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Export Questions - What does the term export mean?
Export Questions - Which U.S. government agencies control the export of products from the U.S.?
Export Questions - What definition is given the term export by the U.S. State Department?
Export Questions - Over which type of products does the U.S. Department of State have export control jurisdiction?
Export Questions - Which items are considered defense items for export control purposes?
Export Questions - Is there a list of defense items?
Export Questions - What definition is given the term export by the U.S. Commerce Department?
Export Questions - Over which type of products does the U.S. Department of Commerce have export control jurisdiction?
Export Questions - Which items are considered dual use items for export control purposes?
Export Questions - Is there a list of dual use items?
Export Questions - What can an exporter do if the exporter is...
Export Questions - Does either the State Department or the Commerce Department require...
Export Questions - When does an item subject to the export control jurisdiction of the Commerce Department require an export license?
Export Questions - Other than product-specific export controls are there any...
Export Questions - What are end use export controls?
Export Questions - What are end user export controls?
Export Questions - What are ultimate destination export controls?
Export Questions - Which countries are currently subject to ultimate destination export controls?
Export Questions - What is a deemed export?
Export Questions - Which products and services are subject to the Export Administration Regulations (EAR)?
Export Questions - What is a Shipper's Export Declaration (SED)?
Export Questions - Is a Shipper's Export Declaration (SED) required on every export shipment?
Export Questions - Who is responsible for completing the Shipper's Export Declaration (SED) for an export shipment?
Export Questions - For Shipper's Export Declaration (SED) purposes, who is the exporter?
Export Questions - Are there any exemptions that excuse an exporter from filing a Shipper's Export Declaration (SED)?
Export Questions - What does an exporter have to do to take advantage of a Shipper's Export Declaration (SED) filing exemption?
Export Questions - When is an exporter required to file a Shipper's Export Declaration (SED)?
Export Questions - What does a freight forwarder do?
Export Questions - What is a related party transaction?
Export Questions - What is a Schedule B number?
Export Questions - What is an HTS number?
Export Questions - What is the Harmonized System (HS)?
Export Questions - Who is the intermediate consignee in an export transaction?
Export Questions - Who is the ultimate consignee in an export transaction?
Export Questions - What is the country of ultimate destination in an export transaction?
Export Questions - What is an Export Management Company?
Export Questions - What is an Export Trading Company?
Export Questions - What is the debarred persons list?
Export Questions - What is the denied persons list?
Export Questions - What is the specially designated nationals list?
Export Questions - What is the Entity List?
Export Questions - What is export clearance?
Export Questions - What is the Automated Export System (AES)?
Export Questions - What is the difference between EAR99 and NLR?
Export Questions - What is the Commerce Control List?
Export Questions - What are Encryption Items?
Export Questions - What is an Export Control Classification Number (ECCN)?
Export Questions - What is foreign policy control?
Export Questions - What are the General Prohibitions?
Export Questions - What is a Commerce Department export license?
Export Questions - What does NLR mean?
Export Questions - What is the Office of Foreign Assets Control?
Export Questions - What kind of export-related certificates does the FDA issue?
Import Questions - What is the meaning of importation?
Import Questions - Are U.S. importers free to deal with all countries when importing products into the U.S.?
Import Questions - Are U.S. importers free to import any product into the U.S.?
Import Questions - Are any licenses required to import products into the U.S.?
Import Questions - What is a quota?
Import Questions - Are there different types of quotas?
Import Questions - What is a quantitative quota?
Import Questions - What is a tariff-rate quota?
Import Questions - What happens if an import shipment arrives in the U.S. and the quota for the product in the shipment has already been filled?
Import Questions - What is a foreign trade zone?
Import Questions - What is a bonded warehouse?
Import Questions - What is a free zone?
Import Questions - What does the term Customs Territory mean?
Import Questions - Is U.S. Customs the only U.S. government agency that gets involved in the administration of U.S. imports?
Import Questions - What is a Customs broker and what functions does a Custom broker perform?
Import Questions - What is an import entry?
Import Questions - What is involved in classifying an imported product?
Import Questions - What is the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the U.S.?
Import Questions - What is involved in valuing an imported product?
Import Questions - Which value is most commonly used in appraising imported goods?
Import Questions - What is an assist?
Import Questions - Is the transaction value of imported goods the only valuation method available to appraise the value of imported merchandise?
Import Questions - When are the alternative valuation methods used...
Import Questions - What is a related party transaction?
Import Questions - How are the duties on an imported product determined?
Import Questions - How does an importer determine which tariff rate in the HTSUS applies to an imported product?
Import Questions - To which countries does the General Duty Rate in the HTSUS apply?
Import Questions - To which countries does the Special Duty Rate in the HTSUS apply?
Import Questions - What is the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP)?
Import Questions - Are goods imported into the U.S. subject to any origin marking requirements?
Import Questions - What does the term liquidation mean?
Import Questions - What is a temporary import admission?
Import Questions - What is drawback?
Import Questions - What are the three most common types of drawback?
Import Questions - What is "same condition" drawback?
Import Questions - What is manufacturing drawback?
Import Questions - What is non-conforming drawback?
Import Questions - What are antidumping duties?
Import Questions - What are countervailing duties?
Import Questions - What is the Mod Act?
Import Questions - What is the purpose of the Mod Act?
Import Questions - What two concepts did the Mod Act introduce?
Import Questions - What does informed compliance mean?
Import Questions - What does reasonable care mean?
Import Questions - How long should importers retain copies of their import records?
Import Questions - What is a prior disclosure?
Import Questions - What is the significance of Customs Form 28 (CF28)?
Import Questions - What is a supplemental information letter?
Import Questions - What is a protest?
Incoming Investment - Are there any prohibitions or restrictions on foreign investment in the U.S.?
Incoming Investment - Can foreign investors establish wholly owned operations in the U.S.?
Incoming Investment - Which business forms in the U.S. are available to foreign investors?
Incoming Investment - What is a C corporation?
Incoming Investment - What is a limited liability company?
Incoming Investment - What is a partnership?
Incoming Investment - Can a foreign investor establish a branch operation in the U.S.?
