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BIS Suspends Libya Export and Reexport Licenses

Posted on March 04, 2011
Yesterday the U.S. Department of Commerce's Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS)) announced that it has suspended indefinitely all licenses that it has issued for exports or reexports to Libya. As a result, no further shipments may be made against BIS licenses for exports or reexports to Libya by...

Libya Sanctions and Restrictions: An Update for U.S. Companies

Posted on February 27, 2011
As a result of the recent events in Libya the United States and United Nations have implemented various sanctions and other restrictions on transactions involving Libya. The following is a summary of these actions and their impact on U.S. companies: Executive Order 13566 and OFAC On Friday,...

Reminder: February 20th is Effective Date of Export Control Licensing Certification on USCIS Visa Form I-129

Posted on February 16, 2011
This is a reminder that February 20, 2011 is the effective date for completion of the new "Certification Pertaining to the Release of Controlled Technology or Technical Data to Foreign Persons in the United States" contained in the new I-129 Petition for Non-Immigrant Worker forms submitted to the...

Registration Now Open for U.S. Customs' 2011 Trade Symposium in DC

Posted on February 14, 2011
Registration opened today for U.S. Customs and Border Protection's 2011 Trade Symposium, which will be held in Washington, DC on April 13 and 14. This will be CBP's first trade symposium since December 2009, since no program was held last year. For those persons familiar with the BIS Update...

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U.S. Trade Representative Urges Congress to Extend GSP, TAA and ATPA Trade Programs

Posted on February 14, 2011
Today, United States Trade Representative Ron Kirk released the following statement on the need to renew and extend the GSP, TAA and ATPA trade programs: ?I am disappointed that Congress has not acted to extend Trade Adjustment Assistant (TAA), the Andean Trade Preference Act (ATPA), and the...

OFAC and Customs Issue Regulations Implementing President's Cuba Policy Changes

Posted on January 28, 2011
Today the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) published in the Federal Register regulations implementing changes to the the President's recently announced changes to the U.S. ermbargo on Cuba. As we previously indicated, these policy changes only...

State of the Union Address: How Many Different Government Agencies Actually Deal With Exports?

Posted on January 27, 2011
In describing the need for a more efficient federal government in the State of the Union (SOTU) address to Congress this week, President Obama said "there are 12 different agencies that deal with exports." How did the White House come up with this number? Depending on how one counts, there are...

GSP Program Remains in Limbo

Posted on January 26, 2011
Things are not looking very good right now for renewal of the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP), the long-standing duty preference program that expired on December 31, 2010. Today?s Politico contains a story providing extensive background on the political issue involving sleeping bags that...

EU Customs Law Course to be Held March 8-9, 2011 Near Baltimore/Washington International Airport

Posted on January 26, 2011
North American based trade compliance professionals involved with EU customs issues should be aware of an unique two-day course on EU customs issues that will be held near Baltimore/Washington International Airport on March 8-9, 2011. Led by Michael Lux, head of the European Commission's Customs...

NCITD Now Accepting Applications for International Trade Scholarship Program

Posted on January 25, 2011
The Washington, DC-based National Council on International Trade Development (NCITD), a leading international trade compliance organization, is currently accepting applications for its annual scholarship program for students studying international trade-related topics...

Engineer Sentenced to 32 Years in Prison for Export Control and Other Violations Involving Sale of Stealth Technology to China

Posted on January 25, 2011
An engineer who had once worked on the B-2 stealth bomber program was sentenced today by a federal judge in Hawaii to 32 years in prison after being convicted of violating the Arms Export Control Act; communication, delivery and transmission of national defense information; conspiracy; money...

BIS Issues Final Rule Implementing Changes to Export Controls on India

Posted on January 24, 2011
The Commerce Department' Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) will publish a final rule in tomorrow's Federal Register implementing changes to U.S. export controls on India that were announced by President Obama and Indian Prime Minister Singh on November 8, 2010...

Census Bureau Issues Update on Port of Unlading Requirement in AES Filings

Posted on January 18, 2011
U.S. exporters and freight forwarders should note that the Census Bureau's Foreign Trade Division recently issued the following update regarding the Port of Unlading data element when filing Electronic Export Information (EEI) in the Automated Export System: For shipments from the U...

When Truth is Stranger Than Fiction: California Man Pleads Guilty After Attempting to Export Fighter Jet and Defense Articles to Iran, Hungary and Russia

Posted on January 17, 2011
In a case that reads a work of fiction, a California man last week pleaded guilty in federal court in Delaware to one count of violating the International Emergency Economic Powers Act and one count of violating the Arms Export Control Act in connection with the export and attempted export of...

Texan Pleads Guilty to Exporting ITAR-Controlled Weapons Sights to Russia

Posted on January 17, 2011
A Latvian born woman currently living in Texas pleaded guilty in federal court in Brooklyn, New York last Friday to one count of violating the Arms Export Control Act after attempting to export ITAR-controlled weapons sights to Russia without the required export licenses from the State...

