Clif Burns

Clif Burns

Freight Forwarder Pays Stunning Penalty

Actually, the penalty that freight forwarder Demetrios International Shipping recently agreed to pay was only $6,000, but it was for export of two Raptor 100K stun guns to Algeria without a license from the Bureau of Industry and Security (“BIS”).…

GAO Says EPA CRT Rule Is MIA

While some in the export community have charged the Bureau of Industry and Security (“BIS”), the Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”) and the Directorate of Defense Trade Controls (“DDTC”) of being overzealous in their enforcement activities, it is a…

And the Winner Is . . .

. . . the United Arab Emirates. With the publication today by the Bureau of Industry and Security (“BIS”) of the additions to the Entity List announced on Wednesday, the UAE moves into first place in terms of the single…