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August 9, 2021 President Biden has issued the executive order (E.O.), "Blocking Property of Additional Persons Contributing to the...

On July 1, 2021, the United States-Mexico-Canada Free Trade Agreement (USMCA) implemented this new sewing thread requirement for apparel...

August 6, 2021 The Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has updated their Specially Designated and Blocked Persons (SDN) List with...

U.S. Customs and Border Protection has posted on CBP.gov a contact list for local Broker Management Officers (BMOs) by Center of...

July 28, 2021 The Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has updated their Specially Designated and Blocked Persons (SDN) List with...

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has updated the list of restricted items as of May 19, 2021. Effective immediately, the...

July 19, 2021 The Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has announced a settlement with Alfa Laval Middle East Ltd. (AL Middle East),...

On June 30, 2021, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced it is revoking the Emergency Use Authorizations (EUAs) for...

July 12, 2021 The Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has issued Venezuela-Related General License 40, "Authorizing Certain...

The Simplified Network Application Process Redesign (SNAP-R) is an information system created by the Bureau of Industry and Security...

July 6, 2021 The Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has issued a reminder that the Annual Report of Blocked Property is due by...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) continues to process, review, and take action on as many timely premarket tobacco product...

The Food and Drug Association (FDA) defines a new tobacco product as any new product or product modification marketed in the U.S. after...

June 21, 2021 The Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has issued Belarus General License 3, "Authorizing Certain Transactions with...

BACKGROUND On May 15, 2019, the USTR published Federal Register (FR) notice 84 FR 21892, providing that products of China covered by the...

Although complex, U.S. Customs guidelines for valuation should be carefully followed by importers to avoid unwanted penalties. U.S....

The Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) of the U.S. Department of Treasury administers and enforces economic trade sanctions against...

In any export transaction there are many individuals involved aside from the exporter and receiver of the goods. As regulated by the...