Cuba: State Sponsor of Terrorism Rescission In December 2014, the President instructed the Secretary of State to immediately launch a review of Cuba’s designation as a State Sponsor of Terrorism, and provide a report to him within six months regarding Cuba’s support for international terrorism. On April 8, 2015, the Secretary of State completed that review and recommended … [Read more...]
Tips on Maintaining a High Compliance Rate for AES
Tips on Maintaining a High Compliance Rate for AES From Global Reach: If you have wondered what you can do to maintain a high AES compliance rate, the following tips can help. 1. Maintain contact with your AES client representative Best practice shows that by working with your Data Collection Branch AES representative to resolve and/or suppress any unresolved fatal … [Read more...]
Four Companies and Five Individuals Indicted for Illegally Exporting to Iran
Four Companies and Five Individuals Indicted for Illegally Exporting to Iran From the DOJ (Department of Justice) press release: Seven Foreign Nationals and Companies Placed on Department of Commerce’s Entity List A 24-count indictment has been unsealed today charging four corporations and five individuals with facilitating the illegal export of high-tech microelectronics, … [Read more...]
Exports: Free Webinar Series Continues “Live Classification” on May 28th
Exports: Free Webinar Series Continues "Live Classification" on May 28th... The next webinar is Thursday at 2pm ET - CLAS 301: Live Classification Session Suggested Prerequisites: CLAS 101 – Classifying your product (Schedule B) CLAS 201 – Classification Challenges and other resources Our experts will classify products submitted by the trade community during this … [Read more...]
West Coast Ports: Contract is Ratified
West Coast Ports: Contract is Ratified U.S. West Coast ports ILWU ratified a five-year contract with terminal operators and shipping companies, the union announced Friday. The new five-year labor pact, which runs through June 2019 is retroactive to July 2014. This formally ends the labor conflict that slowed the movement of goods at the country’s largest gateways to an … [Read more...]