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Commerce Department Sponsors Development Mission To Mexico
August 7, 2013 by Brian Dabbs|Commerce Dept.

The U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker on Aug. 6 announced her intention to lead a November business development mission to Mexico aimed at uncovering new U.S. business opportunities in the country and strengthening existing commercial ties, according to a Commerce Department press release. The release emphasized the importance of Mexico as a destination for U.S. products.

BIS Continues to Ramp Up End-Use Validation
July 29, 2013 by Brian Dabbs|Commerce Dept.

The Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) did the highest number of end-use checks last year that it has over the past five years, said Assistant Secretary for Export Enforcement David Mills July 24 at the Update Conference on Export Controls. The 2012 figure totaled nearly 1,000 checks in 50 countries, including vital transshipment locations such as the United Arab Emirates, Hong Kong, Malaysia and Singapore.

Commerce Secretary Pritzker Vows to Push USML-CCL Transfers
July 24, 2013 by Brian Dabbs|Commerce Dept.

Speaking before thousands of attendees at the Update 2013 Conference on Export Controls, Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker pledged expeditious transfer of USML items that no longer warrant control to the Commerce Control List (CCL). The transfers are part of the administration’s Export Control Reform (ECR) Initiative.

FTZ Board OKs ASF Reorganization of Zone in Corpus Christi, Texas
July 23, 2013 by Brian Feito|Commerce Dept.

The Foreign-Trade Zones Board approved the reorganization of FTZ 122 in Texas under the Alternative Site Framework (ASF), pursuant to a request by the Port of Corpus Christi Authority. The service area of the FTZ will now cover Nueces, San Patricio, Aransas, Jim Wells, Kleberg and Bee Counties, Texas. ASF streamlines processes for designation of new FTZ subzones and usage driven sites within the larger service area.