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NFTC Releases Report on Impact of Lifting U.S. Sanctions on Iran

Posted on November 23, 2008
The National Foreign Trade Council (NFTC) has released the results of an economic study commissioned by USA*Engage entitled "Normalization of Economic Relations: Consequences for Iran?s Economy and the United States." The study, prepared by economists Dean DeRosa and Gary Hufbauer, explores the...

U.K. Law Commission Recommends Scrapping and Re-Writing U.K.'s Anti-Bribery Laws

Posted on November 23, 2008
The Law Commission of the United Kingdom, a non-political independent body established in 1965 to review and recommend reform where it is needed, recently issued a report entitled Reforming Bribery, that recommends significant changes to U.K.'s anti-bribery laws...

Another Company in Oil and Gas Sector Pleads Guilty to FCPA Violations

Posted on November 23, 2008
Yet another company involved in the oil and gas business has been found guilty of violating the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA). On November 21, 2008, the Aibel Group Ltd., a United Kingdom-based provider of products and services to the upstream oil and gas industry that is owned by Norwegian...

ICPA's Sixth Annual Conference to be Held March 8-12, 2009 in Anaheim, California

Posted on November 21, 2008
Advance member's only registration is now open for the sixth annual conference of the International Compliance Professionals Association (ICPA). This year's conference will be held March 8-12 in Anaheim, California. Last years conference sold out quickly and ICPA had a waiting list of more than...

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NFTC Releases Analysis of 2008 Congressional Election Results and Their Impact on U.S. Trade Policy

Posted on November 21, 2008
The National Foreign Trade Council (NFTC) has release an analysis of what the 2008 congressional election results mean for U.S. trade and engagement policies in the 111th Congress. The NFTC conducted the analysis to explore whether there is any truth to assertions made over the past few weeks that...

ITC Releases Useful Web-Based HTS Reference Tool

Posted on November 21, 2008
The U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) has released a new Harmonized Tariff Schedule (HTS) Online Reference Tool that contains an online version of the U.S. HTS. The ITC's online HTS includes a number of very useful features to importers, such as links directly to U...

Don't Dump on Free Trade

Posted on November 20, 2008
As we reported, on November 4, 2008 the U.S. Supreme Court recently heard oral arguments in the consolidated cases of United States v. Eurodif S.A., et al. (Docket No. 07-1059) and USEC, Inc., v. Eurodif S.A., Docket No. (Docket No. 07-1078), the first antidumping cases granted certiorari by the...

BIS Seeking Comments on the Prospect of Removing ECCN 7A Commodities From De Minimis Eligibility

Posted on November 20, 2008
The Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) published a notice in today's Federal Register announcing that it is seeking public comment on the prospect of removing from de minimis eligibility commodities controlled for missile technology (MT) reasons under Category 7-Product Group A on the Commerce...

CBP to Hold 2009 C-TPAT Seminar in New Orleans

Posted on November 18, 2008
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has announced that it will hold the 2009 C-TPAT Supply Chain Security Seminar from April 1-3, 2009 in New Orleans. The seminar is only open to C-TPAT certified partners. The seminar will be presented in two sessions to accommodate additional registrants...

BIS Publishes Final Rule Amending EAR End-Use and End-User Controls

Posted on November 18, 2008
The Bureau of Industry published in today's Federal Register a final rule amending the end-use and end-user controls in Part 744 of the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) and revising the definition of the term "transfer." The changes to the EAR made in today's rule, which is effective...

BIS Posts Q&As on Proposed License Exception ICT

Posted on November 18, 2008
The Bureau of Industry and Security has published on its website a number of questions and answers on the proposed rule establishing License Exception Intra-Company Transfer (ICT). License Exception ICT would allow an approved ?parent company? and its approved wholly-owned or ?controlled-in-fact?...

CBP Issues Regulation Making Changes to Notification Procedures for Private Aircraft Arriving and Departing the United States

Posted on November 18, 2008
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) today published a new regulation in the Federal Register making changes to the procedure for private aircraft to provide advance notice of their intended arrival or departure, and submit manifests of the persons on board...

Census Publishes November Issue of AES Newsletter

Posted on November 18, 2008
The Census Bureau recently published the November issue of its Automated Export System (AES) Newsletter. The newsletter contains useful information on the following topics: Automated Export System (AES) Downtime PolicyTo Suppress or to Cancel? Common AES Reporting ProblemsClarification on Routed...

FDA Issues Final Rule on Prior Notice of Imported Food Products

Posted on November 17, 2008
The Food and Drug Administration has published a final rule in the Federal Register modifying the requirements for the prior notification of imported food that have been in effect since the issuance of an interim final rule in October 2003 that implemented the Public Health Security and...

Canada Attempting to Extradite U.S. Gun Dealer Accused of Smuggling Firearms

Posted on November 17, 2008
Canada's National Post newspaper reports that Canada is seeking to extradite to Toronto a Chicago-based gun dealer who was arrested in the U.S. in June and has been charged with violating the Arms Export Control Act for allegedly exporting more than 200 firearms from the United States to...

