Question: Do any of the members involved in Export Compliance carry LiabilityInsurance? If so, how much? Is this a personal expense or does yourcompany assume the cost? I am to be named the Corporate Export Compliance Manager in January, my background is Import (LCB), but I’m obtaining training and workingdiligently to become an Export “expert”. […]
Question: Where can I find the penalties and fines for UK compliance? I am doing research on the BERR website (http://www.berr.gov.uk/bbf/index.html), but I can’t seem to locate their regulations which state the monetary fines and penalties for exports.
I am currently developing a basic high-level import/export compliance awareness training program to be deployed through a web-based training system. Our company has about 1200 employees here in our US operations and they are the target audience for this training. We are a major importer but do a relatively small volume of exporting. We do, […]
Just curious if anyone has “enjoyed” a recent visit from our friends in the Office of Export Enforcement of the BIS. I recall from the BIS update in DC last October that they had plans to step up these efforts throughout the remainder of the current FY. I am in the semiconductor industry and suspect […]
Is anyone using the so-called Chinese Menu option to rule out defense article / ITAR status for a baseline product that has a finite number of standard options, which are available to any buyer, when the baseline product is being configured for a military application? Configuration here means the exact combination of standard options that […]
We are implementing a denied party screening process of inside our ERP system. All sales and purchase transactions (domestic and international) will be screened before product is shipped or orders are placed. When a “potential match” is detected by the process, the transaction will be blocked until we are able to research and determine the […]
I am responsible for submitting de minimis reports to BIS on behalf of my company’s corporate office located overseas. Due to delays caused by misrouted reports at BIS, my foreign colleagues have asked whether the reports can be submitted via SNAP-R. I have checked with a few of my contacts at BIS and they do […]
For a Non-U S potential business partner – how should a business agreement or contract be worded to address re-exporting and to address the role of the business partner in supplying information on end users and end uses? For a Non-U S potential business partner – how should a business agreement or contract be worded […]
I need some help locating some info. A couple of years ago, I found the information below on a website and have used it in various presentations. It was a list in headline form and then you could go to the detail of the actual cases. I think I got it from the BIS site, […]
A foreign-made satellite manufacturer imports US origin parts/components. The US supplier has a DSP-5 license naming the satellite builder in Country A as the Foreign End User, but also lists the possible launch sites in Countries B, C, and D. Does the DSP-5 authorize export of the finished satellite (incorporating the ITAR-licensed components) by the […]
Question: What is everyone doing for record keeping requirements on electronic transfers under the TSR and ENC license exceptions?
Besides classifying the product and checking the Prohibited Parties Lists for exports, could the membership share what other types of checks they perform before approving an export? If you use any type of internal export forms, do you mind sharing what the check items are? Our exports include materials that are usually not controlled items.
