The COVID Product Exclusions for Section 301 duties are being extended through 5/31/2023 for 81 items, and extended through 9/30/2023 for 77 items. The HTS to be used from 6/1/2023 – 9/30/2023 is 9903.88.68. Read More

Colombia added minimum penalty amounts, fine reductions, an audit/review committee, an overview of violations from different roles, and changes in the way that defense works. Read More

OFAC has announced their settlement with Danfoss, a Danish company that sells refrigeration and cooling products. Danfoss has agreed to pay $4,379,810 for potential civil liability related to apparent violations of the Syrian, Sudanese, and Iranian Sanctions Regulations. Read More

CBP is detaining merchandise from Jingde Trading Ltd., Rixin Foods Ltd., and Zhejiang Sunrise Garment Group Co Ltd., beginning 12/5/2022. This is because CBP investigations show that these companies are using North Korean labor in their supply chains, in violation…

CBP has published version 1.1 of the Customs Broker Guidance for the Trade Community. This provides tools and information to the customs broker community. Read More

The Directorate of Defense Trade Controls (DDTC) is publishing new ITAR Compliance Program Guidelines. These guidelines give an overview of a solid compliance program, and introduce defense trade controls. ReadMore