Incoming Investment - What is the branch profits tax?
Incoming Investment - What is FIRPTA?
Incoming Investment - For what purpose is IRS Form 5472 used?
International Law - What is the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA)?
International Law - What is the Anti-boycott Act?
International Law - What is the U.N. Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods (CISG)?
International Law - What is the significance of the U.N. Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods (CISG)?
International Law - What methods of dispute resolution are commonly used to resolve international business disputes?
International Law - Which dispute resolution method is currently the preferred method of dispute resolution in international business transactions?
International Law - What is arbitration?
International Law - What is mediation?
International Law - What is the New York Convention?
International Law - Is the U.S. a signatory to any treaties or conventions on the enforcement of court awards?
International Law - Which procedural rules are most commonly used in the arbitration of international business disputes?
International Law - What is Comity of Nations?
International Law - What are INCOTERMS?
International Law - Do INCOTERMS determine when title to goods passes?
International Law - Which issues hinge on the timing of title passage to the buyer in an international sale of goods transaction?
International Law - What is a Romalpa clause?
International Law - What is the Carriage of Goods by Sea Act (COGSA)?
International Law - What is the Warsaw Convention?
International Law - What is a force majeure clause?
International Law - What does the concept of general average mean?
International Law - What does the term expropriation mean?
International Law - What is an apostille?
International Law - What is sovereign immunity?
International Law - What is a treaty?
International Law - What is UCP 500?
International Law - What is a totalization agreement?
International Payments - Which international payment methods are most commonly used by exporters and importers?
International Payments - From an exporter's perspective how do the...
International Payments - From an importer's perspective how do the international payment methods...
International Payments - Which factors should an exporter consider when determining which payment method to use?
International Payments - What procedures are involved in a cash in advance transaction?
International Payments - Should a U.S. exporter who is paid on a cash in advance basis attempt to...
International Payments - In what types of situations is a cash in advance payment typically used?
International Payments - What is a confirmed letter of credit?
International Payments - How do the banks involved in a confirmed letter of credit transaction function?
International Payments - Should a U.S. exporter who is the beneficiary of a confirmed letter of credit attempt to...
International Payments - In what types of situations is a confirmed letter of credit typically used?
International Payments - What is an advised (or unconfirmed) letter of credit (L/C)?
International Payments - How do the banks involved in an advised letter of credit transaction function?
International Payments - Should a U.S. exporter who is the beneficiary of an advised letter of credit attempt to...
International Payments - In what types of situations is an advised letter of credit typically used?
International Payments - How does an advised letter of credit differ from a confirmed letter of credit?
International Payments - What is a documentary letter of credit?
International Payments - What is a standby letter of credit?
International Payments - How does a documentary letter of credit differ from a standby letter of credit?
International Payments - How many banks are typically involved in a letter of credit transaction?
International Payments - Why is bank involvement in a letter of credit transaction so important?
International Payments - What is an assignment of proceeds under a letter of credit?
International Payments - What is a transferable letter of credit?
International Payments - What is a back-to-back letter of credit?
International Payments - What is a sight letter of credit?
International Payments - What is a usance letter of credit?
International Payments - What is a deferred payment letter of credit?
International Payments - What is an irrevocable letter of credit?
International Payments - What is a revocable letter of credit?
International Payments - What is a letter of credit discrepancy?
International Payments - What is UCP 500?
International Payments - What is a documentary collection?
International Payments - What are the two types of documentary collections?
International Payments - What is a documents against payment collection?
International Payments - What procedures are involved in a documents against payment collection?
International Payments - How many third parties are involved in a documents against payment collection?
International Payments - Should an exporter who uses a documents against payment collection as a payment method attempt to...
International Payments - What recourse is available to the seller in the event that...
International Payments - What is the function of a protest action in a documents against payment collection?
International Payments - When will a collecting bank undertake a protest action on behalf of a seller?
International Payments - In what types of situations is a documents against payment collection typically used?
International Payments - How does documents against acceptance collection differ from a documents against payment collection?
International Payments - What recourse is available to a seller if a buyer does not pay a time draft that the buyer has accepted?
International Payments - What are the Uniform Rules for Collections?
International Payments - What is an open account payment?
International Payments - How can an exporter retain control over product that has been exported to a foreign buyer?
International Payments - What is a draft?
International Payments - What is a sight draft?
International Payments - What is a date draft?
International Payments - What is a time draft?
International Payments - What is an aval?
International Payments - What is a banker's acceptance?
International Payments - What is a trade acceptance?
International Payments - What does forfeiting mean?
International Payments - What is factoring?
International Payments - What is a payment order?
International Payments - What does electronic funds transfer (EFT) mean?
International Payments - What is a FedWire?
International Payments - What is Chips?
International Payments - What is S.W.I.F.T.?
International Tax - How are foreign nationals classified for U.S. federal income tax purposes?
International Tax - When does a foreign national qualify as a resident alien for U.S. federal income tax purposes?
International Tax - What is the Internal Revenue Code's definition of a non-resident alien?
International Tax - Why is a foreign national's status as a resident alien or as a non-resident alien important...
International Tax - How are foreign nationals who qualify as resident aliens taxed in the U.S.?
International Tax - How are foreign nationals who qualify as non-resident aliens taxed in the U.S.?
International Tax - When does a foreign national who qualifies as a non-resident alien have to file an...
International Tax - Are foreign corporations subject to any U.S. income tax liabilities or any reporting requirements?
International Tax - What is a withholding tax?
International Tax - What is a foreign tax credit?
International Tax - What effect does a tax treaty have on the U.S. federal income taxation of foreign nationals and foreign corporations?
International Tax - What is a transfer price?
International Tax - What is an Advance Pricing Agreement (APA)?
International Tax - What is a Foreign Sales Corporation (FSC)?
International Tax - What is Value Added tax (VAT)?
International Tax - What is effectively connected income?
International Tax - What is foreign earned income?
International Tax - What is a foreign earned income exclusion?
International Tax - What is a foreign housing exclusion?
International Tax - What does the term tax home mean?
