The Department of Commerce added another round of entities to the Entity List that is maintained by Bureau of Industry and Security (“BIS”). The September 22, 2020 final rule published in the Federal Register release noted here, Federal Register Notice 2020-18909, documented the addition of forty-seven (47) new entities spanning multiple countries; specifically Canada, China,…
In a press release earlier this month, the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) announced a tightening of controls against Chinese tech firm Huawei Technologies. BIS also added an additional 38 Huawei affiliates to the Entity List – an action that will impose a license requirement for all items subject to the Export Administration Regulations (EAR)…
Why Export Compliance Matters U.S.businesses that sell goods and services in a global market are required to comply with export control regulations that are published by several U.S. departments including the Department of Commerce, the Department of Treasury, and the Department of State. Export compliance does not only apply to big companies. Any U.S. business…
While we can all certainly agree that we’re not as desirable as Richard Gere tooling down the Pacific Coast Highway in his Giorgio Armani behind the wheel of a Mercedes-Benz 450 SL, I think everyone can agree that one simple phone call to your favorite compliance team might easily be the best call you’ll make…
Does My Business Need Help With Global Compliance? Exporters often find themselves in need of assistance at various stages of the exporting process- from building a complete program to getting products out the door. Deciding on where to begin and who to contact can be difficult, and not least of the difficulties lie in figuring…
Here you come again. Just when we had begun to get our compliance plan together You waltz right in the door Just like you have done before With another change in hand And now we need to adjust our heads to yet another round of regulations (Adapted From Here you Come Again, Dolly Parton) Once…
As trade compliance professionals, many of us are just trying to keep our head above water with the changing compliance scene. There is no longer a status quo within the regulations as the compliance boundaries are shifting on a daily basis. Such is the case with the announcement on June 15, 2020 from the Department…
In response to a Final Rule published by the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) and effective in March 2020 moving certain firearms, guns, and ammunition to the Commerce Control List (CCL), the Automated Export System (AES) has been updated to create a new license type, C63, for items not having the same controls as…
Business Has Changed, It’s Time For Trade Compliance To Change, Too As the business world adapts to face masks, Zoom calls and social distancing, the trade compliance community is also re-evaluating the way it does business. While a lot has changed in your business, one thing that is certain to change – and, in fact,…
No one wants to really talk about trade compliance or acknowledge if it is lacking or non-existent. Not only is trade compliance an overwhelming and complicated mix of regulations, it is also something that puts most people to sleep! Often times employees think someone else is handling import compliance, but nobody is fully dedicated to…