Foreign Import/Export License Requirements: Hong Kong/Singapore Officials of Hong Kong's and Singapore's trade agencies recently requested that BIS (Bureau of Industry & Security) remind U.S. exporters of their licensing requirements. Exporters should be aware that their foreign customers may be required to obtain import and reexport licenses from their own government … [Read more...]
BIS – Order Temporarily Denying Exports
The BIS (Bureau of Industry & Security) & OFE (Office of Export Enforcement) issued a order temporarily denying export privileges for a period of 180 days to 3K Aviation Consulting & Logistics (along with their other DBA's). Temporarily denying export privileges is requested and issued when it is necessary to prevent an "imminent violation" of the Regulations … [Read more...]
ALERT: South Africa – Risk of Pilferage/Cargo Manipulation
The C-TPAT (Customs Trade Partnership Against Terrorism) issued an alert regarding a trend in South Africa regarding pilferage and cargo Manipulation. CBP has confirmed several instances of containerized cargo pilferage and/or manipulation between Lesotho and the Port of Durban, South Africa. This route is approximately 282 miles long and takes about 8 hours to cover. Wearing … [Read more...]
Chinese Man Sentenced to almost 5 Years Prison for Illegally Exporting
CHINESE NATIONAL SENTENCED TO 57 MONTHS INCARCERATION FOR ATTEMPTING TO ILLEGALLY EXPORT AEROSPACE-GRADE CARBON FIBER Defendant Stated The Carbon Fiber Was Intended For A "Jet Fighter Plane" Ming Suan Zhang, a citizen of the People’s Republic of China, was sentenced for violating the International Emergency Economic Powers Act by attempting to export high-grade carbon … [Read more...]
$100 Million Penalty for Export Violations
$100 Million Penalty for Export Violations Texas company to pay $100 million for export violations to Iran, Syria, Cuba, and Other Countries - Fine is largest civil penalty ever levied by the Bureau of Industry and Security Weatherford International Ltd. in Houston, Texas, and its subsidiaries agreed to the allegations that Weatherford exported oil and gas equipment to … [Read more...]