A recent story in the New York Times reveals that the Bureau of Industry and Security is drafting new rules relative to exports of crime control equipment to China. The revision has been prompted by the desire of U.S. companies…
The Bureau of Industry and Security (“BIS”) released Settlement Agreements that the agency entered into with AR-AM Medical Services LLC and DMA Med-Chem Corporation, two related medical device distributors located in Great Neck, NY. According to the charging papers, the…
The Bureau of Industry and Security (“BIS”) announced late this afternoon that starting April 28, 2008, an Export Control Classification Number (ECCN) would be required by the Automated Export System when exporters sought to export items under license exceptions TSR,…
The Validated End User program of the Bureau of Industry and Security (“BIS”) has experienced a fox-in-the-henhouse moment and may come crashing to a screeching halt. Apparently two of the five companies first awarded Validated End User status have ties…
The Bureau of Industry and Security (“BIS”) released, on January 23, a settlement agreement under which freight forwarder Elite International Transportation, Inc. agreed to pay $156,000 in penalties for export violations. According to the Settlement Agreement, Elite made a false…