PA Expert Hotline
EXPERT HOTLINE
The Center for Trade Development’s Expert Hotline is a service that provides Pennsylvania businesses with export counseling and compliance advice on topics including export documentation, regulatory compliance, and legal concerns courtesy of on-call content experts. These experts are available at no cost to companies for one-on-one consulting via phone or email.
The Expert Hotline is divided into 3 content segments:
- S. government compliance, logistics and finance
- Foreign government compliance and product certification
- Legal issues
U.S. Government Compliance, Logistics and Finance
· Team Worldwide – Bob Imbriani
Team Worldwide is a global logistics provider that has offered solutions to global clients since 1979. Their International Trade Services Group provides a full line of training, consulting and compliance audit services for businesses involved in global trade.
Areas of Expertise Include:
- Export Documentation
- C-TPAT & International
- Export Controls
- ITAR
- NAFTA& Other FTA Rules of Origin
- Finance/Letters of Credit
- Classification Under the HTS & Schedule B
- Transportation Pricing & Reduction Cost
- INCOTERMS 2010
- Doing Supply Chain Management
Inquiries May Be Submitted to:
- Bob Imbriani at imbriani@teamww.com
FOREIGN GOVERNMENT COMPLIANCE AND PRODUCT CERTIFICATION
· Keystone Compliance – Team of Experts
Keystone Compliance is a full-service A2LA-accredited regulatory compliance test laboratory providing solutions for nearly all EMC/EMI, environmental, climatics, dynamics, package and product safety requirements.
The company assists manufacturers with meeting military and commercial testing requirements including CE Mark. Keystone Compliance’s staff features over 100 years of regulatory compliance experience and offers value engineering to customers in order to streamline the testing process.
Areas of Expertise Include:
- EMC/EMI (electromagnetic compliance/electromagnetic interference)
- Climatics compliance
- Dynamics compliance
- Package testing
- Product safety compliance – countries and certifications served include but are not limited to:
- Argentina – IRAM, S-Mark
- Australia/New Zealand – C-Tick
- Brazil – INMETRO
- Canada– cETL, CSA, cUL, SCC, CSA
- Chile – SEC
- China– CCC, CQC
- Europe– CE Mark, Baurt, RoHS, ATEX, WEE
- Hong Kong – ES
- India – ISI
- Israel – SII
- Japan– JET, VCCI, PSE
- Mexico– NOM
- Poland – B
- Russia– GOST-R
- South Africa – SABS
- South America – IRAM
- South Korea – KETL, RRL, KC, MIC, EK
- Taiwan – BSMI
- United States – NRTL (UL, CSA, etc)
Inquiries May Be Submitted Using:
LEGAL ISSUES
· Cohen & Grigsby – Susanne Cook
Cohen & Grigsby’s International Business Group serves the sophisticated needs of a client base throughout the United States and the world. They advise clients globally on a wide range of international matters, including transnational tax planning and compliance, immigration, inbound and outbound mergers and acquisitions, U.S. Customs & Border Protection (CBP) matters and import/export controls. Cohen & Grigsby represents foreign companies doing business in the United States as well as U.S. companies investing abroad.
Areas of Expertise Include:
- Export controls and incentives
- International taxation and related treaties
- Immigration
- Mergers, acquisitions, joint ventures
- S. Customs and Borders Protection (CBP) matters
- International business contracts
- IP rights, including technological know-how, patents and trademarks
Inquiries May Be Submitted to:
- Susanne Cook at scook@cohenlaw.com
· Meyer, Unkovic & Scott LLP – Dennis Unkovic
Dennis Unkovic is a partner with the law firm of Meyer, Unkovic & Scott LLP. He is actively involved in negotiating complex commercial transactions such as international mergers and acquisitions, strategic alliances and joint ventures; restructuring entities to enhance effectiveness; and advising on inbound and outbound foreign investment projects. Mr. Unkovic works closely with U.S. companies as well as foreign entities on their international activities and investments. He has traveled to 45 countries over the last thirty years, with significant involvement in transactions in China, India, Japan, Korea, Southeast Asia, and Europe.
Areas of Expertise Include:
- All legal queries pertaining to China, India, Japan, Korea, Southeast Asia and Europe
Inquiries May Be Submitted to:
- Dennis Unkovic at du@muslaw.com
For additional information about the Expert Hotline, contact:
Jana New
717.265.7749 I jnew@pa.gov
