The Bureau of Industry and Security (“BIS””) issued an order today denying the appeal of U.K.-based Galaxy Aviation Trade Company Ltd of a Temporary Denial Order (“TDO”) without mentioning or responding to the grounds asserted by Galaxy for its appeal,…
Maxim Integrated Products, a publicly-traded designer and manufacturer of semiconductor circuits and other analog and digital electronics, agreed on October 3 to pay the Bureau of Industry and Security (“BIS”) a civil penalty of $192,000 to settle 34 counts of…
The Directorate of Defense Trade Controls (“DDTC”) imposed an arms embargo today on Eritrea. The embargo is the direct result of a State Department determination, made on May 14 under section 40A of the Arms Export Control Act, 22 U.S.C.…
The Bureau of Industry and Security (“BIS”) released today the text of its proposed rule which would implement a new license exception for intra-company transfers and which the agency dubs, not surprisingly, license exception ICT. The new license exception will…
The Bureau of Industry and Security (“BIS”) released today a revision of the de minimis rules which BIS touted as a major simplification of the rules. I think most people when reviewing the new rules will find them as complicated…