OFAC Adds Additional Entities Affiliated With Iran's Shipping Line and Aerospace Industry to SDN List

Posted on January 17, 2011
Last week the U.S. Department of the Treasury Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) announced the addition to the List of Specially Designated Nationals (SDN List) 24 shipping companies affiliated with the Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Lines (IRISL) and two entities that are subordinates of...

White House's Cuba Travel Announcement - What Does it Really Mean?

Posted on January 17, 2011
As was widely reported, the White House announced on Friday revisions to the U.S. embargo on Cuba. Despite various reports referring this announcement as a further "easing" of the Cuban embargo, most of the changes returned U.S. policy on Cuba back to where it was during the Clinton Administration...

OFAC Imposes Civil Penalties on Two Financial Institutions and One Individual

Posted on December 22, 2010
The Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has issued its monthly enforcement report. The report indicates that OFAC assessed civil penalties on two financial institutions and one individual for alleged violations of OFAC's sanctions programs...

Congress Adjourns Without Renewing GSP or Passing Miscellaneous Tariff Bills

Posted on December 22, 2010
The U.S. Congress adjourned today without renewing the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) program, which expires on December 31, 2010, or passing the numerous miscellaneous tariff bills (MTBs) that eliminate customs duties on certain imported products...

News and Update on Export Controls Certification Requirement in New U.S. Immigration Form I-129

Posted on December 22, 2010
The following guest post, by Brian Graham, an experienced immigration attorney with the law firm of Strasburger & Price LLP in Austin, Texas, discusses the new export control certification requirements contained in the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services' (USCIS) new I-129 form that must...

U.S. Export Controls Involving India: A Reality Check

Posted on December 21, 2010
Following the President's trip to India last month there has been a great deal of misinformatoin in the Indian press regarding the "lifting" and "relaxation" of dual-use export controls on India, including the removal of Indian entities from the Bureau of Industry and Security's Entity List (15 CFR...

U.S. Company and Its Chinese Subsidiary Pay $3.75 Million in Criminal and Civil Fines for Export Control Violations Involving Pakistan Nuclear Facility

Posted on December 21, 2010
The Departments of Justice and Commerce announced today that PPG Paints Trading (Shanghai) Co., Ltd., a wholly-owned Chinese subsidiary of United States-based PPG Industries, Inc., pled guilty to conspiring to violate the International Emergency Economic Powers Act and the Export Administration...

Happy Holidays and Happy New Year From International Trade Law News

Posted on December 21, 2010
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U.S. Customs Seizes Thousands of Cuban Cigars

Posted on December 20, 2010
CNN reported today (see video below) on U.S. Customs and Border Protection's recent seizure of thousands of Cuban cigars at Chicago's O'Hare International Airport. The seized Cuban cigars were being shipped to customers (including law firms and other businesses) in the U...

Today is International Anti-Corruption Day

Posted on December 09, 2010
Today, December 9th, marks International Anti-Corruption Day. In a statement marking International Corruption Day, Secretary of State Clinton said "The United States has made unprecedented strides over the past year to enforce our anticorruption laws and ensure our companies do not...

CNBC Running Series Called "Forbidden Zone: Investing in Iran"

Posted on December 07, 2010
CNBC is running a series entitled "Forbidden Zone: Investing in Iran" that discusses business in Iran. Yesterday's first report discussed the wide availability of American products available in Iran's Kish Island, despite U.S. sanctions. Today's report discusses some U...

OFAC Issues Statement on Location of SDN List

Posted on December 07, 2010
As a follow-up to yesterday's post regarding the changes to OFAC's website, OFAC issued a statement today regarding the location of the Specially Designated National List (SDN) and the related files. As the statement below indicates, OFAC has decided to leave in place the old links to the SDN list...

U.S. Export Controls/Sanctions Programs to be Held in Frankfurt, Germany on January 17-18, 2011

Posted on December 06, 2010
The AWA Foreign Trade Academy is holding two one-day programs on U.S. export controls and sanctions on January 17 and 18, in Frankfurt, Germany. The first day of the program will focus on what European companies need to know about ITAR and U.S. defense trade controls...

Redesign of Treasury's Website Changes Links to SDN List and Other OFAC Sites

Posted on December 06, 2010
This weekend the Treasury Department unveiled a redesigned website. While that is not exactly news, the redesign process has changed the way that the website's files are structured, leading to some significant changes in the web address (URL) of commonly used websites, including the Office of...

Dealing with Boycott Requests in the Real World

Posted on November 08, 2010
By Douglas N. Jacobson, Esq. You arrive at your office and check your e-mail. When reviewing your messages you notice that you have received the following message from the export compliance manager located in your company's Dutch... This is a summary of the article...

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