China, Deemed Export, Dual/3rd Party Nationals, Violations & Fines
By: Danielle McClellan Microwave Engineering Corporation (Microwave) of Andover, MA has pled guilty to one charge of an unauthorized export of a defense article to a foreign person and will pay $100,000 to settle the matter. The company designs and manufactures...
Deemed Export, Freight forwarder
By: Stephen Wagner You are a small company that exports a wide variety of merchandise all over the world. Years ago, to save money, you contracted out all of your logistics functions to a third-party company which also serves as your warehouse and freight forwarder...
BIS, Deemed Export, Information Technology, Software
By: Brooke Driver At the end of October, BIS posted a response to an email advisory opinion request sent last March that answered the question “Are free trial periods subject to the EAR?” Specifically, the unidentified inquirer wanted to find out if he/she could skip...
Deemed Export, EAR, Information Technology, ITAR
By: Brooke Driver BIS has released an updated guidance document regarding deemed reexports of technology, technical data and source code controlled under the EAR. BIS said that this revision addresses the unintentional consequence of the shift of many military items...
Deemed Export, Violations & Fines
By: John Black Does the Company Have a Potential Product for Export Administrators? 3M Attenti Ltd., an Israeli company, agreed to pay $230,000 to settle charges of 21 violations of the Export Administration Regulations. This case arose as a result of 3M Attenti’s...
Deemed Export, Defense Trade Controls, Export License, Sanctions, Shipping, USA Regulations, Violations & Fines
By: Anna Barone Following an extensive investigation by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HIS) and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), four former officers of Sabre Defense Industries,...