International Tax - What is a foreign tax credit limitation?
International Tax - What is a permanent establishment for U.S. federal income tax purposes?
International Tax - Do U.S. citizens need to file tax returns while on foreign assignments?
International Tax - What is the foreign earned income exclusion?
International Tax - Are U.S. citizens who move abroad subject to social security taxes (FICA) in the U.S.?
International Tax - Are U.S. citizens who work abroad for a foreign employer permitted to participate in a foreign company’s retirement plans?
International Tax - What is tax equalization?
International Tax - Which countries refund VAT?
International Tax - What is an Advanced Pricing Agreement (APA)?
International Tax - What fees are involved in obtaining an APA?
Miscellaneous Questions - What does N.E.S.O.I. mean?
Miscellaneous Questions - Who is an intermediate consignee?
Miscellaneous Questions - Who is the ultimate consignee?
Miscellaneous Questions - What is maquiladora?
Miscellaneous Questions - What is a NOM?
Miscellaneous Questions - What is a CE mark?
Miscellaneous Questions - What are the INCOTERMS?
Miscellaneous Questions - What is a distributor?
Miscellaneous Questions - What is a sales representative?
Miscellaneous Questions - What is the Harmonized System?
Miscellaneous Questions - What is a pro forma invoice?
Miscellaneous Questions - What is a commercial invoice?
Miscellaneous Questions - What are title documents?
Miscellaneous Questions - What is a bill of lading?
Miscellaneous Questions - What types of bills of lading are used on international shipments?
Miscellaneous Questions - Can ocean bills of lading be negotiable?
Miscellaneous Questions - Can air waybills be negotiable?
Miscellaneous Questions - How significant is the form of a bill of lading or an air waybill?
Miscellaneous Questions - What are carrier releases and what function do they perform?
Miscellaneous Questions - What is a clean bill of lading?
Miscellaneous Questions - What is a house bill house waybill?
Miscellaneous Questions - What is a master bill master waybill?
Miscellaneous Questions - What is a consolidation?
Miscellaneous Questions - What is a NVOCC?
Miscellaneous Questions - What is a draft?
Miscellaneous Questions - What is a consular document?
Miscellaneous Questions - What is an insurance certificate?
Miscellaneous Questions - What is an inspection certificate?
Miscellaneous Questions - What is a certificate of origin?
Miscellaneous Questions - What is an A.T.A. carnet?
Miscellaneous Questions - What types of goods can be covered by a carnet?
Miscellaneous Questions - Who issues carnets?
Miscellaneous Questions - How long is a carnet valid?
Miscellaneous Questions - What is duty drawback?
Miscellaneous Questions - What is an apostille?
Miscellaneous Questions - What does authentication mean?
Miscellaneous Questions - Which documents can be authenticated by an apostille?
Miscellaneous Questions - Which authorities in the U.S. are competent to issue apostilles?
Miscellaneous Questions - What is a transshipment?
Miscellaneous Questions - What does demurrage mean?
Miscellaneous Questions - What is an open cargo policy?
Miscellaneous Questions - What is a SR & CC clause?
Miscellaneous Questions - What is all risk insurance?
Miscellaneous Questions - What is the meaning of general average?
Miscellaneous Questions - What is a convertible currency?
Miscellaneous Questions - What is foreign exchange contract?
Miscellaneous Questions - What is a foreign exchange rate?
Miscellaneous Questions - What is a forward contract for foreign exchange?
Miscellaneous Questions - What is an option for foreign exchange?
Miscellaneous Questions - What are the Explanatory Notes?
Outgoing Investment - Are there any prohibitions or restrictions imposed by the U.S. government against...
Outgoing Investment - How does the Internal Revenue Code define the term foreign?
Outgoing Investment - How does the Internal Revenue Code define the term foreign source income?
Outgoing Investment - How does the Internal Revenue Code define the term foreign corporation?
Outgoing Investment - How does the Internal Revenue Code define the term foreign partnership?
Outgoing Investment - What is a contiguous country subsidiary?
Outgoing Investment - Does the U.S. tax the income of a foreign corporation that is owned by a U.S. person?
Outgoing Investment - What is a controlled foreign corporation (CFC)?
Outgoing Investment - What is subpart F income?
Outgoing Investment - What is foreign base company income?
Outgoing Investment - What is a passive foreign investment company (PFIC)?
Outgoing Investment - What is passive income?
Outgoing Investment - What is a qualified electing fund (QEF)?
Outgoing Investment - What is a foreign personal holding company?
Outgoing Investment - What is a possessions corporation?
Outgoing Investment - What is a foreign sales corporation (FSC)?
Outgoing Investment - What is a small foreign sales corporation (small FSC)?
Outgoing Investment - What is exempt foreign trade income?
Outgoing Investment - What are expropriation losses?
Outgoing Investment - What purposes does IRS Form 5471 serve?
Outgoing Investment - Which form by a U.S. person has to be filed when a U.S. person maintains a foreign bank account?
Outgoing Investment - What purpose does IRS form 5713 serve?
Outgoing Investment - What is a Bilateral Investment Treaty?
Outgoing Investment - How long does a Bilateral Investment Treaty remain in force?
Outgoing Investment - What are the benefits of Bilateral Investment Treaties?
Trade Agreements - What is Fast Track Authority?
Trade Agreements - What is a Regional Trade Agreement (RTA)?
Trade Agreements - What forms of economic integration are Regional Trade Agreements most commonly designed to achieve?
Trade Agreements - What is a free trade area?
Trade Agreements - What is a customs union?
Trade Agreements - What is a common market?
Trade Agreements - What is an economic union?
Trade Agreements - What is the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)?
Trade Agreements - What is Mercosur?
Trade Agreements - What is the European Union (EU)?
Trade Agreements - What is the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Forum (APEC)?
Trade Agreements - What is ASEAN?
Trade Agreements - What is the World Trade Organization (WTO)?
Trade Agreements - What is the Organization of American States (OAS)?
Trade Agreements - What is the Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA)?
Trade Agreements - What is the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)?
Trade Agreements - What is the World Customs Organization (WCO)?
