On June 29, 2020, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced that the United States was ending exports of U.S.-origin defense equipment to Hong Kong and “will take steps toward imposing the same restrictions on U.S. defense and dual-use technologies to Hong Kong as it does for China.” The secretary noted that the United States “can
DDTC Issues Notice on Additional Changes to Operational Procedures Due to COVID-19
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On April 23, 2020, the Department of State’s Directorate of Defense Trade Controls (DDTC) announced certain measures to mitigate the impact of the pandemic on U.S. companies and supply chains overseas. Key measures from the announcement are summarized below.
Compliance/Registration
- Effective for registrations originally expiring between February 29 and June 30, 2020, registrations as a
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DDTC Issues New FAQ on Encryption Rule’s Provision of Access Information and Section 120.50(b)
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Effective on March 25, 2020, the U.S. Department of State’s Directorate of Defense Trade Controls (DDTC) interim final rule amended the “Encryption Rule” under the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) (22 C.F.R. § 120.54) with definitions more clearly explaining activities that are not considered to be exports, reexports, retransfers or temporary imports of secured…
COVID-19 and International Trade: Status of Trade-Related U.S. Government Agencies & Courts and Helpful Online Resources
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UPDATED: April 6, 2020 – Major operational changes continue at trade-related U.S. government agencies and courts due to personnel and public safety concerns over the COVID-19 outbreak in the United States. Below is currently available information on their status. Overall, the Office of Personnel Management has announced that as of March 16, 2020, and until…
U.S. Trade Agencies and Courts Continue to Adjust to COVID-19 Concerns
By Thompson Hine International Trade on
UPDATED: April 6, 2020 – Major operational changes continue at trade-related U.S. government agencies and courts due to personnel and public safety concerns over the COVID-19 outbreak in the United States. Below is currently available information on their status. Overall, the Office of Personnel Management has announced that as of March 16, 2020, and until…
State Department Adds ITAR Definitions in Interim Final Rule for Activities that Are Not Exports, Reexports, Retransfers or Temporary Imports
By Thompson Hine International Trade on
On December 30, 2019, the U.S. Department of State’s Directorate of Defense Trade Controls (DDTC) issued an interim final rule seeking to amend the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) with definitions more clearly explaining activities that are not considered to be exports, reexports, retransfers or temporary imports of secured and unclassified technical data. This …
Trade-Related Agencies Reopen, and Many Toll Deadlines from Government Shutdown
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With the 35-day partial federal government shutdown ending on January 26, 2019, the U.S. government’s trade-oriented agencies have reopened and are beginning to work through massive backlogs of work as personnel resume full-time operations. What follows is a listing of the current operational status of many of these agencies:
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP)…
U.S. Government Shutdown Affects Operations of Most Trade-Related Agencies
By Thompson Hine International Trade on
With the partial federal government shutdown beginning at 12:01 a.m. on December 22, 2018, most of the U.S. government’s trade-oriented agencies have either shut down or had their operations severely restricted. What follows is a listing of the current operational status of many of these agencies:
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP)
In a conference…