Nakachi Eckhardt and Jacobson, P.C. is a U.S. law firm focused on customs and international trade law, including every major facet of trade law impacting the importation and exportation of goods in the United States. Our offices are located in San Francisco, Seattle, and Los Angeles.

NE&J is known nationally and internationally for specialized work in cross-border trade and customs law. We do all of this from our offices along America’s west coast:

San Francisco, California
50 California Street; Suite 1500; San Francisco, California 94111

Seattle, Washington
450 Alaskan Way S.; Suite 200; Seattle, WA 94104

Los Angeles, California (meetings only)
515 S. Flower Street, 36th Floor; Los Angeles, California, 90071  

TOPICS OF GENERAL INTEREST

ADCVD scope rulings

Administrative Reviews

CF 28 & CF 29 Notices

Civil & Criminal Investigations

Customs Audit Defense

Duty and Civil Penalty Defense

EAPA Investigation Defense

False Claims Act Defense

First Sale Valuation

Forced labor (DNL/WRO)

Seizures & Detentions

Section 301 Litigation Refund Claims

USMCA (revised NAFTA)

WTO & WCO issues

 
 

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As trade lawyers, we may represent clients in a wide array of matters including:

  • Tariffs and excise taxes of all kinds (including tariffs under sections 201, 232, 301, IEEPA, safeguards, and Antidumping and Countervailing (ADCVD)).

  • Litigation in the Court of International Trade (CIT)

  • Classification rulings and tariff disputes

  • Customs Valuation strategies and disputes

  • Country of Origin issues (i.e., substantial transformation analysis)

  • Admissibility and Exclusion Issues

  • Rate advances and disputes over customs duties

  • Civil penalties and liquidated damages proceedings

  • Customs Audits and QRAs

  • Seizures and Detentions

  • Government Investigations and Enforcement Actions

When issues cannot be resolved within administrative proceedings, the law firm is frequently asked to resolve matters via federal litigation. This may include legal proceedings in the U.S. Court of International Trade (CIT), the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC), and various other federal district and state courts.

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