Trade Agreements - What is the Caribbean Basin Initiative (CBI)?
Trade Agreements - What is the Andean Trade Preference Act (ATPA)?
Trade Agreements - What is the U.S. Israel Free Trade Agreement?
Trade Agreements - What does the phrase normal trade relations mean?
Trade Agreements - What is the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP)?
Trade Agreements - What is a common external tariff?
Trade Agreements - What does the phrase national treatment obligation mean?
Trade Agreements - What are non-tariff barriers to trade?
Trade Agreements - What is a voluntary restraint agreement (VRA)?
Trade Agreements - What are rules of origin?
Trade Agreements - What is the purpose of rules of origin?
Trade Agreements - What forms do rules of origin take?
Trade Agreements - What are non-preferential rules of origin?
Trade Agreements - Into what categories can preferential rules of origin generally be divided?
Trade Agreements - What is substantial transformation?
Trade Agreements - Why is it important to apply origin rules correctly?
Trade Agreements - What is a certificate of origin?
Trade Agreement - What is an origin-marking rule?
Trade Agreements - What does the phrase section 301 action mean?
Trade Agreements - What does the acronym TRIPS mean?
Trade Agreements - Do any trade agreements deal specifically with trade in services?
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Trade Agreements - What is an EU directive?
Trade Agreements - What is the Australia Group?
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Additional Reforms to U.S. Export Controls on High-Performance Computers
Consumers to Win From Copyright Law Amendment
China's Encryption Software Requirements Lead Toward Forced Technology Transfers and Piracy Risks
U.S. Tax Breaks are Still Available: WTO Ruling has not Affected US TAX Code
Portugal Hands Over Macau
EU and Mexico Reach Agreement on Trade Pact
China to Continue to Use Tax Breaks to Boost Exports and Stimulate Economic Sectors
China Ends Requirements for Minimum Capital Investment
Brazil Amends Management Bodies Corporation Law
Arms to Exports to Armenians/Azeris
U.S. Ratifies Treaties With Four Nations
EX-IM Bank $1 Billion Program Ready to Finance U.S. Exports to Venezuela
China Likely to Lift Restrictions on Foreign Business
India to Lift Import Curbs
India to Lift Import Curbs
Hungary Amends Vat Law
Automated Export System (AES)
INCOTERMS 2000 Enter Into Force January 1, 2000
European Commission Adopts New Competition Rules for Distribution Sector
Pakistan Implements New Foreign Exchange Regulations
BXA Eases Control on Export of Encryption Products
A Different Approach to Make Terrorists Pay
India to Lift Import Restrictions
GSP Renewed for Two Years
Argentina Issues Supplemental Transfer Pricing Regulations
U.S. Customs Targets SED Undervaluations
Mandatory AES Reporting for Munitions List Items and for Items on the Commerce Control List
Russia to Tighten Control Over Their Customs Clearance
New Import Rules in Argentina
Uruguay Provides Favorable Tax Laws for Businesses & Individuals
Easing Sanctions Against North Korea
Export Controls on Computers
China Initiates Anti-Dumping Cases Against U.S. Manufacturers of PVC
Sanctions Lifted on Food, Medicine and Medical Equipment Exports to Iran, Libya and Sudan
Overhaul of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act
Denmark Changes Tax Rules Applicable to Holding Companies
Mexican Tax Authorities Confirm Software Royalty Payments May Not be Taxable
Many Unprepared for Change in Maquiladora Rules
Estonia Amends Laws
EU Signs Free-Trade Agreement with Chile
Customs Steps Up Monitoring Of Exports
FREIGHT FORWARDERS AND CUSTOM BROKERS
Holt Group Sells Navieras/NPR
Sea-Land Service Found Liable
The House Transportation And Infrastructure Committee Approved The Maritime Transportation Antiterrorism Act
China Amends Product Categories Requiring Licenses
EAA Update
European Union: European Company Statute
European Union: Simplified Invoicing
FMC Finds That Carrier Violated Law
U.S. allows more steel exclusions to EU
U.S. Virgin Islands Removed from Int'l Tax Haven List
Web-Based Carnets Available
U.S. Requests Wto Panel To Rule On Mexican Telecom Restrictions
Greece to Levy 3% Tax To Offshore Firms
Court Ruling on HMT
U.S. Court Of International Trade Rules In Two HMT Cases
C-TPAT Now Open to Intermediaries
Customs Affirms Limit To Ocean Freight Charge Deductibility
Customs Allows NVOCCs to Use AMS
Customs Wants Manifests Earlier
EU Slams US with Sanctions
Exports and Reexports to Afghanistan
FMC after NVOCCs
Generalized System of Preferences Update
Congress Approves Final Trade Bill with NCBFAA Provisions
U.S. Singapore Free Trade Agreement Negotiations
IRS Gets OK To Pursue MasterCard Offshore Records
New Mexican Health & Safety Standards
New VAT Law in Venezuela Takes Effect August 1
OFAC's Hidden Secrets
Opportunity for NVOCCs
P.R.C. Tax Authorities To Crack Down On Beijing-Based Foreign Firms
U.S. Joint Committee On Taxation Reports On FSC, ETI
United States Trade Representative Announced Results Of "Out-Of-Cycle" Reviews From Bahamas And Slovenia
Recently Proposed And Issued Standards For Mexico
9th CIRCUIT of Appeals Rules On NVOCC'S
AMENDMENTS TO ITAR BY U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE
AMENDMENTS TO THE U.S. MUNITIONS LIST
Bureau Of Nonproliferation Sanctions Russia
CHINA ADDRESSES TARIFF FRAUD
President Bush To Impose Steel Import Tariffs
CIT Dismisses Class Action on Export HMT
COMMERCE DEPT IMPROPERLY ASSERTS JURISDICTION OVER STATE
Court of Appeals Rules On NVO's
Customs Commences New Sea-Cargo Targeting Initiative
Employee Discrimination and EAR'S Anti-Boycott Regulations
European Commission Updates Sanctions List
GSP Refunds Coming
Hong Kong Joins CSI
INCREASED FEES CHARGED BY CUSTOMS AT AIRPORTS
LICENSING JURISDICTION FOR SPACE QUALIFIED &TELECOMMUNICATIONS
National Customs Broker & Forwarders Of America Allege That China's Regulations Discriminate Against NVOCC's
Mexico Extends Preferential Tariff Treatment to Non-NAFTA
MISSILE PROLIFERATION SANCTIONS AGAINST N. KOREAN ENTITY
MISSILE TECHNOLOGY: REVISIONS TO ECCN'S
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY: EXPORT ALERTS BY COUNTRY
NEW ZEALAND LEGISLATION NOW AVAILABLE ON-LINE
Port Security User Fees In S. 1214
UNITA/ANGOLA REMAINS ON EMERGENCY STATUS
Mandatory AES For CCL And USML Exports Requiring SEDs Scheduled For Fall 2002
Israel Affected by BSE
Advisory Notice: Enhancing The Security Of Hazardous Materials In Transportation
Operation Buccaneer: U.S. Customs Agents Make Large-Scale Software Piracy Bust
The United States Failed To Win Agreement To Strengthen The Wassenaar Export Control Regime
United States And Hungary Sign Trade Accord
A Second Round of Byrd Amendment Payments
China's Piracy Problems Persist
Double Invoicing Scheme Hurts Exporter
EU Product Warranty Directive Takes Effect January 1, 2002
Intellectual Piracy On the Rise in Thailand
Legal Payment Choices Now Open to Russian Buyers in the U.S.
