The Bureau of Industry and Security last week suspended the export privileges of three people for illegally exporting weapons or ammunition to Mexico and one person for illegally exporting firearms and gun parts to Haiti.
Exporters should require their customers to sign written compliance certifications if the shipment involves items that fall under one of nine high-priority Harmonized System codes and the customer is in a country outside of the U.S.-led global export controls coalition, the Bureau of Industry and Security said. Although these customer certifications or end-user statements are not mandated by law, BIS said it’s recommending that companies begin using the certifications if they aren’t already, saying in a new best practices guidance that these statements will help prevent diversion of controlled items to Russia.
Licensing work at sanctions and export control agencies likely will grind to a near halt in the event of a federal government shutdown Oct. 1, though enforcement activities at the Bureau of Industry and Security, Directorate of Defense Trade Controls and Office of Foreign Assets Control will continue -- if previous shutdowns are any guide.
LONDON -- The Bureau of Industry and Security hopes to publish the final version of its Oct. 7 China chip controls in October, said Liz Abraham, senior adviser for international policy at BIS.
The Bureau of Industry and Security again renewed temporary denial orders for three Russian airlines accused of violating U.S. export controls against Russia. BIS first suspended the export privileges of Aeroflot, Azur Air and UTair in April 2022, barring the airlines from participating in transactions with items subject to the Export Administration Regulations (see 2204070010), and renewed their denial orders for 180 days from October (see 2210040008) and again from March (see 2303300013). BIS said all three airlines continue to "act in blatant disregard for U.S. export controls" by continuing to operate aircraft subject to the EAR. The orders include a table of recent flights operated by each airline.
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The Bureau of Industry and Security added 28 entities to the Entity List this week for various reasons, all falling under the umbrella of “acting contrary to the national security or foreign policy interests of the United States.” The final rule, effective Sept. 27, adds entities in China, Finland, Germany, Oman, Pakistan, Russia and the United Arab Emirates. It also modifies entries for two entities and removes a Military End User List entity.
The Bureau of Industry and Security added 28 entities from China, Finland, Germany, Oman, Pakistan, Russia and the United Arab Emirates to the Entity List for various actions "contrary to the national security or foreign policy interests of the United States.” The additions, outlined in a final rule effective Sept. 27, are now covered by license requirements for all items subject to the Export Administration Regulations, which carry varying license application review policies. BIS also modified two existing entries on the Entity List under the destinations of China and Pakistan. and removed an entity from the Military-End User List under the destination of China.
The U.S. and three of its partners this week expanded the list of common high-priority items that exporters and others should closely monitor for potential diversion to Russia. The list includes seven new Harmonized System codes -- among them for bearings used for heavy vehicles and antennae used for navigation systems -- and was rearranged to provide “greater clarity” to exporters conducting due diligence on shipments.
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