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Japanese Trading Company Suspe...

The Japan Times has reported that police raided a Tokyo trading company last week for allegedly violating Japan's export control laws.According to the story, Japan's Ministry of Economy, T...

OFAC Issues February Penalty R...

The Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has issued its monthly report of civil penalties imposed on companies and individuals for allegedly violating the sanctions...

CBP Commissioner Basham Retire...

Ralph Basham, Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), retired yesterday after more than 38 years of public service.In addition to serving three years as CBP Commissioner,...

Doug Jacobson Moves to Sandler...

Effective today, March 2, 2009, I have moved my international trade law practice to the Washington, DC office of Sandler, Travis & Rosenberg, P.A., where I will be a member of the firm. With ...

DDTC Issues Updated Guidelines...

The Directorate of Defense Trade Controls (DDTC) today issued an updated version of its "Guidelines/Instructions for Licensing of Foreign Persons Employed by a U.S. Person."DDTC requires al...

Australia and New Zealand Will...

Australia and New Zealand have decided to treat Vietnam as a market economy for antidumping purposes. The decision was made in connection with the recent signing of the ASEAN-Australia-New Ze...

OFAC Adds Companies Affiliated...

The Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) today added 11 companies to the Specially Designated Nationals (SDN) list as a result of their ties to Iran's Bank Melli....

Export Controls in the UAE: A ...

Elena McGovern, a Research Associate with the Southwest Asia/Gulf Program at the non-profit Henry L. Stimson Center, recently wrote an excellent analysis of the United Arab Emirate's export c...

Compliance Week Reports on the...

Today's Compliance Week contains a story on the the broad reach of the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act to companies located in the U.K. and other countries in Europe. The article notes tha...

BIS Issues First Version of Co...

The Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) has released the first version of its Commodity Classification Information Table.In September 2008, BIS announced that it intended to establish a p...

Employees of Japanese Machine ...

Various Japanese newspapers have reports that four employees of Japanese machine tools producer Horkos Corp were arrested this week for allegedly violating Japan's export control laws by expo...

Florida Jury Convicts Defendan...

A jury in Fort Pierce, Florida last week convicted a defendant of seven counts of conspiring to violate U.S. export control laws.Mr. Joseph Piquet, who will be sentenced on May 14, 2009, was ...

Washington Post: U.S. to Tough...

Following yesterday's confirmation hearing for U.S. Trade Representative nominee Ron Kirk, today's Washington Post reports on the Obama Administration's proposed changes to U.S. Trade Policy:...

New Details Emerge in Florida ...

Some new details have emerged in the recent story regarding Joseph Piquet's conviction on seven counts of attempting to export ITAR-controlled power amplifiers to China. Piquet faces a maximu...

New Details Emerge in Florida ...

Some new details have emerged in the recent story regarding Joseph Piquet's conviction on seven counts of attempting to export ITAR-controlled power amplifiers to China. Piquet faces a maximu...

Incoterms 3000 Scheduled to be...

In an interview with International Trade Law News, Frank Reynolds, the U.S. Delegate to the International Chamber of Commerce's (ICC) Incoterm's drafting committee, said that the revised ve...

U.S. Export Assistance Center ...

Are you new to exporting? It is not too late to register for the introduction to export controls webinar that is being presented by the U.S. Export Assistance Center of Missouri on March 18, ...

2009 International Trade Outlo...

On Thursday, March 19, 2009, Sandler, Travis & Rosenberg is presenting a 2009 Trade Outlook webinar. The webinar, which will take place from 1 - 2 p.m. EDT, will address the various changes t...

Senate Confirms Ron Kirk as Ne...

Ron Kirk was confirmed by the Senate today to be the next U.S. Trade Representative (USTR). The vote was 92-5. As USTR, Kirk is member of President Obama鈥檚 Cabinet and will serve as th...

OFAC Publishes Cuba Family Tra...

The Treasury Department's Foreign Assets Control today published a series of Questions and Answers regarding the implementation of the General License issued by the Office of Foreign Assets C...

2009 Americas Annual Letter of...

For those exporters and others interested in letters of credit issues it is not too late to register for next week's 2009 Americas Annual Letter of Credit Survey conference that will be held ...

Commerce Department Makes Anti...

The U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC) yesterday announced its affirmative final determination in the antidumping duty investigation on imports of circular welded carbon quality steel line p...

Senate Confirms Gary Locke as ...

The third time was the charm. The United States Senate last night confirmed Gary Locke as the nation鈥檚 36th Commerce Secretary by unanimous consent.Locke was elected Washington State鈥�...

Irish Trading Company and Thre...

The Justice Department announced yesterday that Mac Aviation Group, an Irish trading company, and three of its officers were charged in Federal Court in Washington, DC with purchasing helicop...

Hearing on Export Controls on ...

Representative Brad Sherman (D-CA), Chairman of the House Foreign Affair's Committee's Subcommittee on Terrorism, Nonproliferation and Trade Brad Sherman (D-CA) has announced that the sub...

House Subcommittee to Hold Hea...

Representative Brad Sherman (D-CA), Chairman of the House Foreign Affair's Committee's Subcommittee on Terrorism, Nonproliferation and Trade Brad Sherman (D-CA) has announced that the sub...