$450K Penalty for Exporting to Syria The Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) has levied a $450,000 civil penalty against Technoline SAL, of Beirut, Lebanon, to settle charges associated with exports or reexports of controlled items to Syria. The items at issue were U.S.-origin mass spectrometers, gas chromatographs and consumables, liquid chromatograph-mass spectrometer … [Read more...]
Antiboycott: Warning Letter
Antiboycott: Warning Letter In December 2016, the Office of Antiboycott Compliance, issued a Warning Letter to Military Professional Resources, Inc. (MPRI) for reasons to believe that they violated EAR -for failing to notify the BIS (Bureau of Industry & Security) of their receipt of a request to engage in a restrictive trade practice or boycott, as required by the … [Read more...]
Brooklyn Resident and 2 Russian Nationals Arrested for Illegally Exporting to Russia
Brooklyn Resident and 2 Russian Nationals Arrested for Illegally Exporting to Russia Brooklyn Resident and Two Russian Nationals Arrested in Connection with Scheme to Illegally Export Controlled Technology to Russia. Defendants Used Brooklyn-Based Front Companies to Procure Sophisticated Military and Satellite Technology on Behalf of Russian End-Users. From DOJ: The … [Read more...]
Routed Export Transactions
Routed Export Transactions Defining, clarifying, and understanding routed export transactions. What is a routed export transaction? The Foreign Trade Regulations (FTR) defines a routed export transaction as, “an export transaction in which the foreign principal party in interest (FPPI) authorizes a U. S. agent to facilitate the export of a shipment from the U. S. and … [Read more...]
2017 – What is coming?
2017 - What is coming? Here are a few topics for 2017: Ocean shippers - several topics ACE - January deployment postponement Mexico City - official change For ocean shippers in 2017 (from JOC): “2016 was one of the wildest years in container shipping history. Within one year, the industry witnessed the largest bankruptcy in liner history with Hanjin Shipping, … [Read more...]