They’re Here! Final Rules to Revise USML Cats. I-III Set to be Published

BIS, CCL, Commerce Dept, DDTC, Defense Trade Controls, EAR, ECCN Changes, ITAR, Press release, State Dept, USML

By: Johanna Reeves, Esq., jreeves@reevesdola.com; Reeves & Dola LLP.  www.ReevesDola.com After almost ten long years of fits and starts and Congressional holds, today the U.S. Departments of State and Commerce released their respective Final Rules to remove most...

Wassenaar Puts Stronger Controls Cyber-Warfare Systems

Press release, Wassenaar

In early December 2019 the Wassennar Arrangement held its annual plenary meeting and discussed stricter rules for software designed or modified for the conduct of military offensive cyber operations. Under the new provisions to Military List Item 21, this technology...

DDTC Announces Commodity Jurisdiction Form Live

DDTC, Defense Trade Controls, Export License, ITAR, Licensing, Press release, State Dept

The new collection format for Commodity Jurisdiction form DS-4076 is now available on the DDTC DECCS portal.  The changes address additional sources of jurisdiction considerations and refinements to the supporting information. All previous submissions to the...

BIS Seeks Comments on Processes for Those on Entity List Requesting Removal or Modification

BIS, Denied & Restricted Parties, Press release

The Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) is seeking comments on how to handle procedures for parties on the Entity List and Unverified List to request their removal from or modification of their listing. BIS is looking for comments on: Whether the proposed collection...

AES Updated with New HTS Codes

AES, HTS, Press release

On November 7, 2019 the recent additions to the Harmonized Tariff Schedule (HTS) were available in the Automated Export System (AES). The 2019 Schedule B and HTS tables are available for downloading here. The current list of HTS codes that are not valid for AES are...

BIS Extends Temporary General License for Huawei

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...