Law Offices of Vincent Bowen Specializing in U.S. Customs Law Audits

Law Offices of Vincent Bowen

Specializing in U.S. Customs Law

Audits & Pre-Audit Preparation

Some importers might not take their Customs obligations to heart until they are audited, which generally makes for an unpleasant experience.

The pain can be lessened by conducting a pre-audit review to:

	Identify products with duty overpayments and pursue duty recovery;
	Identify and disclose any situations where duties are underpaid to avoid penalties that potentially could be enforced if the problem is left for the auditors to discover; and
	Develop and implement effective internal controls to improve chances of passing audit (i.e., avoiding a potential downgrade in risk category, expansion and continuation of the audit, and including follow-up visits).

Please refer to Experience page to review Mr. Bowen's experience in audits.

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Contact:

Vincent Bowen, Esq.

2515 K Street, N.W.
Suite 101
Washington, DC 20037
Phone: 202.965.7159
vbowen@vbcustomslaw.com

102 West Monroe Avenue
Alexandria, Virginia 22301
Phone: 703.820.0191
vbowen@vbcustomslaw.com

For 20 years, Mr. Bowen has represented and advised importers on Customs requirements applicable to their import transactions. Clients have obtained millions of dollars in duty refunds in Customs disputes & millions more in duty savings on later transactions.

Mr. Bowen has extensive experience in all major areas of Customs law, including: HTSUS tariff classification, Customs audits, valuation, country-of-origin marking, customs penalty defense, defense of liquidated damages claims, bonded import programs (FTZ, warehouse, TIB), & preferential duty programs (NAFTA, GSP, CBI,Chapter 98).