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4 days ago
1 min

OFAC UPDATE: Reminder for the Annual Report of Blocked Property

On July 1, 2020, the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) issued a recent action notice, reminding holders of property blocked pursuan...

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Customs Updates: Section 301 Tranche 4A - $300B Product Exclusion Extensions

Deanna Clark-Esposito

5 days ago
3 min

Customs Updates: Section 301 Tranche 4A - $300B Product Exclusion Extensions

BACKGROUND On September 2, 2020, the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) published Federal Register (FR) Notice 85 FR 54616, extending certa...

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Deanna Clark-Esposito

6 days ago
1 min

OFAC Updates Week 9/14/20

September 15, 2020 The Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has updated their Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons (SDN)...

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Deanna Clark-Esposito

Sep 15
1 min

OFAC Updates Week 9/7/20

September 8, 2020 The Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has updated their Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons (SDN) ...

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Deanna Clark-Esposito

Sep 12
1 min

Black Voices in Trade Event on 9/15

Join Deanna on 9/15 at 2 pm for a candid discussion with other US Court of International Trade attorneys as we share our experiences and ...

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Customs Updates: § 301 China Tranche 3 - $200B Product Exclusion Extensions

Deanna Clark-Esposito

Sep 9
3 min

Customs Updates: § 301 China Tranche 3 - $200B Product Exclusion Extensions

Background On August 11, 2020, the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) published Federal Register (FR) Notice 85 FR 48600, extending certain...

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ATTENTION: US Customs Increases Scrutiny Over Imports to Domestic Warehouses and Fulfillment Centers

Deanna Clark-Esposito

Sep 8
2 min

ATTENTION: US Customs Increases Scrutiny Over Imports to Domestic Warehouses and Fulfillment Centers

BACKGROUND CBP has issued an administrative ruling that clarifies whether importations made by a nonresident importer in one day and sent...

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Deanna Clark-Esposito

Sep 8
1 min

OFAC Updates Week 8/31/20

September 1, 2020 The Departments of State, The Treasury and Commerce have issued a joint advisory, North Korea Ballistic Procurement Adv...

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Customs Updates: Additional 45-day Compliance Period for Hong Kong Normalization Executive Order

Deanna Clark-Esposito

Sep 8
2 min

Customs Updates: Additional 45-day Compliance Period for Hong Kong Normalization Executive Order

This notice is to inform the trade [community] that the 45-day transition period for compliance with the President’s Executive Order (EO)...

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Deanna Clark-Esposito

Sep 2
1 min

OFAC Updates Week 8/24/20

August 25, 2020 The Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has updated their Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons (SDN) Li...

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US Customs Updates: § 301 Tranche 4A - $300B Ninth Round of Product Exclusions from China

Deanna Clark-Esposito

Sep 1
3 min

US Customs Updates: § 301 Tranche 4A - $300B Ninth Round of Product Exclusions from China

BACKGROUND On August 11, 2020, the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) published Federal Register (FR) Notice 85 FR 48627 on certain exclusi...

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Deanna Clark-Esposito

Sep 1
1 min

OFAC Updates Week 8/17/20

August 17, 2020 The Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has updated their Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons (SDN) Li...

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Deanna Clark-Esposito

Aug 26
4 min

Which ECCN Do I Use?

The US Department of Commerce has empowered the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) with advancing national security, foreign policy an...

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Customs Updates: New Marking Rules for Goods Made in Hong Kong – Executive Order 13936

Deanna Clark-Esposito

Aug 22
2 min

Customs Updates: New Marking Rules for Goods Made in Hong Kong – Executive Order 13936

PURPOSE The purpose of this memorandum is to provide guidance on the new country of origin marking rules for goods produced in Hong Kong ...

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Deanna Clark-Esposito

Aug 19
2 min

OFAC and Assets: Rejecting v. Blocking

The Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) often imposes sanctions against foreign entities to regulate who U.S. exporters conduct busin...

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Deanna Clark-Esposito

Aug 19
1 min

OFAC Updates Week 8/10/20

August 10, 2020 The Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) amended their definition of "Applicable Schedule Amount" within the Economic ...

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Customs Updates: $16B Action Extension of First Round of Product Exclusions from China

Deanna Clark-Esposito

Aug 18
2 min

Customs Updates: $16B Action Extension of First Round of Product Exclusions from China

BACKGROUND On July 30, 2020, the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) published Federal Register (FR) Notice 85 FR 45949 to extend through De...

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Deanna Clark-Esposito

Aug 17
1 min

OFAC Updates Week 8/3/20

August 5, 2020 The Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has updated their Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons (SDN) Lis...

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Customs Updates: Eighth Round of Product Exclusions from China and §301 Technical Corrections

Deanna Clark-Esposito

Aug 10
3 min

Customs Updates: Eighth Round of Product Exclusions from China and §301 Technical Corrections

BACKGROUND On July 23, 2020, the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) published Federal Register (FR) Notice 85 FR 44563 on certain exclusion...

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Deanna Clark-Esposito

Aug 7
3 min

What are BIS General Prohibitions?

The Export Administration Regulations (EAR) subchapter of Federal Regulation Title 15 (15 CFR) lists out general prohibitions and factors...

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