenges and represent compliance risks for businesses. These controls are extensive, covering direct and indirect transfers of goods, software, technology and services as well as re-exports in furtherance of foreign policy goals and issues of national security.

Violations of export control laws can result in both civil and criminal penalties.

Economic sanctions change regularly and thus pose compliance challenges. We advise clients on how to conduct their businesses despite these challenges. We counsel on permissible and impermissible transactions, trade and financial transaction restrictions, licensing requirements, and enforcement.

Kramer International Law assists businesses in developing and putting into practice compliance programs.

We advise both domestic companies doing business abroad and foreign companies on the pertinent international trade rules and compliance with those rules. We further conduct internal investigations, prepare voluntary disclosures, and, if necessary, defend enforcement actions for alleged violations of those rules.

Kramer International Law provides guidance on ensuring compliance with anti-corruption laws and the implications of applicable foreign laws for domestic and international transactions.

We provide advice on a wide range of customs issues that come up in international business dealings. This includes advising on classification, valuation and origin, administrative procedures, enforcement actions, and audits.

Kramer International Law advises on selling goods and services to government entities, including procurement, bidding, regulatory compliance, and contract performance. We also provide advice on issues arising from termination or debarment.