MILLERCO, INC.
GULFPORT, MS

Our practice covers a wide range of constantly changing import, export, and foreign-trade zone trade issues. This includes assisting clients in qualifying products for preferential treatment, developing strategies for structuring transactions in order to maximize Customs duty savings opportunities, and participating in the process of creating and implementing regulations. The Customs Modernization Act significantly changed the Customs environment, resulting in increased responsibilities to importers, new recordkeeping requirements and new penalty provisions. We advise our clients on all changes applicable to their trade activities and assist in developing and maintaining effective Customs compliance efforts. We provide a comprehensive, non-traditional export compliance program that provides the necessary guidance on the requirements of enhanced export programs. Customs has also placed new emphasis on tariff classification, valuation of imported merchandise, and country of origin marking. Clients are guided on how to maximize available duty drawback opportunities while ensuring compliance with all requirements. The firm is very active in helping clients alleviate burdens, mitigate unexpected additional expenses, and develop proactive strategies for future transactions. With regard to the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) and an increasing array of other Free Trade Agreements, we perform such services as evaluating potential duty savings and marking requirements, analyzing which products qualify for FTA benefits, assisting clients in complying with all applicable U.S., Mexican, Canadian, and other national governmental requirements, and representation during Customs information requests and audits. Regulatory changes to the collection of export information have a significant impact on the trade community. The implementation of full mandatory filing of export data, through the Automated Export System has added specific timeframes for filing export data and severe penalties for failing to comply with the new requirements. The firm provides quality training in understanding the complexities of the Foreign Trade Regulations, the Export Administration Regulations and the International Traffic in Arms Regulations. Additionally, we have programs that analyze Census data and identify potential compliance issues. We can prepare and submit, on behalf of our clients, voluntary self-disclosures. Miller & Company has unparalleled experience in all aspects of the U.S. Foreign-Trade Zone Program. Its Principal was a Founder and has served as General Counsel to the National Association of Foreign-Trade Zones since its inception in 1972. The firm previously managed the Association. We have been instrumental in formulating U.S. policies and procedures affecting foreign-trade zones. The firm structured the zone production environment for the motor vehicle, oil refining, shipbuilding, pharmaceutical, and information technology industries among others. As General Counsel to the National Association of Foreign-Trade Zones, the firm supervised seven investigations and reports on the zones program by the General Accounting Office and the U.S. International Trade Commission and presentation of testimony at two Congressional hearings examining the zones program. Significant changes to the U.S.-Canada Free Trade Agreement and the North American Free Trade Agreement were negotiated by the firm. As General Counsel the firm has been actively engaged in the updating, re-writing, and finalization of the Foreign-Trade Zones Board and U.S. Customs and Border Protection Foreign-Trade Zone regulations. Miller & Company has represented and/or helped structure more than 800 general-purpose foreign-trade zones and special-purpose manufacturing subzones projects. In 1998, the firm’s Principal was a recipient of Vice-President Al Gore’s Hammer Award for his outstanding contributions to improving the Customs trade compliance process. The firm has represented numerous Japanese companies that have established major manufacturing and business enterprises in the U.S. In 2004, the firm’s Principal was one of only two persons worldwide to be presented “The Order of the Sacred Treasure” decoration by His Majesty Emperor Akihito of Japan for his significant contributions toward deepening friendship and understanding between the people of Japan and the U.S. The firm provides our clients with information concerning international trade issues through several unique outlets that set us apart from other firms in our field. Miller & Company is a law firm serving a diverse clientele in import, export, foreign-trade zone, and international trade law. Within these areas of specialized practice, we have received global recognition for our involvement in the development of the U.S. Foreign-Trade Zones Program. The firm has a broad client base in fifty states, Puerto Rico, and in major trading centers throughout the world. Clients range from large multinational enterprises to corporations, partnerships, associations, governmental entities, and individuals. Most business clients involved in international trade rely on us for a comprehensive range of innovative trade-related representation. Miller & Company P.C. Headquarters in Kansas City, Missouri