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Changing the Valuation Landscape: CBP Looks to the Price Paid by the U.S. Importer in Multiple Sales Transactions

Posted on January 28, 2008
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) proposed in the Federal Register last week to change its method of appraising foreign goods imported into the U.S. in instances involving multiple sales transactions. Under U.S. law and international conventions, the method for valuing goods is based on the...

BIS Imposes $400,000 Penalty on Northrop Grumman

Posted on January 28, 2008
The Commerce Department?s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) announced last week that Northrop Grumman Corporation has agreed to pay a $400,000 civil penalty to settle allegations that it committed 131 violations of the Export Administration Regulations, both in its own capacity and as successor...

International Customs Day 2008

Posted on January 28, 2008
This past Saturday, January 26th, was International Customs Day, which marks the inaugural session of the Customs Cooperation Council (CCC) that was held in Brussels, Belgium on January 26, 1953. The CCC became known as the World Customs Organization (WCO) in 2004...

Next Customs Broker License Examination to be Held on April 7, 2008

Posted on January 28, 2008
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has announced that the next Customs Broker License Examination will be held on Monday, April 7, 2008. The exam application and fee must be submitted to CBP by March 7, 2008. This is a summary of the article. Click on the above link or visit www...

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Census and CBP Reach Agreement on Mandatory AES Issues

Posted on January 28, 2008
The deadlock between the Census Bureau and U.S. Customs and Border Protection regarding certain aspects of the Mandatory Automated Export System (AES) regulation has apparently been resolved. As a result, the Census Bureau should be soon publishing the final rule requiring all Shipper's Export...

U.S. Remains Cuba's Largest Supplier of Food and Agricultural Products

Posted on January 27, 2008
Pedro Alvarez, the Chairman of Empresa Comercializadora de Alimentos, Cuba's main food importing entity, said last week that the U.S. remains Cuba's largest supplier of food and agricultural products. Alvarez said that in 2007, Cuba purchased more than $600 million in agricultural products from ...

DDTC Unveils New Web Site

Posted on January 27, 2008
Last week the State Department's Directorate of Defense Trade Controls (DDTC) unveiled a new look to its Web site. In addition to adding a "site map" on the left side of each page and most pages have been updated. These changes enhance the ability for users to find information and navigate the...

Reform of U.S. Defense Trade Polices and Practices are Abound: President Issues Export Controls Directive

Posted on January 23, 2008
The President issued a directive yesterday calling for more efficient procedures at the U.S. Department of State for export licensing of military equipment, services and data. The directive is designed to limit the period of time the government is permitted to make license determinations for items...

Customs and Border Protection Proposes Rulemaking On Advance Trade Data Elements

Posted on January 03, 2008
On January 2, 2008, Customs and Border Protection (CBP or ?Customs?) published a notice of proposed rulemaking in the Federal Register that would require both importers and carriers to submit additional data to Customs pertaining to cargo before the cargo is brought to the U...

Senate to Consider Nomination of Christopher Padilla as Under Secretary of Commerce for International Trade

Posted on December 12, 2007
The Senate Finance Committee will hold a hearing to consider the nomination of Christopher A. Padilla to be Under Secretary of Commerce for International Trade on Thursday, December 13 in room 215 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building. The time of the hearing has not yet been finalized...

OFAC Issues Monthly Civil Penalties Report

Posted on December 11, 2007
The Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) today issued its monthly report of civil penalties imposed on companies and individuals for allegedly violating the sanctions regimes administered by OFAC. OFAC's monthly report indicates that the agency settled two cases involving...

U.S. and China Sign "Guidelines for U.S.-China High-Technology and Strategic Trade Development" and Other Import and Export Agreements

Posted on December 11, 2007
In a signing ceremony held in Beijing as part of the 18th Joint Commission on Commerce and Trade (JCCT) between China and the U.S., representatives of the two governments today signed eleven agreements on a variety of import and export issues. One of the agreements signed today was the...

December NCITD Meeting to Focus on BIS and FCPA Issues

Posted on December 11, 2007
The National Council on International Trade Development's (www.ncitd.org) December 13, 2007 meeting in Washington, DC will feature the following speakers:Ms. Hillary Hess, Director, Regulatory Policy Division, Bureau of Industry and Security, U.S. Department of Commerce...

USTR Releases 2007 Report to Congress on China's WTO Compliance

Posted on December 11, 2007
The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative today presented to Congress the statutorily-mandated 2007 annual report on China?s compliance with its World Trade Organization accession obligations. The report discusses China's compliance with intellectual property rights, industrial policy,...

Census Bureau Invites Comments Regarding Data Collection through Automated Export System (AES) and Shippers Export Declaration (SED)

Posted on December 05, 2007
The U.S. Census Bureau (?Census?) is now seeking comments regarding the collection of export trade data for statistical purposes, as it continues to implement the Automated Export System (AES), which will require certain additional exporters to file trade export information electronically with...

BIS Update 2007, Day 2, Breakout Session: Export Control List Development

Posted on December 04, 2007
Elizabeth Scott, Director of the Chemical and Biological Controls Division at BIS, opened the breakout session by providing an overview of the critical components of items on the Commerce Control List (CCL) as follows: Toxic Chemicals: useful for production of chemicals agents or used...

Washington Think Tank Issues Trade Report Entitled "Why Lou Dobbs is Winning"

Posted on November 09, 2007
Coinciding with the U.S. House of Representatives debate on the U.S.-Peru Free Trade Agreement, The Third Way, a Washington, DC-based non-partisan think tank, today released a report entitled "Why Lou Dobbs is Winning". In the paper, the Third Way analyzes the origins of the growing anti-trade...

House Passes U.S.-Peru Trade Promotion Agreement by Wide Margin

Posted on November 08, 2007
By a vote of 285-132, the U.S. House of Representatives today approved legislation to implement the United States-Peru Trade Promotion Agreement (H.R. 3668). The Senate is expected to consider and pass the agreement later this year. The roll call vote can be found here...

Import Safety Working Group Issues Import Safety Action Plan,

Posted on November 06, 2007
Today, the Interagency Import Safety Working Group presented to President Bush its Import Safety Action Plan, which contains 14 broad recommendations and 50 action steps to enhance the safety of U.S. imports. In addition, today the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a Food Protection Plan...

Commerce Department Makes Preliminary Countervailing Duty Determination on Standard Pipe from China

Posted on November 06, 2007
Today the U.S. Department of Commerce issued a preliminary determination in the countervailing duty investigation on standard pipe from China finding that the Chinese government has been providing subsidies on standard pipe exported to the U.S. (this cases covers standard pipe with an outside...

BIS Update 2007, Day 2, Breakout Session: EAR/ITAR Jurisdiction Questions & Answers

Posted on November 06, 2007
The extremely well-attended breakout session on the EAR/ITAR Commodity Jurisdiction (CJ) process showed that there is a great deal of interest by industry in this important topic. The program began with an introduction on the Defense Department's (DoD) role in the CJ process...

BIS Publishes Final Rule Amending EAR and CCL to Implement Wassenaar List Revisions

Posted on November 05, 2007
As promised at Update 2007, the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) today published a final rule in the Federal Register making the the necessary changes to to the Commerce Control List (CCL) and Export Administration Regulations (EAR) to implement the Wassenaar List revisions that were agreed...

BIS Update 2007 Program Summaries Have Been Posted

Posted on November 05, 2007
Summaries of the plenary and breakout sessions from the Bureau of Industry and Security's Update 2007 conference have now been posted on International Trade Law News. This is a summary of the article. Click on the above link or visit www.tradelawnews...

BIS Update 2007, Day 2, Breakout Session: Technology, Software & Encryption

Posted on November 05, 2007
The Technology, Software and Encryption breakout session was chaired by Bernard Kritzer, Director of BIS?s Office of National Security Controls and Technology Transfer. He noted that while his office has been around for 15 years, technology has changed dramatically during that time...

BIS Update 2007, Day 2, Breakout Session: International Practices in Export Controls

Posted on November 04, 2007
By Amy Stanley* At the International Practices in Export Controls breakout session, three foreign government representatives discussed their countries? export systems and policies. The three representatives discussed similarities and differences between the export systems of the United Kingdom,...

BIS Update 2007, Day 2, Breakout Session: Automated Export System Compliance Review Program

Posted on November 04, 2007
Jerome Greenwell, the Trade Ombudsman of The Census Bureau's Foreign Trade Division, kicked-off the breakout session on the Automated Export System (AES) Compliance Review Program by noting that the program provides a unique opportunity for review of the automated data systems used by exporters in...

BIS Update 2007, Day 2, Plenary Session: Export Enforcement

Posted on November 04, 2007
In his opening remarks during the Export Enforcement Plenary Session at the 2007 BIS Update, Darryl Jackson, Assistant Secretary for Export Enforcement introduced the three office directors of BIS's enforcement team, including Kevin Delli-Colli, the new Director of the Office of Export Enforcement,...

BIS Update 2007, Day 1, Breakout Session: Defense Industrial Base Programs

Posted on November 04, 2007
Daniel Hill, Director of the Office of Strategic Industries and Economic Security (SIES) chaired the breakout session and introduced the program with a slide showing his office at the intersection of national security and industry partnership. Mr. Hill noted that BIS does more than export...

BIS Issues Statement Clarifying Implementation of IEEPA Enhancement Act Penalties

Posted on November 01, 2007
As a follow-up to the comments made by Under Secretary of Commerce for Industry and Security Mario Mancuso today at Update 2007, the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) this evening issued on its website important information clarifying the implementation of the enhanced penalties contained in...

BIS Update 2007, Day 1, Breakout Session: Reexport Regulations

Posted on November 01, 2007
In a breakout session on Reexport Regulations, Sharron Cook from BIS's Regulatory Policy Division provided the audience a crash course on reexport regulations. During the breakout session, Ms. Cook identified the scope o reexports subject to the EAR and discussed license requirements and exporter...

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