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Elements of a Comprehensive Export Compliance Program (ECP) Manual

With this in mind, the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) has identified eight elements of a comprehensive Export Compliance Program (ECP) manual.

Exporting 101: The Differences Between HS Codes and Schedule B Numbers

In the course of export consulting, we often find exporters who have some idea of the significance of the Harmonized System (HS) Code since it is tied directly to customs duties. However, when pushed further, exporters based in the U.S. are often unaware of another code called the Schedule B, which is critical to filing accurate export documentation.

Why the Harmonized System is Not Just About Customs Duties Anymore

Customs compliance professionals must understand and prepare for new applications of the Harmonized System (HS) to ensure they are prepared to address emerging supply chain challenges while complying with applicable laws and regulations.

What’s Your Compliance Risk Perimeter?

We all recognize risks, consciously and unconsciously. We are careful near cliffs or driving at high speed; we watch our diet and we manage our investments. We look out for our kids before – and sometimes after – they know how to care for themselves.

3 Tips for Export Control Audits

Conducting an export control audit is essential to any successful export compliance program. It is critical that all companies subject to U.S. export control laws maintain export compliance programs and routinely audit their effectiveness and efficiency.

HTS Codes versus Schedule B Numbers

Do you understand the difference between the Harmonized Tariff Schedule (HTS) and Schedule B? Exporters often use these terms interchangeably. Technically, however, they serve very different purposes.

Next Best Thing – Export Control Style

If you can’t make the Update conference in DC next week, BIS is offering the next best thing. Assistant Secretary Kevin Wolf will conduct an Open Forum by teleconference next week to offer a summary of recent ECR developments. Access instructions are in the full BIS announcement, below.

Coming Soon…Definitive Definitions

In coordinated announcements last week, BIS and DDTC proposed many new or altered definitions that attempt to harmonize comparable terms in the EAR and ITAR. The DDTC proposal includes, among many others, a new definition of “defense services.”

The ABCs of the CCL: New Series on Commodity Classification

Want the Commerce Control List (CCL) made clear? Need faster, easier classifications? You’re in the right place.

The ABCs of the CCL: Spotlight on Parts and Components

When classifying items under the Export Administration Regulations (EAR), the phrase “Parts and Components” consistently appears in the various Export Control Classification Number (ECCN) entries on the Commerce Control List (CCL).

How much will my Classification Project cost?

We often get this question from prospective clients, even before we know anything about the items on their list. This is like taking your car to a mechanic and asking, “How much to fix my car?” Since he doesn’t yet know what’s wrong, the mechanic can’t know how long it will take to fix.

Harmonizing the Destination Control Statement: What You Need to Know

On August 17, 2016, the Bureau of Industry and Security and the Department of State published final rules (here and here) to harmonize the Destination Control Statement (DCS) required under §758.6 of the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) and §123.9 under the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) respectively.

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