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Freight Forwarder Settles Charge of Antiboycott Violation for Furnishing Negative Certification of Origin on Shipper’s Invoice

Most trade intermediaries are familiar with the antiboycott provisions contained in Part 760 of the Export Administration Regulations (EAR).  These regulations prohibit U.S. persons’ participation in or cooperation with the Arab League’s ongoing boycott of Israel.  Subpart (d) of Part 760.2 prohibits the furnishing of certain information about a U.S. person’s business relationships with boycotted countries such as Israel, or […]

CBP and CPSC Take Steps To Increase Import Targeting Effectiveness: CPSC To Issue Detention Notices

In 2008, the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act became law.  To implement the Act’s mandate to develop targeting methods to improve consumer safety, CBP and the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) have joined together to create the Import Safety Commercial Targeting and Analysis Center (CTAC), a CBP facility that, according to DHS Secretary Janet Napolitano, will both “centraliz[e] and strengthen[] […]