Israel Affected by BSE
Mexico and EU Contemplate Faster Tariff Reductions
NAFTA Tariff Reductions Accelerated
New Russian Federation Labor Code
President Bush Decontrols U.S. Computer Export Controls
Regulations Affecting the Importation of Cryptographic Tools Into Russia
Tajikistan and Yugoslavia Removed From ITAR List
Traders Protest New Tariffs In Egypt
U.S. - Chile Free Trade Accord Talks Continue
U.S. - EU Export Conflict Continues
U.S. Imposes Sanctions on Ukraine Steel in an Effort to Eradicate CD Piracy
WTO RULES U.S. ANTI-DUMPING LAW VIOLATES TRADE AGREEMENTS
WTO DISPUTE SETTLEMENT - U.S. TAX TREATMENT OF FSC'S
LAW FIRM EMPLOYEE INDICTED IN FED COURT: EMBEZZLED $2.1 M IN E-MAIL SCAM
TAX INFORMATION EXCHANGE AGREEMENT BETWEEN U.S. AND GUERNSEY
New FAST Program Will Speed Trade Along US/Canada Border
U.S. Jordan Free Trade Agreement Update
TIPS FOR NAVIGATING ITAR'S CANADIAN DEFENSE SERVICE EXEMPTION
CHINA'S MINISTRY OF FINANCE ANNOUNCES IMPOSITION OF EXPORT TAX ON CERTAIN METALS
NUMEROUS PROVISIONS OF THE AMERICAN JOBS CREATION ACT TO TAKE EFFECT IN 2005
WISCONSIN COMPANY FINED FOR ILLEGAL EXPORTS TO IRAN
FIJITSU NETWORK COMMUNICATIONS CITED BY BIS FOR DEEMED EXPORT VIOLATIONS
TWO IRANIANS ARRESTED ABROAD FOR ATTEMPTING TO OBTAIN NIGHT VISION SYSTEMS
BIS FINES FIVE U.S. COMPANIES FOR ILLEGAL EXPORTS TO ORGANIZATIONS IN INDIA ON THE ENTITIES LIST
STATE DEPARTMENT IMPOSES $20 MILLION PENALTY AGAINST GENERAL MOTORS AND GENERAL DYNAMICS FOR ITAR VIOLATIONS
NY MAN FINED $25,000 FOR EXPORTING AIRCRAFT PARTS TO ISRAEL WITHOUT DOS EXPORT LICENSE
CHINA AGREES TO EXPORT TARIFFS ON LOW COST GARMENTS
OIL COMPANIES IN UNITED STATES SEEK TO RETURN TO LIBYA
PROLIFERATION SANCTIONS IMPOSED AGAINST NINE ENTITIES UNDER IRAN NONPROLIFERATION ACT
DIRECTORATE OF DEFENSE TRADE CONTROLS TO ISSUE NEW GUIDELINES FOR PREPARING AGREEMENTS
AMENDMENTS TO HONG KONG’S IMPORTS AND EXPORTS CLASSIFICATION LIST TOOK EFFECT JANUARY 1
CHINESE AUTHORITIES ARREST GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS IN $900 MILLION BANK FRAUD SCHEME
MEXICO REFORMS PROSEC DECREE TO REDUCE DUTIES ON CERTAIN PRODUCTS
EXPORT ADMINISTRATION REGULATIONS MODIFIED TO IMPLEMENT AGREEMENTS AT RECENT MEETING OF AUSTRALIA GROUP
FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS WILL BEGIN SCREENING INTERNATIONAL TRANSACTIONS FOR POTENTIAL TRADE VIOLATIONS
DDTC TO REQUIRE A DSP-5 LICENSE APPLICATION BY U.S. COMPANIES PRIOR TO EMPLOYMENT OF FOREIGN NATIONALS WITH ACCESS TO USML TECHNOLOGY
U.S. STEEL IMPORTS DECLINE IN NOVEMBER
VAT REFORM IN CHINA INTENDED TO REVITALIZE INDUSTRIAL BASE
EU MEMBER COUNTRIES DISAGREE ON PLAN TO CURTAIL ILLEGAL LOGGING
SED FILING REQUIREMENTS THROUGH AESDIRECT
ANTIDUMPING PENALTIES ON SHRIMP IMPORTS UPHELD
CHINA ANNOUNCES MOVE TO CRIMINALIZE COUNTERFEITING AND PIRACY
MANUFACTURERS EXPORTING TO GERMANY GIVEN FREE ACCESS TO GERMAN PRODUCT STANDARDS
BIS ISSUES TDO AGAINST PAKISTAN COMPANY FOR VIOLATING THE EAR
CALIFORNIA COMPANY FINED $88,000 BY BIS FOR VIOLATING THE EAR
LEGAL AND BUSINESS FRAMEWORK OF FRANCHISING IN CHINA
EU REMOVES SANCTIONS AGAINST U.S. GOODS
CUSTOMS TO OFFER “SMART” CONTAINERS TO C-TPAT USERS
COUNTRIES BEGIN ENFORCING WOOD PACKING MATERIALS AGREEMENT
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC TAX ON BEVERAGES REPEALED
FDA MANDATES FOOD HANDLERS TO MAINTAIN RECORDS
IRS BULLETIN ON ADVANCE LETTER AND DETERMINATION RULINGS
TERMINAL PROBLEMS PLAGUE WEST COAST SHIPPING LINES
EUROPEAN COMMISSION WILL NOT REQUIRE “MADE IN EUROPEAN UNION” LABEL
EUROPEAN COMMISSION JOINS MADRID PROTOCOL ON TRADEMARK REGISTRATION
ASCE PROVIDES NEAR FAILING REPORT FOR NATION'S INLAND WATERWAY INFRASTRUCTURE
BIS ISSUES TDO AGAINST SEVEN PERSONS AND ENTITIES FOR EAR VIOLATIONS
BIS ISSUES TDO ON TWO INDIVIDUALS FOR ALLEGED EXPORTS TO CHINA
FIRST SUCCESSFUL ELECTRONIC TRUCK MANIFEST FILING REPORTED
MARITIME WARNING ISSUED BY DOS
OHIO CONGRESSMAN SELECTED AS NEW U.S.T.R.
SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY FIRM FINED FOR ATTEMPTING TO SHIP ILLEGAL EXPORTS TO IRAN
TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS LIFTED FOR U.S. AND LIBYAN DIPLOMATIC CORPS
AES TO BE DOWN FOR UPGRADES APRIL 6-11
EUROPEAN UNION TO MAINTAIN ARMS BAN AGAINST CHINA
FOUR SYRIAN ENTITIES ADDED TO ENTITY LIST
BIS IMPOSES MORE THAN $1 MILLION IN FINES ON U.S. HUNTING EQUIPMENT DISTRIBUTORS AND CATALOG COMPANIES
EGYPT RESUMES U.S. BEEF IMPORTS
FDI IN MEXICO RISES SIGNIFICANTLY IN 2004
G-20 COUNTRIES ADOPT NEGOTIATING POSITION ON AGRICULTURE FOR WTO'S DOHA ROUND
SOUTH KOREA ANNOUNCES AMBITIOUS MULTI-TRACT FTA POLICY
VIRGINIA COMPANY FINED $33,000 BY BIS FOR VIOLATING EAR
WHITE HOUSE REQUESTS TWO-YEAR EXTENSION OF TPA
U.S. IMPORTS OF CHINESE TEXTILES AND APPAREL SURGE IN FIRST QUARTER OF 2005
JAPAN AND MEXICO LAUNCH FTA
EU AND CANADA INTEND TO ADD EXTRA 15% TARIFF TO U.S. GOODS DUE TO BYRD AMENDMENT
IRANIAN BUSINESSMAN PLEADS GUILTY TO ATTEMPT TO EXPORT DEFENSE ITEMS TO TEHRAN
BUREAU OF NON-PROLIFERATION EXTENDS WAIVER OF MISSILE PROLIFERATION SANCTIONS AGAINST CHINESE GOVERNMENT
WISCONSIN COMPANY ORDERED TO PAY NEARLY $47,000 CIVIL PENALTY FOR EXPORT VIOLATIONS
SENATE DEMOCRAT SEEKS TO END PRESIDENT’S “FAST TRACK” FTA AUTHORITY
ROMANIA AND BULGARIA SIGN ACCESSION TREATY TO ENTER EU IN 2007
INDUSTRY PARTICIPATION IN C-TPAT EXCEEDS 9,000 MEMBERS
UK COMPANY ADDED TO DENIED PERSONS LIST FOR ATTEMPTING TO EXPORT US PARTS TO IRAN
NEW VERSION OF D-TRADE REQUIRED FOR STATE DEPARTMENT EXPORT LICENSE SUBMISSIONS
MARYLAND COMPANY SETTLES EXPORT VIOLATION CHARGES FOR $16,500
COMPANY IN UNITED KINGDOM TO PAY $17,500 PENALTY FOR FAILURE TO MAINTAIN EXPORT RECORDS
JAPAN AND AUSTRALIA TO HOLD OFF ON FREE TRADE TALKS DUE TO AGRICULTURAL SECTOR CONCERNS
COMMERCE DEPARTMENT LAUNCHES TEXTILE MONITORING SYSTEM
NEW C-TPAT STANDARDS GO INTO EFFECT
WISCONSIN COMPANY SETTLES SUCCESSOR LIABILITY EXPORT VIOLATIONS IN THE AMOUNT OF $46,750
PRESIDENTIAL “FAST TRACK” TRADE AGREEMENT AUTHORITY TO BE IMPLEMENTED JUNE 30
CALIFORNIA COMPANY FINED BY BIS FOR 134 EXPORT VIOLATIONS
DDTC SEEKING INFORMATION FROM U.S. DEFENSE EXPORTERS ON BROKERING ACTIVITIES
BYRD AMENDMENT RETALIATION EFFECT FOCUSED ON CERTAIN INDUSTRIES
ECONOMIC SANCTIONS AGAINST MYANMAR RENEWED BY PRESIDENT BUSH
BIS REVISES EXPORT ADMINISTRATION REGULATIONS ON CERTAIN MILITARY GROUND VEHICLES
DOL IMPLEMENTS NEW RULES TO HIRE FOREIGN WORKERS
IRS CONCLUDES THAT EU IS NOT A FOREIGN COUNTRY FOR FTC PURPOSES
ISPM 15 TAKING EFFECT IN 2005
APEC COUNTRIES ENTHUSIASTIC ABOUT FTAs AND RTAs
CHINA IMPOSES EXPORT TARIFFS ON TEXTILES
CALIFORNIA COMPANY FINED $700,000 FOR 71 EAR VIOLATIONS
CALIFORNIA FIRM FINED MORE THAN $900,000 BY BIS
CUBA AND VENEZUELA ENTER INTO JOINT COMMERCE AND DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENTS
STUDY ON IMPACT OF U.S. FTAs RELEASED BY ITC
WHITE HOUSE ANNOUNCES THAT IRAN MUST MEET BASIC COMMITMENTS BEFORE RECEIVING WTO MEMBERSHIP
SINGAPORE AND PAKISTAN TO HOLD FREE TRADE DISCUSSIONS
BIS FINES NEW YORK COMPANY $10,000 FOR VIOLATING EAR
WHITE HOUSE ANNOUNCES PRIORITIES ON TRADE POLICY
NON-TARIFF TRADE BARRIERS BEING USED AGAINST UNITED STATES
KIMBERLEY PROCESS CERTIFICATES TO BE FILED THROUGH AES
AES' LATEST NEWSLETTER NOW ONLINE
AESDIRECT CHANGES SHIPMENT PRINT CAPABILITIES
BIS UPDATES DENIED PERSONS LIST
BISNIS ANNOUNCES 2005 COUNTRY REPORTS ON PRODUCT CERTIFICATION PROCESSES ON ITS WEB SITE
CHILE IMPLEMENTS NEW REGULATIONS ON WOOD PACKAGING MATERIALS
STATE DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCES WESTERN HEMISPHERE TRAVEL INITIATIVE
EFTA AND SACU ENTER INTO FTA
U.S. NOT TO BE INCLUDED IN GCC's COLLECTIVE TRADE AGREEMENTS
MEXICO TO IMPLEMENT NEW SAFETY STANDARD FOR PROCESSING CHEMICAL SUBSTANCES
