Expert insights on export control, import compliance, sanctions screening, and trade regulations.
Six FTZ compliance gaps that trigger CBP audits: admission deadlines, weekly entry timing, denied party re-screening, Section 301 elections, reconciliation software, and renewal audit triggers.
How to file EEI through AES, meet deadlines by transport mode, and prevent the rejection codes that block 4.2% of U.S. export shipments.
What BIS and OFAC auditors check in a compliance training program — role-specific modules, denied party screening, audit-ready records, and documentation that prevents repeat violations.
Import export license walkthrough: EAR vs ITAR, BIS SNAP-R and DDTC DECCS, partner-agency permits, OFAC screening, ECCN checks, and 2026 BIS queue context.
Tier-1 screening misses forwarders, free zone handlers, and ownership layers. OFAC's 2025 cases show why sub-tier entities, list sync gaps, and batch windows now drive enforcement risk.
OFAC sanctions, BIS export controls, and destination embargoes update on different schedules under separate legal authorities. Most exporters treat all three as one check.
ISF (10+2) requires 12 data elements before loading, ties to AMS, and can trigger $5,000 liquidated damages per filing. Here is what ocean importers miss on bills of lading, HTS lines, bonds, and CBP enforcement.
Mercosul CET rates, DUIMP, RADAR, SISCOMEX licensing, stacked II/IPI/ICMS, CIBES export controls, and screening rules for U.S. partners moving goods with Brazil.
