What is AES Rehost? There has been a lot of discussion recently about changes to the Automated Export System (AES) and how it relates to the Automated Commercial Environment (ACE). The AES system was developed back in 1994 and so the system needs to be updated with technology and platform. ACE is commercial trade processing system designed to automate border processing, … [Read more...]
Satellites move from USML to Commerce Control List
Satellites move from USML to Commerce Control List The new regulations will change the nature of U.S. export controls on most commercial, scientific, and civil satellites and their parts and components. The satellite items moving from the Department of State Category XV of USML (U.S. Munitions List) to BIS (Bureau of Industry and Security) Commerce Control List include … [Read more...]
What is a Freight Forwarder?
What is a Freight Forwarder? In the simplest of terms, a freight forwarder (sometimes known as a NVOCC - non-vessel operating common carrier ) is a travel agent for your cargo yet there is so much more than that. Some say that a freight forwarder is an 'architect of transport' and some are experts in supply chain management. The legal definition at 49 U.S.C. § 13102 (8) … [Read more...]
U.S. Commerce Department Adds Nine to Entity List
U.S. Commerce Department Adds Nine to Entity List The U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) announced the addition of eight Chinese companies and one Chinese individual to its Entity List for their roles in supplying Iran’s ballistic missile program through a Chinese proliferator. From the Under Secretary of Commerce Eric L. … [Read more...]
Export Basics: Doing Business Online
Export Basics: Doing Business Online - this 7th in the series E-commerce for E-exporting What is e-commerce? It is buying and selling online through the Internet. The transaction is completed through an electronic network featuring computer systems—the vendor’s, a Web host’s, and the buyer’s—all of which are linked to the Internet. Your company should be familiar with … [Read more...]