The Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements announced it will remove certain types of three-thread circular knit fleece fabrics from the Central America-Dominican Republic Free Trade Agreement short supply list in Annex 3.25 of CAFTA. Gildan had submitted a request in February for removal of the fabrics (see 1503050018), which are classified under HTS subheading 6001.21. Under CAFTA short supply provisions, any textile or apparel good imported into the U.S. containing fibers, yarns, or fabrics that are included on the list in Annex 3.25 is treated as if it is an originating good, regardless of the actual origin of those inputs. Removal of these knit fleece fabrics from the CAFTA short supply list takes effect Oct. 5.
The Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry amended the Export Administration Regulations to revise six Export Control Classification Numbers following recent agreements on changes to the Missile Technology Control Regime. Those revisions, along with several conforming changes to the Commerce Control List, take effect on April 7 (here). The U.S. and 33 other countries are party to the MTCR, a non-binding accord that aims to limit the spread of weapons of mass destruction (here). U.S. companies now face a 30-day deadline to export or re-export items under license exceptions or without a license that are impacted by the ECCN revisions. Commerce made similar revisions in 2014 after striking agreement with MTCR parties on export control changes (see 14052324).
The Foreign Trade Zones Board issued the following notices for April 3:
The Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security denied the following export privileges on April 2 in line with Arms Export Control Act convictions:
The Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) banned export privileges for Turkish national Yavuz Cizmeci until 2035 over violations of the Export Administration Regulations (here). Cizmeci allegedly facilitated the transfer of a U.S.-origin Boeing 747 aircraft to Iran Air through his company Dunyaya Bakis Air Transportation, which was conducting business as Ankair. The aircraft is subject to the EAR. “Cizmeci, who was the CEO and President of Ankair, submitted a letter dated June 26, 2008, to the Turkish Civil Aviation authorities directing that the Boeing 747 aircraft be de-registered in Turkey,” said BIS. “Ankair also informed Turkish authorities that the aircraft would be subsequently re-registered in Pakistan. Ankair instead transferred physical possession and control of the aircraft to Iran Air on or about June 27, 2008.” Cizmeci is also assessed a civil penalty of $50,000, BIS said.
The Foreign Trade Zones Board issued the following notices for March 31:
The Foreign Trade Zones Board issued the following notices for March 25:
The Commerce Department denied export privileges for Flider Electronics for 180 days after the Office of Export Enforcement revealed the company has repeatedly shipped electronic products without required licenses (here). Flider also does business as Trident International Corporation and Trident International. The San Francisco-based company falsified the contents of shipments in Automated Commercial Environment filings, and the U.S. government also suspects Flider of falsifying end-users and making transshipments to Russia via Finland and Estonia. These dealings violate the Export Administration Regulations, Commerce said.
The Foreign Trade Zones Board issued the following notices for March 24:
The U.S. and Brazil launched a new strategy to boost bilateral trade facilitation, regulatory cooperation, intellectual property protection and other commercial ties, the Commerce Department’s International Trade Administration said in a March 19 statement (here). The two sides signed a memorandum of intent to strengthen trade facilitation measures on March 19, following recent CBP collaboration with Brazilian officials, said the statement.