by Will Harwell | Jul 26, 2022 | News & Events
Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) and Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) issued a joint alert on potential Russian and Belarusian attempts to evade US export controls. The alert directed to financial institutions outlines export...
by Will Harwell | Jul 12, 2022 | News & Events
While addressing the attendees at the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) Update Conference on June 30, Assistant Secretary for Export Enforcement Matthew S. Axelrod announced four enforcement policy changes that take effect immediately. The changes “are designed to...
by Will Harwell | Jun 17, 2022 | News & Events
Yesterday, the president officially signed OSRA into law. As reported Wednesday, the House of Representatives passed the Senate version (S.3580) by a vote of 369-42. This bill revises requirements governing ocean shipping to increase the authority of the Federal...
by Will Harwell | Jun 8, 2022 | News & Events
In light of the continuing efforts to combat COVID–19, the U.S. Trade Representative has determined that a 6-month extension of the 81 COVID-19-related product exclusions is warranted. DATES: The extensions announced in this notice will extend the product exclusions...
by Will Harwell | Apr 13, 2022 | News & Events
Effective March 28, 2022, The U.S. Trade Representative determined to extend 89 exclusions exclusions on List 2, 187 exclusions on List 3, and 42 exclusions on List 4. With the exception of separately addressed extensions of the COVID-19 exclusions, the exclusions...
by Audrey Chaney | Aug 5, 2021 | News & Events
Implementation of Phase VI of the Lacey Act enforcement schedule has been delayed to October 1, 2021. The Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 amended the Lacey Act to provide, among other things, that importers submit a declaration at the time of importation...
