The Foreign Trade Zones Board issued the following notices for Dec. 24:
The Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) is amending the Export Administration Regulations (EAR), effective Jan. 21 (see 13121836), to implement changes that address past industry concerns over how to conduct business with end users that raise "red flags" because they are on the unverified list (UVL). BIS said the changes will help it verify the bona fides of parties to export transactions, and allow more visibility into transactions where bona fides couldn't be verified.
The U.S. Census Bureau on Nov. 19 released trouble-shooting techniques to resolve frequent Fatal Error notification issues in the Automated Export System (AES). Fatal Errors occur when a shipment is rejected.
The Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) is amending the Export Administration Regulations (EAR), effective Jan. 21. The specific amendments are the following:
The International Trade Administration set the 12-month 2014 valued-added tariff preference level for certain apparel imported directly from Haiti (HTS 9820.61.25 for entry specific claims or 9820.61.30 for aggregate claims) eligible to receive duty-free treatment under the Haitian Hemispheric Opportunity Through Partnership for Encouragement Act (HOPE). For the one-year period beginning on Dec. 20, 2013 and extending through Dec. 19, 2014, the recalculated quantity of imports eligible for preferential treatment under the value-added TPL is 322,629,971 square meters equivalent (SME). Apparel articles entered in excess of this TPL will be subject to otherwise applicable duty rates.
The Foreign-Trade Zones Board announced its approval of the reorganization under the Alternative Site Framework of FTZ 52 on Long Island, New York. The zone will now cover all of Suffolk County, New York. Under the ASF reorganization, companies will now be able to request subzone status through the relatively simple "minor boundary modification" process.
The Foreign Trade Zones Board issued the following notices for Dec. 18:
The Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) denied export privileges for Andrew O’Donnell (here), Igor Bobel (here) and Mohammed Soroush Mahalaty (here) for up to 10 years of their respective convictions in violations of the Arms Export Control Act (AECA) and the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA). In violation of the AECA, O’Donnell was convicted on Aug. 1, 2011 of aiding and abetting, exporting and attempting to export EOTech Holographic Weapon Sights, a U.S. Munitions List (USML) defense article, from the U.S. to Hong Kong, and VLTOR Modular Upper Receivers, also a USML article, from the U.S. to Japan. O’Donnell did not first obtain authorization from the State Department for the exports. O’Donnell is listed on the State Debarred List.
The Foreign-Trade Zones Board approved the expansion and reorganization under the Alternative Site Framework of FTZ 146 in southeastern Illinois. The zone will now cover Clay, Crawford, Edwards, Hamilton, Lawrence, Richland and Wayne Counties, Illinois, adjacent to the Evansville CBP port of entry. The ASF reorganization will allow companies throughout the service area to request subzone status through the relatively simple "minor boundary modification" process.
The Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security updated the Code of Federal Regulations legal authority paragraphs in the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) to include citations to five presidential notices that extend emergencies in accordance with the International Emergency Economic Powers Act. This final rule, effective Dec. 19, does not alter any right, obligation or prohibition that applies to any person under the EAR, said BIS.