As companies move to automate most processes, exporters need to make sure that adequate recordkeeping is factored in. Gone are the days when you could keep hard copies of all your export records in filing cabinets in your office. These days you may be required by your company to reduce or eliminate the amount of paper you keep. So how do you go about essentially re-creating paper files in the digital world? How can you use automated compliance...

Whew, what a year (or 3 years) it has been with the sweeping changes implemented in Export Control Reform (ECR) as well as highly publicized shifts in US export controls on Iran, Cuba, and Russia/Crimea/Ukraine. And just as we start to get a handle on the historically significant recent changes, now the new US President promises bold changes in virtually every area of US Government policy. Join John Black as he brings his perspective as a 32 y...

After six years (since Export Control Reform kicked off), seventeen earlier amendments to other U.S. Munitions List categories, and two sets of proposals, the Department of State and Commerce have finally published final rules for fire control, laser, imaging, and guidance equipment. Time is short to prepare -- the new regulations go into effect December 31, 2016. Controls on night vision and imaging technologies have long been some of the mos...

If you are doing business with Australia, you need to be aware of how Australian export controls can impact your business practices. In this webinar, we will highlight some key similarities and differences between U.S. and Australian export controls that are important for compliance professionals to understand. In the past three years, Australian export compliance regulations have been strengthened to control intangible exports (deemed exports...

Importers and exporters alike require a firm understanding of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) and the Schedule B Code in order to properly apply the rules for classifying their products for import and export. Tariff classifications drive the duty rates that will be applied to imported merchandise, while Schedule B Codes (as well as their HTSUS classification counterparts) are required to be reported in exporters...