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The U.S. appeared to have underestimated or not understood the impact of the Bureau of Industry and Security 50% rule, especially the volume of license applications the agency was set to receive, said Thea Kendler, former BIS assistant secretary for export administration.
The U.S. government’s “economic statecraft” tools, including export controls and sanctions, are “fragmented” across multiple agencies, and Congress should consider consolidating them into a single entity to increase coordination, focus and accountability, the congressionally mandated U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission said in its new 2025 annual report.
Nature’s Sunshine Products, a dietary supplement manufacturer headquartered in Utah, said it recently submitted final voluntary disclosures related to possible violations of U.S. sanctions and export controls.
Emily Weinstein, senior policy adviser at the Bureau of Industry and Security’s Office of the Assistant Secretary for Export Administration, said Nov. 14 she’s leaving the agency. “Unbeknownst to me, today was my last day” at BIS, she wrote on LinkedIn. "I am deeply saddened to be leaving the amazing BIS team behind, but am looking forward to seeing what comes next."
The vast expansion of export controls to counter American adversaries has eclipsed the government's ability to enforce them, according to a new report from the Council on Foreign Relations.
Exporters should continue preparing to adhere to the Bureau of Industry and Security’s new Affiliates Rule, even though the Trump administration recently suspended it for a year, two compliance experts said Nov. 13 during a webinar hosted by the American Association of Exporters and Importers.
The Bureau of Industry and Security again renewed a temporary denial order on Russia's Rossiya Airlines, saying the company has continued to illegally operate planes in violation of U.S. export controls, including on flights between Russia and Uzebekistan and Russia and Egypt, as well as domestically within Russia. The agency renewed the denial order for one year from Nov. 4. BIS first suspended the export privileges of the airline in May 2022 (see 2205200008) and has renewed the order multiple times. The order blocks Rossiya from participating in transactions subject to the Export Administration Regulations.
Export Compliance Daily is providing readers with the top stories from last week, in case you missed them. You can find any article by searching for the title or clicking on the hyperlinked reference number.
Reps. Sydney Kamlager-Dove, D-Calif., ranking member of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on South and Central Asia, which oversees the Bureau of Industry and Security, and Raja Krishnamoorthi, D-Ill., ranking member of the House Select Committee on China, introduced a bill Nov. 7 that would prohibit the executive branch from charging fees for export licenses.