Export

My company is having problems shipping used computer related equipment into China. High duties, and hassles from Chinese Customs. Does anyone know why there appears to be a “no import of used equipment into China?”

How does the membership proactively notify their customers of the end use/end user requirements of the EAR? Is the draft letter below comprehensive enough to notify customers of their responsibilities? What other steps should be taken, if any? How often should the customers be proactively notified? US Export Regulations require ####### to take reasonable steps […]

How does the membership proactively notify their customers of the end use/end user requirements of the EAR? Is the draft letter below comprehensive enough to notify customers of their responsibilities? What other steps should be taken, if any? How often should the customers be proactively notified?

We have just received a request from the Palestinian Authority, Ministry of Civil Affairs & Agriculture to ship grain testing equipment to the Ben Gurion Airport. Our goods are EAR99. I have checked OFAC & Denied Parties listing… Nothing there… There is nothing in the brown BNA book about Palestine. Has anyone in the group […]

Here’s an export license dilemma: Two orders were received for similar products, a green widget and a blue widget, from customers in different countries. Both widgets require an export license to Country A, but neither requires a license to Country B. The exporter was issued a license to ship the green widget to Country A. […]

I would like to ask the membership for general information on what it takes to do business in Puerto Rico. Things to consider, special regulations / taxes, etc.

If anyone has input on the Fed Pubs “Advanced ITAR Workshop” could you please share it? This training is normally offered in Las Vegas. We are interested in your opinion as to the quality of presentation, quality of instruction, and usefulness of the information. Thanks in advance

If you are a global manufacturer exporting from a foreign location into the U.S. can General Prohibition 10 be used on the foreign location?

Our company sells a product where consumers can get free downloads of applications off our internet site. (games, etc) Our IT security is concerned about “selling” to embargoed nations. My position is that internet transfers of FREE applicaitons do not constitute a sale and there is no controled technology involved so we have no issue. […]

A U.S. company is trying to export some used/refurbished machinery from one of their U.S. facilities to their Chinese joint venture in Shanghai. The company has been advised that China currently prohibits the import of used or refurbished equipment. We need to determine whether that information is accurate or not.

Can members comment on how they handle tax and duty payments on software downloads in Brazil from the US. There appears to be conflicting information on websites about whether or not these downloads would be subject to duty and taxes and how these duties would be paid. Also can downloads occur if the downloading entity […]

DATE COMPANY PENALTY ACTION March Randolph Engineering $12,000 unlicenced export to Iran, plus false SED -sunglasses March Serfilco $65,000previous fine of $118,000 violation of denial order against company for previous antiboycott violations * filters and pumps May Omega Engineering $313,000 criminal$50,000 to CFO10-16 months in prison unlicensed export to Pakistan via Germany despite license denial […]