News & Updates

Washington, D.C.— The Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) is updating its policy regarding enforcement of the antiboycott rules. The amendment, which takes effect tomorrow, clarifies the categories of antiboycott violations and their associated penalties, to ensure appropriate actions are taken based on the seriousness of the violation.

Remarks As Prepared for Delivery by Assistant Secretary for Export Enforcement Matthew S. Axelrod to the American Jewish Committee 

In response to the Russian Federation's (Russia's) further invasion of Ukraine on February 24, 2022, the illegal and unjustifiable basis of which has been furthered by its illegal purported annexation of regions of Ukraine, the Department of Commerce is amending the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) by adding 57 entities under 57 entries...

The Bureau of Industry and Security, U.S. Department of Commerce (“BIS”), has
notified Thermotron Industries, Inc., of Holland, Michigan (“Thermotron”), of its
intention to initiate an administrative proceeding against Thermotron pursuant to Section 766.3 of the Export Administration Regulations (the “Regulations”),1 through the issuance of a Proposed Charging Letter to Thermotron that alleges that Thermotron committed one violation of the Regulations.2...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) took swift and severe action in coordination with U.S. government partners to hold Russia accountable for its unlawful attempt to annex sovereign Ukrainian territory. Today, Commerce issued a rule that adds 57 entities located in Russia and the Crimea region of Ukraine to the Entity List for supporting the Russian military’s brutal assault on Ukraine.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Commerce Department, through its Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), has updated its list of aircraft that have flown into Russia in apparent violation of the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) by adding a fourth Iranian-owned and -operated aircraft providing cargo flight services on U.S.-origin aircraft to Russia.

LOS ANGELES – A Riverside man who previously served a lengthy prison sentence in two aircraft-related cases was sentenced today to nearly four years in federal prison for selling bogus aircraft parts and for falsifying related documents.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the U.S. Commerce Department, through its Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), is updating its list of aircraft that have flown into Russia in apparent violation of the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) by adding the first three Iranian- owned and -operated aircraft providing cargo flight services on U.S.-origin aircraft to Russia.
There are now a total of 183 aircraft identified on the list for apparent violations of U.S. export controls.

In response to the Russian Federation's (Russia's) ongoing aggression against Ukraine, the Department of Commerce is expanding the existing sanctions against Russia and Belarus by imposing new export controls, including expanding the scope of the Russian industry sector sanctions to add lower-level items potentially useful for Russia's chemical...