Michigan Company to pay penalty of $575,000 for Illegal Exports to China The BIS (Bureau of Industry and Security) has issued an order fining Weiss Envirotronics, Inc. of Grand Rapids, MI -$575,000 to settle charges that on 20 occasions over three years the company exported items controlled for missile technology reasons to China without the required licenses. However, the … [Read more...]
New Antidumping Duty Petitions on types of Rubber from Brazil, Korea, Mexico and Poland
New Antidumping Duty Petitions on types of Rubber from Brazil, Korea, Mexico and Poland Two Companies filed antidumping (AD) petitions with the U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC) and U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), regarding Emulsion Styrene Butadiene Rubber (ESBR) from Brazil, Korea, Mexico and Poland. It (ESBR) is used for new rubber tires; is used in a variety of … [Read more...]
DOJ: $98.9 Million Fine for Fixing Price of Ocean Shipping Services
DOJ: $98.9 Million Fine for Fixing Price of Ocean Shipping Services Company is Fourth Firm Charged in Conspiracy Among Major International Ocean Shipping Lines Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics AS (WWL), a Norwegian corporation, has agreed to plead guilty and pay a $98.9 million criminal fine for its involvement in a conspiracy to fix prices of international ocean shipments … [Read more...]
Reminder for Exporters and Authorized Forwarding Agents that Ship to Cuba: Proper Filing of EEI in AES
Reminder for Exporters and Authorized Forwarding Agents that Ship to Cuba: Proper Filing of EEI in AES All items subject to the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) require authorization for export to Cuba either by an individual validated license or license exception. If your item is eligible for shipment under a license exception, it is incumbent upon the exporter to … [Read more...]
Clothing importer, manufacturer to pay $13 million fine for evading customs duties
Clothing importer, manufacturer to pay $13 million fine for evading customs duties A China-based clothing manufacturer agreed to pay more than $13 million for engaging in a double invoicing scheme to defraud the United States out of millions of dollars in customs duties. The civil settlement is the result of an investigation by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s … [Read more...]