UPDATE: 12/19/2023—The DHS announced that another three parties have been added to the UFLPA Entity List bringing the total to 30 companies. Shipments of goods produced by these entities will be subject to UFLPA restrictions. New Entities Added: COFCO Sugar Holding Co. Ltd, SichuanJingweida Technology Group Co., Ltd. Anhui Xinya New Materials Co., Ltd. The…
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New risk compliance matrices have been released, one for businesses and one for universities, to help them comply with the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) by the State Department’s Directorate of Defense Trade Controls (DDTC). The matrices are guidance for exporters, manufacturers, researchers, and academics to use as an assessment of their ITAR export…
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The Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) has expanded the scope of its nuclear-related export controls on the People’s Republic of China (China) and Macau to impose tighter license requirements on items that could cause potential nuclear activity concerns. These controls enhance U.S. Government efforts to monitor the export of these items and to ensure…
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UPDATE: 1/4/2024—The CBP has advised they did not have the time over the holiday weekend to re-program the electronic entry system to extend the expiration and will not be able to implement the extension until January 4. This means, at best, any entries filed between January 1-3 that are eligible for exclusions will not get…
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The Department of Commerce (DOC), U.S. Census Bureau announced the collection of a new conditional data elements required in the Automated Export System (AES). Directorate of Defense Trade Controls (DDTC) Category XXI Determination Number must be entered, when “21” is selected under the DDTC United States Munitions List (USML) Category Code field. The FTR defines…
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A Bill of lading (B/L) is a legal document that serves as receipt of goods, contract of carriage and maybe used as a document of title. The differences between the two types of Bills of Lading—Master Bill of Lading (MBL) and House Bill of Lading (HBL)—are subtle, yet important to understand. If the B/L is…
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The Bureau of Industry (BIS) issued a guidance outlining best practices for license applicants looking to export medical-related items to Russia, Belarus, or certain occupied regions of Ukraine. BIS Checklist Questions Have you provided a statement certifying that the medical facilities on the application are civilian facilities providing direct patient care only to civilian patients?…
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The U.S. Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) has announced that the “Five Eyes” countries—Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, and the United States—have committed to formally coordinate on export controls enforcement. In particular, they hope to restrict access to sensitive technologies to Russia and Belarus. Increasing export control coordination between the U.S. and…
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Water levels in the Panama Canal have been a notable concern for the container shipping industry for what feels like all of 2023. The typical dry season in April and May brought harrowingly low water levels that had not been seen since about 2019, triggering fears of significant weight restrictions to container ships. In fact,…
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U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has announced that importers, or their authorized filers, can submit a request to the Port Director to update the entry type to warehouse entry from a formal entry—where their cargo is being detained for forced labor concerns—requesting their cargo be transferred to a customs bonded warehouse for storage, pending…
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