Typically, the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) within the U.S. Department of Commerce administers export controls on end users by designating those persons on one of its public screening lists—e.g., the Unverified List,...more
As federal regulators have recently made clear, steamship lines, non-vessel-operating common carriers, indirect air carriers, freight forwarders, and others involved in the global movement of cargo must ensure that their...more
1/24/2024
/ Air Cargo ,
Air Carriers ,
Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) ,
China ,
Common Carriers ,
Compliance ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Directorate of Defense Trade Controls (DDTC) ,
Economic Sanctions ,
Export Administration Regulations (EAR) ,
Export Controls ,
Exports ,
Extraterritoriality Rules ,
Freight Forwarding ,
Iran ,
Maritime Transport ,
North Korea ,
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) ,
Risk Management ,
Russia ,
Shipping ,
Shipping Cargo ,
Vessels
As members of Congress continue to negotiate government spending levels allotted for the next fiscal year, the United States is poised for its fourth partial government shutdown in the last decade—putting at risk the regular...more
9/26/2023
/ Appropriations Bill ,
Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) ,
Census Bureau ,
Customs and Border Protection ,
Department of Transportation (DOT) ,
Directorate of Defense Trade Controls (DDTC) ,
Federal Budget ,
Federal Maritime Commission ,
Government Agencies ,
Government Shutdown ,
International Trade ,
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) ,
U.S. House