BIS: ZTE Export Bans Due to Violations The U.S. announced April 16 a ban on exports to China’s second-largest telecommunications firm [ZTE - Zhongxing Telecommunications Equipment Corporation]. This was the latest penalty against that company for violating U.S. export controls. For companies that have conducted business with ZTE, they should consider implementing a … [Read more...]
US Company Settles & Pays for Importer’s Customs Fraud
US Company Settles & Pays for Importer’s Customs Fraud Federal prosecutors in New York announced the settlement of a lawsuit relating to a scheme to evade import duties. The case involved an investigation by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) New York, and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) regarding an importer’s … [Read more...]
BIS: Engaging in Prohibited Conduct
BIS: Engaging in Prohibited Conduct The Bureau Of Industry & Security (BIS) advises that Milwaukee Electric Tool Corporation engaged in prohibitive conduct on 25 occasions between April 2012 and May 2014. They exported thermal inaging cameras from the USA to various countries including, Hong Kong, Columbia, Ecuador, El Salvador, and Mexico without the required Department … [Read more...]
2017!
2017! Click here to see the 2017 Newsletter - January Happy 2017!! ~From your friends at Superior Freight Services, Inc. … [Read more...]
Panama Canal Expansion is Completed in 2016!
Panama Canal Expansion is Completed in 2016! A huge 984-foot 'Cosco Shipping Panama' carrying 9,472 containers completed the first official voyage on June 26th (2016) through the new expanded massive locks of the Panama Canal. The $5.4 billion project to expand the 102-year-old canal took almost 10 years and 40,000 workers to complete. The new set of locks now allows … [Read more...]