EMBARGO ON ARMS EXPORTS TO THE DRC EXPANDED
STATE DEPARTMENT AMENDING A NUMBER OF KEY ITAR PROVISIONS
BIS ASSESSES $366,000 IN FINES TO KENTUCKY COMPANY FOR 61 VIOLATIONS OF THE EAR
CALIFORNIA COMPANY PAYS $31,000 CIVIL FINE FOR VIOLATING EAR
CBP STARTS THE ADVANCED TRADE DATA INITIATIVE
NCSCI LAUNCHES NEW ONLINE INFORMATION SERVICE
U.S. TO PROVIDE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO DEVELOPING COUNTRIES FOR GLOBAL SUPPLY CHAIN SECURITY INITIATIVES
U.S.D.A AND VIETNAM'S MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE SIGN MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT
UPDATED HARMONIZED TARIFF CODES NOW AVAILABLE ON THE ITC WEBSITE
U.S. GOVERNMENT OPPOSES LESS RESTRICTIVE READING OF “SPECIALLY DESIGNED” IN FEDERAL COURT
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE EXAMINING STRICTER CONTROLS ON WEAPONS TECHNOLOGY
C-TPAT’S NEW MINIMUM STANDARDS CREATING CONFUSION
U.S. APPELLATE COURT REVERSES COURT OF INTERNATIONAL TRADE’S PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION ON CHINESE TEXTILE SAFEGUARDS
WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION CREATES PANELS TO INVESTIGATE ILLEGAL SUBSIDIES
DDTC REQUIRING COMPANIES TO CONDUCT EXPORT COMPLIANCE AUDITS OF ACQUISITIONS
CARGO OWNERS WILL BEGIN PAYING FEES TO EXIT TERMINALS DURING PEAK HOURS AT WEST COAST PORTS
BIS PUBLISHES CORRECTIONS TO RULE INCORPORATING WASSENAAR AMENDMENTS
SUPREME COURT DISMISSES CASE INVOLVING FOREIGNER DENIED CONSULAR REVIEW
BRAZIL ADOPTS SPECIAL TAX REGIME FOR EXPORTING COMPANIES
COURT OF INTERNATIONAL TRADE FINES FORD $20 MILLION FOR CUSTOMS VIOLATIONS
BIS FINES TEXAS COMPANY FOR 37 VIOLATIONS OF THE EAR
WASSENAAR ARRANGEMENT ADMITS FIVE NEW MEMBERS
SINGAPORE AND REPUBLIC OF KOREA TO SIGN FREE TRADE AGREEMENT
NY COMPANY ENTERS INTO SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT WITH BIS
U.S. CENSUS BUREAU OFFERS LIVE AES TRAINING WORKSHOPS ON THE WEB
FILINGS THROUGH AES TO BECOME MANDATORY ON JANUARY 1, 2006
CBP TO BEGIN ENFORCEMENT OF IMPORT REGULATIONS FOR WOOD PACKAGING MATERIALS ON SEPTEMBER 16
WTO PANEL ISSUES PRELIMINARY RULING ON AJCA OF 2004
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE LOOKS INTO BRIBERY ALLEGATIONS AGAINST DAIMLER CHRYSLER
DENIED PARTY LIST UPDATED BY THE BUREAU OF INDUSTRY AND SECURITY
EAR UPDATED TO INCLUDE UKRAINE AS PART OF AUSTRALIA GROUP AND AMEND CCL
AUSTRALIA AND CHINA TO HOLD SECOND ROUND OF FTA NEGOTIATIONS
BIS ANNOUNCES UPDATES TO THE DENIED PERSONS LIST
CBP ANNOUNCES THAT 70 PERCENT OF ALL U.S.-BOUND CONTAINERS ARE NOW PRE-SCREENED
COMMERCE SECRETARY TO LEAD TRADE MISSION TO CENTRAL AMERICA
NEW YORK RESIDENT RECEIVES FINE AND PROBATION FOR ATTEMPTING TO EXPORT NIGHT VISION EQUIPMENT TO IRAN
OFAC ISSUES SYRIAN SANCTIONS REGULATIONS
STATE DEPARTMENT IMPOSES STATUTORY DEBARMENT TO THREE PERSONS CONVICTED OF VIOLATING THE AECA
TENNESSEE CORPORATION FINED $101,000 FOR VIOLATING U.S. EXPORT CONTROL LAWS
TWO U.S. COMPANIES FINED BY BIS FOR VIOLATING ANTIBOYCOTT REGULATIONS
TWO WASHINGTON STATE MANUFACTURERS OF LUMBER AND WOOD PRODUCTS FINED BY BIS
MAINE COMPANY HIT WITH $500,000 FINE FOR UNLICENSED EXPORTS TO SYRIA
CUSTOMS APPROVES ELECTRONIC SUBMISSIONS OF NAFTA CERTIFICATES
BIS REMOVES CERTAIN NUCLEAR CONTROLS FOR EXPORTS TO INDIA
WARNING ISSUED REGARDING CONFISCATION OF GOODS IN TRANSIT THROUGH BELARUS
DDTC NOW REQUIRES A SIGNED CONTRACT TO BE SUBMITTED WITH EXPORT LICENSE APPLICATIONS
USDA DEVELOPS ONLINE SYSTEM TO SIMPLIFY FILING FOR THREE EXPORT FINANCING PROGRAMS
FOUR NEW JERSEY RESIDENTS PLEAD GUILTY TO EXPORTING MILITARY TECHNOLOGY TO CHINA
BAHRAIN LIFTS BAN ON ISRAELI IMPORTS IN COMPLIANCE WITH U.S. FREE TRADE AGREEMENT
CUSTOMS SCREENING 70% OF CONTAINERS BOUND FOR THE U.S.
