Commerce Dept, DDTC, Defense Trade Controls, ITAR, Reform, State Dept
By: Johanna Reeves, Esq., jreeves@reevesdola.com; Reeves & Dola LLP. www.ReevesDola.com On November 12, 2019, the U.S. Department of State notified Congress of its intention to transfer jurisdictional control of certain firearms and ammunition over to the U.S....
Commerce Dept, Denied & Restricted Parties, Enforcement, Indonesia, Iran, OFAC, Sanctions, Violations & Fines
By: Danielle Hatch Sunarko Kuntjoro, a citizen of Indonesia, and three Indonesian-based companies have been charged with violating US export laws related to the US sanctions against Iran. PT MS Aero Support (PTMS), PT Kandiyasa Energi Utama (PTKEU), and PT Antasena...
Commerce Dept, Export License, Licensing, Press release
By: Danielle Hatch On November 20, 2019 the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) extended the current temporary general license for a second time for Huawei and its non-US affiliates. The renewal authorizes specific activities and transactions related to Huawei since...
BIS, Commerce Dept, Enforcement, Export License, Libya, Violations & Fines
By: Danielle Hatch Peter Sotis, of Delray Beach, Florida was arrested in late October 2019 after being charged with conspiracy to violate the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) and Export Administration Regulations (EAR), as well as smuggling goods....
BIS, China, Commerce Dept, DDTC, Defense Trade Controls, Denied & Restricted Parties, Enforcement, Violations & Fines
By: Danielle Hatch Fan Yang, 34, a naturalized citizen of the United States and Lieutenant in the US Navy and his wife, Yang Yang, 33 (also a naturalized citizen) have been arrested on charges of conspiring to smuggle military-style inflatable boats, with Evinrude MFE...
BIS, CCL, Commerce Dept, Cuba, Denied & Restricted Parties, Export License
The Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) has published a final rule amending the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) to further restrict exports and reexports of items to Cuba. The final rule amends the Cuba licensing policy in the EAR to establish a general rule...
