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BIS Adopts Aggressive New Enforcement Policy

by George W. Thompson
September 28, 2022October 4, 2022

The Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) has adopted a new administrative enforcement approach for resolving export control violations. BIS anticipates it will result in the imposition of substantially higherRead More »

Intertech Trading Corp. Pleads Guilty to 14 Felonies for Failure to File Export Information on Shipments of Lab Equipment to Russia and Ukraine

by GTC Repost
September 23, 2022September 23, 2022

CONCORD – Intertech Trading Corporation, an Atkinson, New Hampshire-based laboratory equipment distributor, pleaded guilty in federal court to 14 felony counts of failure to file export information on shipments to Russia andRead More »

U.S. Department of State Debars 10 Persons for Violating or Conspiring to Violate the Arms Export Control Act

by GTC
August 11, 2022August 11, 2022

Media note from the U.S. Department of State On August 10, 2022, the U.S. Department of State published a Federal Register notice of ten persons… Read More »U.S. Department of State Debars 10 Persons for Violating or Conspiring to Violate the Arms Export Control Act

Enforcement of the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act

by George W. Thompson
August 4, 2022August 4, 2022

The Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA) went into effect on June 21, 2022. The UFLPA has three key provisions: It creates a rebuttable presumption that all items produced, inRead More »

CTPAT Trade Compliance Handbook

by Elsa Solorzano
August 2, 2022August 2, 2022

CBP has released a CTPAT Trade Compliance Handbook. This handbook was released in July 2022. Below are the 6 areas covered in the handbook including… Read More »CTPAT Trade Compliance Handbook

Changes to the Buy American Regulations

by George W. Thompson
July 22, 2022July 22, 2022

Buy American Rules Update There have been fairly significant changes to the Buy American rules under both the Federal Acquisition Regulation, or FAR, and the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement,Read More »

Federal Trade Commission’s Made in the USA Rules

The FTC Can’t Take a Joke

by George W. Thompson
June 7, 2022June 9, 2022

The Federal Trade Commission's Made in the USA Rules A notice appeared in the May 19th Federal Register detailing a consent agreement reached with a company called Lions Not SheepRead More »

The New Foreign-Direct Product Rule for Third-Country Exports to Russia

by George W. Thompson
June 1, 2022June 1, 2022

Sanctions imposed on Russia by the BIS The February 24 sanctions imposed on Russia by the BIS have put in place a vastly expanded definition of the foreign-direct product rule,Read More »

The Unverified List: What it Means to Exporters, Re Exporters, and In-Country Transferors

by George W. Thompson
April 26, 2022May 24, 2022

The Unverified List The Commerce Department’s listing of foreign companies subject to restrictions on all items included in the Export Administration Regulations, has received increased attention as a result ofRead More »

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