The Foreign-Trade Zones Board announced its approval of the expansion and reorganization under the Alternative Site Framework of FTZ 57 in and around Charlotte. The zone will now cover all of Alexander, Anson, Caldwell, Cabarrus, Catawba, Cleveland, Gaston, Iredell, Lincoln, Mecklenburg, Polk, Rowan, Rutherford, Stanly, and Union Counties, North Carolina. Under the Alternative Site Framework reorganization, companies will now be able to request subzone status through the relatively simple "minor boundary modification" process.
The Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security expanded its export restrictions on Russia as part of a series of increased sanctions on Russia related to the country's continued role in Ukranian political unrest. "BIS will institute a policy denying export, reexport or foreign transfer of certain items for use in Russia’s energy sector that may be used for exploration or production from deepwater, Arctic offshore, or shale projects that have the potential to produce oil," the agency said. BIS said it will also add OJSC United Shipbuilding to its Entity List. "While these sanctions do not target or interfere with the current supply of energy from Russia or prevent Russian companies from selling oil and gas to any country, they make it difficult for Russia to develop long-term, technically challenging future projects."
The Foreign-Trade Zones Board announced its approval of the reorganization under the Alternative Site Framework of FTZ 60 in Nogales, Arizona. The zone will now cover all of Santa Cruz County. Under the Alternative Site Framework reorganization, companies will now be able to request subzone status through the relatively simple "minor boundary modification" process.
The Commerce Department's Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) renewed an export privileges denial order for Mahan Airways, Zarand Aviation, Gatewick, Pejman Mahmood Kosarayanifard, Mahmoud Amini, Kerman Aviation, Sirjanco Trading, Ali Eslamian, Mahan Air General Trading, Skyco (UK), Equipco (UK), and Mehdi Bahrami. The order is effective immediately and will remain in effect for 180 days following its July 22 issuance.
The Foreign Trade Zones Board issued the following notices for July 25:
The Commerce Department issued its quarterly update to its annual list of foreign government subsidies on articles of cheese subject to an in-quota rate of duty that were imported during the period Jan. 1, 2014, through March 31, 2014.
The Corpus Christi port authority has applied to expand the area served by Foreign-Trade Zone 122, said a notice from the FTZ Board. The zone currently has a service area that includes Nueces, San Patricio, Aransas, Jim Wells, Kleberg and Bee Counties, Texas. Under the proposed expansion, it would also cover Refugio County, Texas. If approved, the zone’s grantee would be able to serve sites throughout the expanded service area based on companies’ needs for FTZ designation, said the FTZB. Comments are due by Sept. 23.
The Foreign Trade Zones Board issued the following notices for July 23:
The Foreign Trade Zones Board issued the following notices for July 22:
The Foreign Trade Zones Board issued the following notices for July 18: