International Trade Law News

U.S. Imposes Sanctions on Trading Companies in China, UAE and Singapore for Iran-Related Transactions

noreply@blogger.com (Douglas N. Jacobson) — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 12:55:00 PST

Today the U.S. Department of State imposed sanctions on three trading companies under the Iran Sanctions Act, as amended by the Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Divestment Act (CISADA), as a result of their involvement in sales of refined petroleum to Iran. The three sanctioned...

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Seasons Greetings and Happy New Year From International Trade Law News + Letter to Santa Regarding Possible Compliance Violations

noreply@blogger.com (Douglas N. Jacobson) — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 19:56:00 PST

Season's Greetings and Happy New Year to all of our loyal readers and clients around the world. See you in 2012. In the spirit of the holiday season we have reprinted below a letter to Santa regarding a number of alleged violations of import, export and other laws and...

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Wassenaar Arrangement Issues Best Practice Guidelines on Internal Compliance Programs for Dual-Use Goods and Technologies

noreply@blogger.com (Douglas N. Jacobson) — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 21:44:00 PST

During the recent Plenary meeting of the Wassenaar Arrangement on Export Controls for Conventional Arms and Dual-Use Goods and Technologies (WA) held in Vienna, Austria, the Participating States of the WA adopted a document encouraging exporters, including companies and academic institutions,...

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U.S. Export Control Reform News and Upcoming Deadlines for Public Comments

noreply@blogger.com (Douglas N. Jacobson) — Sun, 18 Dec 2011 18:22:00 PST

Resumption of Weekly Wednesday Export Control Reform Update Conference Calls and Addition of Conference Call on Monday, December 19th BIS Assistant Secretary Kevin Wolf will resume his weekly teleconferences on Wednesdays at 2:00 pm EST to answer questions about the Department of Commerce’s...

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BIS Adds Two Parties in UAE to Entity List For Diverting Internet Proxy Devices to Syria

noreply@blogger.com (Douglas N. Jacobson) — Sun, 18 Dec 2011 10:11:00 PST

The U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) published a final rule in the Federal Register on Friday, December 16, 2011, adding the following individual and company in United Arab Emirates to the BIS Entity List. Infotec, a.k.a., Info Tech, Ras Al Khaimah Free...

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OFAC Issues General License Unblocking Most Remaining Blocked Libyan Government Property

noreply@blogger.com (Douglas N. Jacobson) — Sun, 18 Dec 2011 08:46:00 PST

Following Friday's decision by the United Nations Security Council to lift the sanctions on Libya's Central Bank, the Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) on Friday evening issued Libya GeneralLicense No. 11 (GL 11) unblocking all remaining blocked property and interests in...

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Coalition for Excellence in Compliance Releases Restricted Party Screening and Other Export Compliance Best Practices

noreply@blogger.com (Douglas N. Jacobson) — Sun, 18 Dec 2011 08:06:00 PST

TheCoalition for Excellencein Export Compliance (CEEC) (pronounced “seek”), a voluntarygroup of experienced export compliance professionals from leading companies,law firms, research organizations and consulting firms, recently released a series of detailed andpractical standards containing best...

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OFAC Makes Significant Changes to Remaining U.S. Sanctions on South Sudan

noreply@blogger.com (Douglas N. Jacobson) — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 20:50:00 PST

Today OFAC issued a final rule (PDF) that made significant changes to the Sudanese Sanctions Regulations as they relate to transactions with the newly independent country of the Republic of South Sudan (“South Sudan”), including South Sudan’s oil and gas sector. The changes made in the final rule...

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Lessons Learned from Flowserve's BIS and OFAC Voluntary Disclosures: December 6, 2011 in Dallas, TX

noreply@blogger.com (Douglas N. Jacobson) — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 06:36:00 PST

On December 6, 2011, a unique event in the Dallas, Texas area will be held on the lessons learned from Flowserve Corporation's export controls and sanctions voluntary-self disclosure (VSD) that led to a $3 million civil settlement with OFAC and BIS. The event, which will take place from 9 am to...

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DHL Express Hosting Export Compliance Program in Cincinnati Area on November 17, 2011

noreply@blogger.com (Douglas N. Jacobson) — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 10:01:00 PDT

DHL Express is hosting a full day export compliance conference in the Cincinnati area on November 17, 2011. The program, which is sponsored by DHL Express, AAEI, NAM and the Northern Kentucky International Trade Association, will feature a number of government, industry representatives and...

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Today's Sanctions, Export Controls and FCPA News and Notes

noreply@blogger.com (Douglas N. Jacobson) — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 06:43:00 PDT

OFAC today added to the SDN List six IRISL front companies in Panama that took ownership of IRISL vessels. The six Panamanian companies are: Galliot Maritime, Mount Everest Maritime, Melodious Maritime, Indus Maritime, Rishi Maritime, and Kaveri Maritime. OFAC Director Szubin says: "IRISL will...

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International Trade Law News Marks Eighth Anniversary

noreply@blogger.com (Douglas N. Jacobson) — Tue, 25 Oct 2011 12:52:00 PDT

This week is the eighth anniversary of International Trade Law News. I appreciate the kind words, favorable comments and tips received from clients, colleagues, government officials, law students and members of the international trade community over the last eight years. I am also pleased that...

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BIS Adds 15 Parties to Entity List; Justice Department Indicts Five Individuals for Export Control Violations

noreply@blogger.com (Douglas N. Jacobson) — Tue, 25 Oct 2011 12:24:00 PDT

Today the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) today announced that it will add fifteen parties to the Entity List. The parties, which are located in China, Hong Kong, Iran and Singapore, were added to the Entity List for their alleged roles in a procurement network...

