Practice Areas

Practice Areas

International Commercial Boutique

KBL Roche and its network of cooperating firms and lawyers gives our clients access to local services around the globe and permits businesses to move into new markets. Our close network spans the following jurisdictions allowing us to work with outside counsels on matters in most countries in the world.
  • EU: Spain, Italy, Germany, France
  • United Kingdom
  • Africa: Nigeria and South Africa
  • China

Cross Border Operations and Business Migration

We assist European and U.S. clients in migrating, creating and growing their business on both continents. We join your team for foreign-local and cross border legal assessments and compliance of your business plan. We also assist you in setting up your business and accounting and ensure compliance with local, state and federal license and tax requirements.
  • Business plan and business migration due diligence.
  • Business and non-immigrant visas.
  • Incorporation and representative corporate offices, Corporate compliance, and state licensing.
  • International tax and local commercial contracts.
  • Cross cultural and cross legal system advice and guidance.

Local and International Tax

KBL Roche’s tax department provides clients with sophisticated and practical international and local advice on tax planning, tax strategies for transactions, cross-border issues and the resolution of difficult tax controversies for individuals, estates, business, and transactions.
  • Transactions: M&A, Real Estate, Trusts and Estates, Restructuring and Reorganization, Capital Market Investments, Financings
  • Government Rulings (internationally) and Permanent Establishment (PE) planning,
  • Tax Controversy and Litigation.
  • Municipal, State, Federal, Cross Border Tax, Totalization and International Tax Treaties.
  • Sales tax, Commercial Rent Tax, and Income Tax, Exit Tax, and Gift Tax, other, specific filings (e.g. residency certificates, and annual reports).
  • Individuals 1040 and 1040NR; Corporations and Partnerships 1120, 1065; Trusts and Estates 1041.
Customs Engineering - Understanding Import Duty Obligations in the U.S.
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Customs Engineering - Understanding Import Duty Obligations in the U.S.

As the world's largest import nation with an annual import volume of 3.2 trillion USD (2022), the U.S. is indispensable as import market for international businesses. With the Presidential Election uprising, the country’s import policies come under the media’s spotlight once more, with Donald Trump promising huge tax cuts financed by levitation of higher import tariffs in general, and with particularly higher tariffs on imports from China.

International and importing businesses require a fundamental and up to date understanding of the U.S. Customs Duty system to navigate the ever changing landscape of Customs tariffs and ideally find ways to minimize their own import costs by exploiting existing regulation.

The following article provides international and U.S. inbound businesses an overview of the tariff system and Customs regulations. It cannot provide an individual assessment nor legal advice for any particular request. We hope, nonetheless, to kick start your journey to create Customs efficiencies.

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Roche Legal, PLLC

Munich

Alexandre Leturgez-Coïaniz, Esq., LL.M.

Daniel B. Koburger, Esq., LL.M.