Reminder: Ace Mandatory Use Dates Here are some of the Mandatory use of ACE for electronic entry and entry summary filings. November 1, 2015 began the transition period for electronic entry and entry summary filings in ACE. You will be impacted if you: Electronically submit entry or entry summary data to CBP Groups most likely to be impacted: Importers, Brokers, … [Read more...]
BIS Guidance on License Requirements for the Shipment EAR Items to ISIL
BIS Guidance on License Requirements for the Shipment EAR Items to ISIL From BIS (Bureau of Industry & Security): What are BIS’s licensing requirements for the shipment of items subject to the EAR to ISIL-controlled facilities or territory? BIS prohibits the shipment of items subject to the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) to the Islamic State of Iraq and … [Read more...]
Importers to Pay Over $3 Million Relating to Evaded Customs Duties
Importers to Pay Over $3 Million Relating to Evaded Customs Duties From the DOJ: The Department of Justice announced that California-based C.R. Laurence Co. Inc., Florida-based Southeastern Aluminum Products Inc. and Texas-based Waterfall Group LLC have agreed to pay $2,300,000, $650,000 and $100,000, respectively, to resolve a lawsuit brought by the United States under … [Read more...]
CEO Arrested for Exporting Aerospace-Grade Metals to Iran
CEO Arrested for Exporting Aerospace-Grade Metals to Iran Defendant, Erdal Kuyumcu of Woodside, NY, was arrested on March 1, 2016 on federal charges of illegally exporting a cobalt-nickel metallic powder (used in missile production and nuclear applications) from the United States to Iran through an intermediary in Turkey. The complaint alleges that Kuyumcu, a U.S. citizen … [Read more...]
February Newsletter: SOLAS & ACE & More
February Newsletter: SOLAS & ACE & More UPDATE: IMPORTANT CHANGES FOR 2016: ⇒UPDATE ON ACE! → A staggered approach... → →Includes new timeline ⇒SOLAS - New Container Weighing Regulations → No Delay – Container Weight Rule: 7/1/2016 → How to Meet the Container Weight Mandate Other News: FAA Lithium Batteries Risk Import Violations Export … [Read more...]