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Details of U.S. Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Cases Filed on Solar Cells and Modules from China

noreply@blogger.com (Douglas N. Jacobson) — Thu, 20 Oct 2011 08:37:00 PDT

Yesterday, the Coalition for American Solar Manufacturing (CASM) filed antidumping (AD) and countervailing (CVD) duty petitions with the U.S. Department of Commerce and the International Trade Commission alleging that Chinese manufacturers of crystalline silicon photovoltaic cells and panels are...

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OFAC Issues General Licenses to Export Food Products to Iran and Northern Sudan

noreply@blogger.com (Douglas N. Jacobson) — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 07:04:00 PDT

The Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) recently made changes to the Iran and Sudan sanctions regulations that will have a favorable impact on U.S. exporters of food and nutritional products. Specifically, OFAC issued a final rule amending the Iranian and Sudanese...

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U.S. Senate Passes Bill Extending GSP Program and Raising MPF on Imports

noreply@blogger.com (Douglas N. Jacobson) — Fri, 23 Sep 2011 08:31:00 PDT

The U.S. Senate last night passed H.R. 2832, legislation that will renew the expired Generalized System of Preference (GSP) program and extend the program until July 31, 2013. Because the Senate version included an amendment to extend the Trade Adjustment Assistance program, the House will have to...

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Registration for U.S.-China High Technology Working Group Program on September 26th Ends Tomorrow

noreply@blogger.com (Douglas N. Jacobson) — Wed, 21 Sep 2011 19:01:00 PDT

Tomorrow is the last day to register for the third annual U.S.-China High Technology Working Group (HTWG) Public-Private Sector Dialogue that will be held in Washington, DC on Monday, September 26, 2011. The HTWG was established for the U.S. and China to provide an update on their export...

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Guest Post on Census Blog Serves as Important Reminder on Certificate of Origin Accuracy

noreply@blogger.com (Douglas N. Jacobson) — Wed, 21 Sep 2011 18:41:00 PDT

There was an important guest post for exporters published today on Global Reach, the blog of the U.S. Census Bureau's Foreign Trade Division. The post by Chris Mead, Senior Vice President of the American Chamber of Commerce Executives, dealt with the accuracy of certificates of origin provided...

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U.S. Lifts Most Financial Sanctions on Libyan Government

noreply@blogger.com (Douglas N. Jacobson) — Tue, 20 Sep 2011 06:34:00 PDT

Yesterday, the United States Government lifted most of the financial sanctions on Libya that were imposed on February 25, 2011 by Executive Order 13566. These actions were taken after the United Nations Security Council last Friday approved Resolution S/Res/2009 (2011) which lifted most...

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State Department Finally Publishes Notice Regarding Iran Sanctions Announced in May and Admits Sanctioning Wrong Entity

noreply@blogger.com (Douglas N. Jacobson) — Tue, 13 Sep 2011 18:34:00 PDT

The State Department will finally publish in tomorrow’s Federal Register a formal notice regarding the sanctions imposed on seven non-U.S. companies announced on May 24, 2011 for engaging in activity that violated the Iran Sanctions Act of 1996 (ISA), as amended by the Comprehensive Iran...

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OFAC Issues Additional Syria and Libya Sanctions General Licenses

noreply@blogger.com (Douglas N. Jacobson) — Sun, 11 Sep 2011 20:30:00 PDT

On September 9, 2011, the Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) issued several general licenses relating to the U.S. sanctions programs on Syria and Libya. The following is an overview of these general licenses: Libya General License In the biggest change involving the...

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BIS Publishes New Best Practices for Preventing Unlawful Diversion of Dual-Use Items Subject to the Export Administration Regulations

noreply@blogger.com (Douglas N. Jacobson) — Thu, 01 Sep 2011 07:07:00 PDT

The U.S. Department of Commerce's Bureau of Industry and Security today published on its website a series of new "Best Practices for Preventing Unlawful Diversion of U.S. Dual-Use Items Subject to the Export Administration Regulations, Particularly through Transshipment Trade." These seven new...

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Syria Update: President Obama Signs Executive Order Imposing Additional Sanctions on Syria

noreply@blogger.com (Douglas N. Jacobson) — Thu, 18 Aug 2011 07:16:00 PDT

Updated to include OFAC general licenses 1-6 In response to the recent events in Syria, President Obama issued a statement this morning calling for Syrian President Bashar-Al Assad to "step aside". In addition, the President today signed an Executive Order (EO 13582) imposing the following...

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Summary of BIS 2011 Update Conference on Export Controls and Policy (Part 2 of 2)

noreply@blogger.com (Douglas N. Jacobson) — Wed, 17 Aug 2011 05:40:00 PDT

For those readers that were not able to attend last month's Update 2011 Conference on Export Controls and Policy in Washington, DC, we are presenting a two part summary of the conference prepared by Benjamin Tarr, a law student at the American University's Washington College of Law who is...

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Summary of BIS 2011 Update Conference on Export Controls and Policy (Part 1 of 2)

noreply@blogger.com (Douglas N. Jacobson) — Tue, 16 Aug 2011 07:23:00 PDT

For those readers that were not able to attend last month's Update 2011 Conference on Export Controls and Policy in Washington, DC, we are presenting a two part summary of the conference prepared by Benjamin Tarr, a law student at the American University's Washington College of Law who is focusing...

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