Trade News

CSMS: Essential Guidelines for Importing H5 Avian Flu Samples

June 14, 2024

A New York company admitted to an illicit export control scheme where they shipped electronic components from the US to Russian-military-affiliated companies.

CBSA: Border Services and Rail Unions Threaten Strikes in June and July

June 6, 2024

A New York company admitted to an illicit export control scheme where they shipped electronic components from the US to Russian-military-affiliated companies.

USTR: Increase in Section 301 Duties on Essential Goods

June 6, 2024

A New York company admitted to an illicit export control scheme where they shipped electronic components from the US to Russian-military-affiliated companies.

CSMS: Navigating Importer Obligations for Completing Origin Documents

May 28, 2024

A New York company admitted to an illicit export control scheme where they shipped electronic components from the US to Russian-military-affiliated companies.

BIS: Section 232 Exclusion Process Overhauled

May 28, 2024

A New York company admitted to an illicit export control scheme where they shipped electronic components from the US to Russian-military-affiliated companies.

Treasury: Unveils National Illicit Finance Strategy

May 28, 2024

A New York company admitted to an illicit export control scheme where they shipped electronic components from the US to Russian-military-affiliated companies.

Justice: Two Plead Guilty in Multi-Year Scheme

May 28, 2024

A New York company admitted to an illicit export control scheme where they shipped electronic components from the US to Russian-military-affiliated companies.

Justice: A New York Company Conspired to Illegally Export Dual-Use Electronics for Russian Military Drone Technology

May 14, 2024

A New York company admitted to an illicit export control scheme where they shipped electronic components from the US to Russian-military-affiliated companies.

Justice: Florida Company Illegally Obtained US Military Technology Drawings through Computer Intrusion

May 14, 2024

A Florida company was used as a front to obtain defense contracts and get access to drawings of critical US military technology. They used remote access on the computer to evade security restrictions and get the drawings illegally exported.

Justice: Group Accused of Evading US Venezuela Sanctions

April 22, 2024

A group of people conspired to avoid US sanctions in Venezuela by shipping aircraft parts from the US to VE via Spain and Costa Rica. BIS is investigating, and an indictment was unsealed for IEEPA violations.

BIS: Expansion of Export Restrictions to Iran and Ukraine

April 22, 2024

The Bureau of Industry and Security is amending the EAR to expand the scope of items requiring a license for export/reexport to Iran, as well as the scope of the Ukraine Foreign Direct Product Rule and the Iran FDP rule.…

Treasury: $20 Million Settlement for Violating Iran Sanctions

April 19, 2024

OFAC settled with SCG Plastics (Thailand). SCG Plastics agreed to pay $20,000,000 to settle their civil liability for 467 violations of OFAC sanctions on Iran. Read More