The consulate is the office place of a consul, a representative of a foreign government in the host country. The consulate deals with a variety of issues which enhance the relationship between the two countries and provides bureaucratic support to both the citizens of the consul's own country traveling or living abroad, and to the citizens of the country the consul resides in who wish to travel to or trade with the consul's country.
The Court of International Trade (CIT) is the United States court established by the Customs Court Act of 1980 as an Article III court, replacing the U.S. Customs Court and expanding its jurisdiction.
The U.S. Customs Court (USCC) had jurisdiction over all issues of international trade before being replaced with the U.S. Court of International Trade (CIT) in 1980. Originally, issues of international trade and government entities were heard by the circuit courts themselves, but Congress created the Board of General Appraisers to handle most tariff and duty decisions which operated under the umbrella of the Treasury Department.
Under United States export control law (15 CFR), a "deemed export" refers to technology or related computer language (source code) that is exported. While an export is usually something that leaves the country, if regulated information or technology is released to a foreign national living in the United States, it is deemed to be “exported” to the home country or countries of the foreign national. Intangible knowledge or data is
The Denied Persons List is a list of people and companies whose export and reexport privileges have been denied by the Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS). An American company or individual may not participate in an export transaction with an individual or company on the Denied Persons List.
Export Control Classification Number (ECCN) is an alphanumeric code used by the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) to determine whether goods set for export outside of the United States fall under the Export Administration Regulations (EAR). The ECCN helps both the BIS and companies determine whether exports need a license and to what extent the products can be exported at all.
Export licenses refer to the licenses required under the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) and other export laws for items under certain categories to be exported outside of the United States. This export system allows the U.S. government to monitor what technology and other critical goods are being exported and prevent breaches of national security interests. Other countries around the world have similar export license requirements.
Fair trade laws were state statutes enacted during the 1930s that allowed manufacturers to require retailers to sell products at or above set minimum prices. Nearly all states adopted such laws to address price instability during the Great Depression. Manufacturers supported them to protect brand value and prevent what they viewed as harmful price cutting.
Foreign relations law of the United States encompasses both international law, which embodies the rules that determine the rights and obligations of states and international organizations, and that part of the domestic law of the United States that involves matters of significant concern to the foreign relations of the United States.
Free trade refers to a trade policy that advocates international trade without restrictions by governments against imported or exported products, such as the trade of goods without taxes or trade barriers, the trade in services without taxes or trade barriers, and unregulated access to markets and market information.
