Where Have the Blog Articles Gone? We’ve Moved!

News, resources, and more have been moved to our websites and you can find our great content on these two platforms.  The first is our website for the Clark-Esposito Law Firm, P.C. under the "News & Resources" tab.  Here you will find trade and transportation related news along with that typically for the more experienced fashion enterprise.

The second is our website for Fashion Compliance.  The "News & How To's" section centers on the issues the fashion entrepreneur is primarily focused on, which tend to be less complicated matters than the experienced fashion company would likely deal with. That being said, I've seen more experienced companies not have its bases covered with respect to any number of fashion compliance issues, so I encourage and welcome everyone to read on at the other sites!

 

As always, we welcome you to send us any questions you may have via our Contact pages on the websites or email us directly at contact@clarkespositolaw.com.

Thanks and we'll see you on our new platforms!

AVVO Talk: Importing China Products for Business Start-up

Question Continued:  Hello! I'm planning to open an online small business to import apparel products from China to re-sell in USA. 
1. I don't know if I must establish a company to be eligible to import goods to re-sell? 
2. What are the essentials documents and process that I must know? 
3. In which situation a small business must build a legal company? 
4. Is there any solution for me to import goods easily since I just start up and only import a small order to test the market first? 
Thank you

Deanna's Response:

Hello, take a look at www.cbp.gov, click on its "Trade" tab for more info. and browse through some of its Informed Compliance publications. Importers take on a lot of liability as US Customs views importing as a "privilege" and not a "right." As a result of this, if you plan to grow your business you need to be aware of your responsibilities in order to avoid problems. 

Apparel products also have their own labeling specific laws and testing requirements that must be abided by and that responsibility falls on the shoulders of you the importer, not to mention certain website disclaimers. 

As our practice concentrates on the fashion industry and imports/exports, you may find some guidance about what new entrants to the market like yourself can use by accessing our resources as provided in our Avvo profile.

OWIT-NY Event Tomorrow at 6 PM on E-Commerce in Japan and China

To register and for more details, click here.

Hope to see you there!

Free Importing Event This Thursday at 2 PM in NYC (34th St. and Madison Ave.)

You're invited to join my partner William Shayne, Esq. and I for a presentation on how to grow a successful import business at this World Trade Week NYC event this Thursday at the Science, Industry and Business Library.  Sponsored by the NY Chapter of the Organization of Women in International Trade together with #WTWNYC.  For more on this event, click here.

AND...For anyone that may be curious about that map behind us, it's a map from (we're guessing) the 1960s of the "U.S. Customs Service."

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