Current Trends in International Trade Enforcement, Compliance & Investigative Responses ...Exercising Reasonable Care over imports, strict liability for export violations, penalties, liquidated damages, detentions, seizures, forfeitures, audits, subpoenas, search warrants, suspension of export privileges, bad publicity… imprisonment?! The “parade of horribles” that can befall U.S. importers and exporters can lead to many...

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...

The BIS form 748P is used for export licenses, re-export licenses and commodity classifications among other things. This form is the major feature of the web-based application platform used by BIS,“SNAP-R”. The need to apply for BIS 748P applications for exports and re-exports is increasing significantly, largely due to Export Control Reform. If you are new to the BIS 748P application, you need to know all of the above and more if...

Export Control Reform for Ground Vehicles and Vessels The time for talk is over, and the moment for action is now! Learn what you need to know to prepare your organization to take advantage of the new rules. Time is short -- these changes will come into effect before you know it. Join us as we tackle these topics and more:First export control reform came by air. Now it has arrived by land and by sea. Major changes are coming to both the Intern...