AES UPDATES PORT OF EXPORT AND FILING RESPONSE CODES
CHILE JOINING ATA CARNET SYSTEM
CHINA SIGNS AGREEMENT WITH U.N. HUMAN RIGHTS AGENCY ON LEGAL REFORM
CUSTOMS TO ALLOW MONTHLY PAYMENTS OF DUTIES FOR IMPORTER NOT USING ACE
CHINA ANNOUNCES PROVISIONAL LICENSING REGIME FOR QUOTAS ON TEXTILE AND APPAREL EXPORTS
CUSTOMS ELIMINATES TEXTILE DECLARATION
BAHRAINIAN PARLIAMENT VOTES AGAINST FORMING TIES WITH ISRAEL
CUSTOMS COMMISSIONER BONNER RESIGNS
G20 GROUP OF COUNTRIES MEET TO DISCUSS PROPOSED TRADE CONCESSIONS
NESTLE INTRODUCES PRODUCT TO MARKET WITH “FAIR TRADE” LABEL
NOVEMBER APEC MEETINGS TO PLACE TRADE ISSUES AT FOREFRONT
CUSTOMS DELAYS IMPLEMENTATION OF WOOD PACKAGING MATERIALS TREATMENT REQUIREMENTS
ICC MEETING TO DISCUSS AND ADOPT NEW RULES FOR BUSINESS CONTRACTS
BIS AMENDS NATIONAL SECURITY CONTROLS FOR RECENT NATO MEMBERS
IRAN RE-INTRODUCES ATA CARNET SYSTEM
CHIEF OF FOREIGN TRADE DIVISION LEAVES FOR NEW POSITION IN CENSUS
SAUDI ARABIA JOINING THE WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION IN DECEMBER
BUSH ADMINISTRATION NOTIFIES CONGRESS OF INTENT TO SIGN FTA WITH OMAN
CBP APPOINTS SPERO AS ACTING COMMISSIONER
CHILE AND CHINA ENTER INTO FREE TRADE AGREEMENT
CITA ALLOWS FIVE-DAY WINDOW FOR ENTRY OF FIVE CATEGORIES OF EMBARGOED CHINESE APPAREL & TEXTILE PRODUCTS
MALTA COMPANY PAYS BIS NEARLY $20,000 FOR EXPORT VIOLATIONS
U.S. SIGNS MUTUAL RECOGNITION AGREEMENTS WITH THREE EEA COUNTRIES
TWO U.S. COMPANIES PAY SIGNIFICANT CIVIL FINES FOR COMMITTING MULTIPLE EXPORT VIOLATIONS
SOUTH AFRICAN COMPANY FINED OVER $1.5 MILLION FOR SUCCESSOR LIABILITY U.S. EXPORT VIOLATIONS
NO EXEMPTION WILL BE GRANTED FOR LICENSING REQUIREMENTS OF DEFENSE EXPORTS TO THE UK
UKRAINE TAX AUTHORITY CLARIFIES SEVERAL INTERNATIONAL TAX ISSUES
U.S. SIGNS MUTUAL RECOGNITION AGREEMENTS WITH THREE EEA COUNTRIES
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES CALLS FOR REPEAL OF BYRD AMENDMENT
NEW YORK NVOCC FINED FOR VIOLATING ANTIBOYCOTT REGULATIONS
MODEL BANKRUPTCY LAWS BEING IMPLEMENTED WORLDWIDE
JAPAN AND MALAYSIA ENTER INTO FTA
CBP INCREASES EFFORTS TO PREVENT ENTRY OF AVIAN FLU TO U.S.
CUSTOMS MAKING IMPROVEMENTS TO C-TPAT PROGRAM
CBP INCREASES ITS ENFORCEMENT EFFORTS IN THE TEXTILE INDUSTRY
CENSUS BUREAU TO MAKE AVAILABLE STATE EXPORT GOODS DATA BASED ON ZIP CODE
INTERNATIONAL MARITIME BUREAU REPORTS DECREASE IN PIRACY ATTACKS IN 2005
MALDIVES SIGN MOU TO PARTICIPATE IN CUSTOMS ASIA PACIFIC ENFORCEMENT REPORTING SYSTEM
SECOND PHASE OF WOOD PACKING MATERIALS REGULATIONS BEGIN
SOUTH AFRICA APPOINTS 16 NEW TRADE NEGOTIATORS
U.S. TRADE AGENDA FOR 2006 INCLUDES MORE FREE TRADE AGREEMENTS
UKRAINE’S GSP BENEFITS REINSTATED
VENEZUELA ANNOUNCES GOAL OF ELIMINATING ALL EXPORTS OF CERTAIN RAW MATERIALS BY 2012