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Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) Vessels Export Administration Regulations (EAR)

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Freight Forwarders and Common Carriers: As You Look Ahead to 2024, Do You "Know Your Cargo"?

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As federal regulators have recently made clear, steamship lines, non-vessel-operating common carriers, indirect air carriers, freight forwarders, and others involved in the global movement of cargo must ensure that their...more

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United States Bans Russian-Affiliated Ships from Entering Any U.S. Port

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On April 21, 2022, President Biden further expanded U.S. sanctions against Russia due to its invasion of Ukraine by issuing a new Presidential Proclamation 10371 (“Proclamation 10371”) to bar all Russian-affiliated vessels...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

New Trade Controls Targeting Russia

In March 2021, three federal agencies promulgated international trade restraints as part of the Biden Administration’s response to alleged mistreatment of Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny in 2020. Specifically, the...more

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BIS revises Country Group designations for Russia and Yemen, imposing additional licensing requirements and removing availability...

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On 24 February 2020 the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) of the U.S. Department of Commerce published a final rule amending the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) and imposing additional export licensing...more

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BIS issues final rule restricting additional exports and reexports to Cuba

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On 21 October 2019 the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) issued a final rule amending Cuba-related provisions in the Export Administration Regulations (EAR). The new rule further restricts exports and reexports of...more

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BIS Imposes Additional Cuba Trade Restrictions and Restricts Use of Temporary Sojourn License Exception for Multiple Countries

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BIS has restricted Cuba’s access to commercial aircraft and other goods, lowered de minimis for foreign items containing US content to 10%, and restricted the temporary sojourn by aircraft in Iran, Syria, Sudan, and North...more

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Trump Administration Eliminates People-to-People Travel to Cuba - Changes in Regulations Will Have Major Effect on Private...

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• The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) and the U.S. Department of Commerce's Bureau of Industry and Securities (BIS) announced changes to the Cuban Assets Control Regulations (CACR)...more

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New Cuba Sanctions Measures Prohibit “People to People” Travel to Cuba and Restrict Use of Commercial Aircraft and Recreational...

In a June 4 announcement, the Trump administration further ratcheted up U.S. sanctions and export controls against Cuba by prohibiting group “people-to-people” travel to Cuba and the use of noncommercial aircraft and...more

Pillsbury - Global Trade & Sanctions Law

Cuba Travel Update: U.S. Regulators Amend Key Rules

On June 5, 2019, the Department of Commerce Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) amended an important license exception which generally permitted the temporary sojourn of civil aircraft and vessels to Cuba.  ...more

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OFAC and BIS Changes to Cuba Sanctions Further Ease Trade and Travel Restrictions

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On October 14, 2016, the Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) and the Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) published another round of amendments to the Cuban Assets Control...more

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"OFAC and BIS Further Ease Cuba Restrictions"

On September 21, 2015, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) and the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) amended their respective Cuba regulations to...more

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