As a Sports Mom, I am familiar with IMG Academy in Bradenton Florida and was shocked to learn that it had violated the export regulations. IMG is an elite sports academy with a state-of-the-art campus that any athlete would drool over, assuming you have over $100,000 per year for attendance. IMG has produced numerous professional…
What Is the Enforce and Protect Act (EAPA)? The Enforce and Protect Act of 2015 was enacted as part of the Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act (TFTEA) and became effective in August 2016, this law gives US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) authority to investigate and stop evasion of antidumping (AD) and countervailing duties (CVD) on imported goods. Its purpose is to protect US…
Eight miles outside of Baltimore, along a railroad line dating back to late 1800s, lies a sleepy little town of just 10,000 people. You’ll find quiet, tree-lined streets. An old stone church. And just up the road, across from Panera Bread, in a nondescript, one-story brick industrial building, a few dozen employees work in a…
On July 26th, U.S. government agencies published a “tri-seal note” describing the Voluntary Self-Disclosure (VSD) policies applicable to export controls. This is the second joint document issued by three key U.S. regulators – the Department of Commerce, Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), the Department of the Treasury, Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), and…