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Customs and Border Protection - Alcohol Regulatory & Distribution

Our lawyers assist foreign and domestic clients with a wide range of customs matters that affect the importation of alcohol beverages into the United States.  These matters include country of origin and marking, tariff classification and dutability, valuation and pricing, drawback, bonded warehousing and use of foreign trade zones.  McDermott lawyers also have prepared customs compliance programs for many clients in a variety of industries.  We have advised and represented clients before the U.S. Customs & Border Protection on issues involving port entry procedures, customs protests, binding ruling proceedings and enforcement cases.

Representative Customs and Border Protection Experience in the Alcohol Area

  • Advise clients on country of origin issues related to the production, bottling and marking of alcohol beverage products imported into the United States.
  • Counsel clients on tariff classification issues related to the importation of specially packaged alcohol beverage products.
  • Advise an international alcohol beverage supplier on the use of foreign trade zones and customs bonded warehouses to facilitate the duty-free transport of alcohol beverages among international markets.
  • Assist clients with drawback claims relating to the import and export of beverage and non-beverage alcohol products.

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Alcohol Regulatory & Distribution Client Services

McDermott Will & Emery

McDermott Will and Emery