1. Why this page exists
Garland & Zhang coordinates sourcing, trade-zone pathways, and logistics across borders. That work is regulated. This page describes the compliance rules that apply to the platform and to participants who use it. It supplements, and does not replace, the terms of any signed agreement.
2. Law we follow
- U.S. customs law and the requirements of U.S. Customs and Border Protection, including the rules governing Foreign Trade Zones and pending Alternative Site Framework designation.
- Sanctions administered by the U.S. Department of the Treasury (OFAC) and export controls administered by the Department of Commerce (EAR), and the International Traffic in Arms Regulations where applicable.
- Anti-money-laundering, anti-boycott, and anti-corruption law, including the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act.
- The equivalent laws of the countries in which a shipment originates, transits, or is delivered.
3. Screening
We screen participants and, where appropriate, their principals and beneficial owners against restricted-party and sanctions lists. We may decline, pause, or end a relationship, or hold a shipment, where screening or a compliance question requires it. You confirm that you, your organization, and the parties you involve in a transaction are not the subject of sanctions or a restricted-party designation, and that you will not use the platform to move goods to a prohibited destination or end user.
4. Accurate information
Customs and export outcomes depend on the accuracy of the information provided. You are responsible for the accuracy of the descriptions, values, quantities, end-use, and end-user information you supply, and for the classification and country-of-origin positions you assert. We and our partners rely on what you provide. We do not independently verify the customs classification or origin of goods, and we are not a licensed customs broker or a licensed freight forwarder of record. to confirm this sentence with counsel and confirm which licensed partners G&Z will name publicly
5. Trade-zone use
Trade-zone treatment applies only to eligible movements that meet the applicable rules and approvals. FTZ entry, admission, and any duty treatment require CBP and FTZ Board authorization and are subject to examination. Nothing on the platform represents that a particular shipment will qualify. G&Z is awaiting final authorization for its Alternative Site Framework designation; activities are prepared in anticipation of approval and commence upon issuance. See Regulatory & Forward-Looking Statements.
6. No circumvention
Participants may not use the platform to evade duties, quotas, sanctions, or export controls, to misdeclare origin or value, to transship for a prohibited purpose, or to disguise the end user of a controlled item. Suspected circumvention ends the relationship and may be reported to the competent authorities.
7. Government contracting and anti-bribery
Where a transaction touches government business, no payment, gift, or benefit may be offered to a government official to obtain or retain business, and no commission may be contingent on an official act. Records must accurately describe the transaction. Referral and commission arrangements carry the same obligation; see the Referral & Commission Terms.
8. Records
We keep order, shipping, customs, and banking documentation for the period required by law and make it available to participants on request. For a transaction settled by documentary credit, that record includes the credit reference, the document set as presented, and the independent inspection or verification report. Participants should keep their own copies for the period their jurisdiction requires.
9. Reporting a concern
Report a compliance concern, or a request from an authority that affects your account, to robertgarland9@gmail.com. Concerns are reviewed and, where appropriate, escalated to counsel.