The Bureau of Industry and Security has updated its commodity classification Web page to include information received from an additional ten companies (for a total of 48) that have requested that the information available on their companies’ Web sites, and/or their companies’ export control points of contact, be accessible via the BIS Web site.
The International Trade Administration's U.S. and Foreign Commercial Service is organizing a Beauty and Cosmetics Trade Mission to India (New Delhi, Mumbai and Bangalore), November 15-19, 2010, which will assist U.S. beauty and cosmetics companies to identify prospective representatives, distributors, partners, and end-users in the Indian market.
The Bureau of Industry and Security has issued a final rule, effective June 15, 2010, which makes a technical amendment to the Export Administration Regulations to remove three references concerning Federal court jurisdiction to review certain BIS enforcement orders, as federal court jurisdiction to review these BIS final orders is governed by statute, not by regulation.
After a meeting with offiicals from Antigua and Barbuda, the State Department announced its launching of the Caribbean Basin Security Initiative in response to increasing rates of crime and violence in the region. $45 million has been identified for this year and $79 million in the President’s budget for next year has been requested to train and professionalize security forces, boost anti-trafficking efforts, and promote citizen safety partnerships.
The Consumer Product Safety Commission is correcting its June 4, 2010 Federal Register notice of requirements for infant bath seat third-party testing accreditation in order to correct three dates.
The Justice Department reports the conviction of two New York importers in one of the largest counterfeit luxury goods prosecutions in U.S. history, with the infringing goods valued at more than $100 million. Chong Lam and Siu Yung Chan, aka Joyce Chan had imported counterfeit handbags, wallets, purses and carry-on bags from China. Lam and Chan each face a maximum of five years in prison and a $250,000 fine for the conspiracy count, 10 years in prison and a $2 million fine for each trafficking count, and 5 years in prison and a $250,000 fine for each smuggling count.
The Consumer Product Safety Commission has published notice of the following voluntary recalls:
The Coast Guard has issued a proposed rule to require that all vessels subject to the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS), and carrying bulk solid cargoes other than grain, comply with the International Maritime Solid Bulk Cargoes (IMSBC) Code, among other things. Comments are due by July 19, 2010.
According to the Census Bureau, the U.S. international trade deficit in goods and services increased to $40.3 billion in April from $40.0 billion (revised) in March, as exports decreased more than imports.
On June 10, 2010, State Department officials met for the third U.S.-Malaysia Senior Officials Dialogue in Washington, D.C. During the Senior Dialogue, the delegations exchanged views on a wide range of bilateral, regional, and global issues, including matters such as trade, security, ASEAN, regional architecture, nuclear non-proliferation, and climate change.