The Commerce Department denied export privileges for Flider Electronics for 180 days after the Office of Export Enforcement revealed the company has repeatedly shipped electronic products without required licenses (here). Flider also does business as Trident International Corporation and Trident International. The San Francisco-based company falsified the contents of shipments in Automated Commercial Environment filings, and the U.S. government also suspects Flider of falsifying end-users and making transshipments to Russia via Finland and Estonia. These dealings violate the Export Administration Regulations, Commerce said.
Russia export controls and sanctions
The use of export controls and sanctions on Russia has surged since the country's invasion of Crimea in 2014, and especially its invasion of Ukraine in in February 2022. Similar export controls and sanctions have been imposed by U.S. allies, including the EU, U.K. and Japan. The following is a listing of recent articles in Export Compliance Daily on export controls and sanctions imposed on Russia:
The International Trade Commission published notices in the March 23 Federal Register on the following AD/CV injury, Section 337 patent, and other trade proceedings (any notices that warrant a more detailed summary will be in another ITT article):
The European Union issued the following trade-related releases Mar 17-19 (notices of most significance will be given separate headlines):
On March 18 the Foreign Agricultural Service posted the following GAIN reports:
The World Trade Organization Dispute Settlement Body is scheduled to address the following items, among others, at the DSB meeting on March 25 (here):
On March 11-12 the Foreign Agricultural Service posted the following GAIN reports:
The Treasury Department leveled another batch of Ukraine-related sanctions against a number of individuals and two companies on March 11, in accordance with President Barack Obama’s Executive Order 13660 (here). Secretary of State John Kerry threatened more sanctions in late February, after the U.S. accused Russia of continuing to fuel conflict in Ukraine in the face of a ceasefire accord (see 1502220005). Assistant State Secretary Victoria Nuland told Congress on March 10 Russia and Ukrainian separatists are maintaining a “reign of terror” in the Crimean region and eastern Ukraine, even as the Ukrainian conflict moves further into its second year (here). Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control blocked property for the following individuals and added them to the Specially Designated Nationals List (Treasury didn’t list nationalities for several of the individuals):
On March 5 the Foreign Agricultural Service posted the following GAIN reports:
The World Trade Organization Dispute Settlement Body is scheduled to address the following items, among others, at the DSB meeting on March 10 (here):
On March 4 the Foreign Agricultural Service posted the following GAIN reports: