Florida Firm Fined $27 Million for Export Violations The U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) announced that it has reached a $27 million civil settlement with Access USA Shipping, LLC (“Access USA”), of Sarasota, Florida, to settle allegations that it committed violations of the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) during April 21, 2011 … [Read more...]
Automated Export System (AES) has a New Data Element
Automated Export System (AES) has a New Data Element From Global Reach: The U.S. Census Bureau published the Final Rule entitled, “Foreign Trade Regulations (FTR): Clarification on Filing Requirements,” April 19. This rule addresses new export reporting requirements related to the International Trade Data System and includes the addition of a new data element, the … [Read more...]
ZTE Fined More Than $1 bln for U.S. Sanctions Violations
ZTE Fined More Than $1 bln for U.S. Sanctions Violations Combined Penalty of $1.19 Billion with Department of Commerce and Department of Treasury Actions Shows All of Government Approach to Sanctions Enforcement From Reuters: The Chinese telecoms equipment giant ZTE agreed to pay more than a billion dollars in fines and plead guilty to criminal charges for illegally … [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...]
$450K Penalty for Exporting to Syria
$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...]