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BIS Denies Export Privileges for Juan Victorian Gimenez Over Attempted Arms Sales to Honduras
May 19, 2014 by Brian Dabbs|Commerce Dept.

The Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) denied export privileges for Juan Victorian Gimenez for a 10-year period that concludes on March 21, 2022. The U.S. District Court in the Southern District of Florida found Gimenez guilty in 2012 of knowingly and willfully attempting to export AR-15/M-16 firearm barrels, receivers, components, parts and accessories, from the United States to Honduras, without having first obtained a license or written approval from the U.S. Department of State. Gimenez violated the Arms Export Control Act and Export Administration Regulations, according to the decision. Gimenez is currently serving a 63-month prison term. The BIS order also restricts Gimenez's representatives from acting on his behalf in exporting goods.

Commerce to Lead Energy Efficiency Export Promotion Mission to Peru in November
May 16, 2014 by Brian Feito|Commerce Dept.

The Commerce Department announced it will lead a trade promotion mission to Peru in November for exporters of renewable energy and energy efficiency goods and services. During the trip, U.S. exporters will meet with Peruvian officials to discuss ways to grow Peru’s renewable energy and energy efficiency market, said Commerce. The trade mission will occur in the run up to the annual meeting of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, which will be held in Peru in December. Applications are due Sept. 15.

Census Trade Data Shows Persistent Deficit with South Korea, Says Public Citizen
May 7, 2014 by Brian Dabbs|Commerce Dept.

The raw trade data released by the Census Bureau on May 6 (here) includes “re-exports” of goods, according to advocacy group Public Citizen in a press release, but still reveals a more than $4 billion U.S. deficit with South Korea for the first three months of 2014. The 2013 deficit increased nearly $8 billion from 2011, the year prior to implementation of the U.S.-South Korea free trade agreement. The 2014 figures suggest the deficit will fall short of the 2013 figures by roughly $4 billion. “Re-exports” are goods that transit through the U.S., but undergo no manufacturing or value added in the country. The U.S. International Trade Commission will vet the figures and determine data free “re-exports" by the end of the week, according to Public Citizen. The advocacy group regularly criticizes the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative for using raw figures in order to mask larger deficits.