Bahrain Seeking to Reopen Israel Boycott Office

Posted on November 17, 2008
The Jerusalem Post recently reported that Bahrain's parliament is pressing the Government of Bahrain to reopen the country's Israel Boycott Office. The Government of Bahrain agreed to close its boycott office in 2005 as a condition to entering into a free trade agreement with the United States...

Blackwater Worldwide Issues Press Release Addressing Alleged Export Control Violations

Posted on November 17, 2008
In an unusual move, private security firm Blackwater Worldwide issued a press release on Friday containing detailed information on its export activities to "clarify misinformation stemming from several inaccurate media reports" regarding Blackwater's exports to Iraq and other export-related...

CBP Publishes Brochure Touting C-TPAT Benefits

Posted on November 17, 2008
U.S. Customs and Border Protection today published a PDF brochure explaining the benefits of the Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism Program (C-TPAT). The document provides statistics showing that CBP has significantly increased its overall exam rates over the last several years and states...

Virginia Physicist Pleads Guilty to Illegal Exports to China and Violating FCPA

Posted on November 17, 2008
Mr. Shu Quan-Sheng, president of Newport News, Virgina-based AMAC International, today pleaded guilty in federal court in Norfolk, Virginia to two counts of violating the Arms Export Control Act (AECA) and one count of attempting to bribe Chinese government officials, in violation of the Foreign...

Supreme Court Hears Oral Argument in Antidumping Cases

Posted on November 16, 2008
As we reported, the U.S. Supreme Court recently heard oral arguments in the first ever antidumping cases granted certiorari. The consolidated cases, United States v. Eurodif S.A., et al. (Docket No. 07-1059) and USEC, Inc., v. Eurodif S.A., Docket No...

WTO Reports 39% Increase in Antidumping Investigations

Posted on November 16, 2008
The World Trade Organisation (WTO) recently announced a 39% increase in the number of antidumping investigations initiated by WTO members during the first six months of 2008 as compared to the same period in 2007. During January to June 2008, 16 WTO Members initiated a total of 85 new...

COAC to Meet in Washington, DC on November 20, 2008

Posted on November 16, 2008
The Departmental Advisory Committee on Commercial Operations of U.S. Customs and Border Protection and Related Homeland Security Functions (COAC) will meet on November 20, 2008 in Washington, DC. The meeting is open to the public. The tentative agenda for the meeting is as follows: 1...

Canadian Defense Industry Wants to Expand U.S.-Canada ITAR Arrangement Covering Canadian Dual-Nationals

Posted on November 16, 2008
The Ottawa Business Journal reports that Canada's leading aerospace and defense trade associations will ask the Canadian government to request the U.S. to expand the May 2007 arrangement between the Canadian Department of National Defence (DND) and U...

CBP Announces Answers to October 2008 Customs Broker Exam

Posted on November 11, 2008
Congratulations to those that passed the October 2008 Customs Broker License Exam. The pass rate was approximately 10%, about half that of the previous exam. The questions and answer key to the exam can be found here. As indicated in the answer key, CBP gave credit for all answers to questions 49...

Southern Border Trade Symposium to be Held in San Antonio, Texas Next Week

Posted on November 11, 2008
The American Association of Exporters and Importers (AAEI) and the Automotive Industry Action Group (AIAG) are holding the first-ever Southern Border Trade Symposium in San Antonio, Texas on November 18, 2008. The program will feature speakers on U.S...

Outdoor Equipment Company Pays $685,000 Penalty for Export Control Violations

Posted on November 10, 2008
The Commerce Department?s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) announced that Cabela?s Incorporated, an outdoor equipment outfitter based in Sidney, Nebraska, has agreed to pay a civil penalty of $680,000 to settle allegations that it committed 152 violations of the Export Administration...

Next NCITD Meeting to Feature Speakers from BIS and Energy

Posted on November 10, 2008
The next meeting of the National Council on International Trade Development (NCITD) will take place on Wednesday, November 12, 2008 in Washington, DC and will feature the following speakers: Margaret Doane, Director Office of International Programs, U...

BIS Publishes Corrections to Wassenaar Arrrangement Rule

Posted on November 03, 2008
The Commerce Department's Bureau of Industry and Security published in today's Federal Register two corrections to the final rule published on October 14, 2008 revising the Export Administration Regulations to implement changes made to the Wassenaar Arrangement's List of Dual Use Goods and...

National Foreign Trade Council and USA*Engage Release Congressional Report Card on Trade Issues

Posted on November 03, 2008
In case you haven't had enough information to make a decision on election day, the National Foreign Trade Council (NFTC) and USA*Engage have issued their 110th Congressional Report Card, grading Members of Congress on key international trade and engagement votes in 2007 and 2008...

U.S. Supreme to Hear First Ever Antidumping Cases

Posted on November 02, 2008
On Tuesday, November 4th, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in the first ever antidumping cases granted certiorari by the Supreme Court. The consolidated cases, United States v. Eurodif S.A., et al. (Docket No. 07-1059) and USEC, Inc., v...

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