Miltech, Inc. of Northampton, MA Receives 18 Charges of Alleged Export Violations

BIS, China, EAR, Enforcement, Export License, Licensing, Russia, Violations & Fines

By: Ashleigh Foor On September 25, 2017, Miltech, Inc. of Northampton, MA was charged a civil penalty of $230,000 due to engaging in conduct prohibited by the EAR when it exported items subject to the EAR from the United States to China and Russia without the required...

BIS Revises CCL and Corresponding EAR Parts to Implement WA 2016 Plenary Agreements

BIS, CCL, EAR

By: Ashleigh Foor A final ruling by the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) revises the Commerce Control List (CCL) and corresponding parts of the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) to implement changes made to the Wassenaar Arrangement List of Dual-Use Goods...

BIS Implements Updates to Improve SNAP-R for License Application Submissions

BIS, Commerce Dept, Export License, Licensing

By: Ashleigh Foor Per the request of the export controls industry, BIS has designed new updates for the Single Network Application Process-Redesign (SNAP-R), BIS’s electronic system for the submission of license applications, commodity classification requests,...

Revisions to EAR Parts 742, 744, 772, & 774

BIS, CCL, MTCR

The Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) is amending the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) to reflect changes to the Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR) Annex that were agreed to by MTCR member countries back in October 2016. Changes: § 742.5 (Missile...

House Budget Committee Proposes Moving BIS to State

BIS, CCL, Commerce Dept, DDTC, Defense Trade Controls, State Dept

(Source: U.S. House Budget Committee Report) The following is an excerpt (pages 49-50) from the U.S. House Budget Committee, Building a Better America: A Plan for Fiscal Responsibility. Building a Better America recommends a different path for the Department of...

Export and Recordkeeping Violations Nets $700,000 Fine for Axis Communications

BIS, Commerce Dept, EAR, Export License, Violations & Fines

By: Ashleigh Foor On June 9, 2017 a total of 15 charges were brought against Chelmsford, MA company, Axis Communications, Inc, resulting in a $700,000 fine and a thorough audit of its entire export controls compliance program. Thirteen of the charges were from...