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BIS Announces Denial of Export Privileges for Five Export Control Law Violators
October 19, 2017 |Penalties and Courts

The Bureau of Industry and Security is denying export privileges for five individuals for export control law violations, the agency said. BIS denied export privileges for Adrian Hernandez until Oct. 13, 2020, for exporting one or more firearms designated on the U.S. Munitions List (USML) from the U.S. to Mexico; Jimmy Rojas until Sept. 8, 2026, for attempting to export to Jordan a night vision device and optical gunsight rifle scope without the required State Department licenses; Marleen Rochin until Nov. 16, 2020, for exporting one or more USML-designated firearms without the required State licenses; Martin Jan Leff until Jan. 6, 2026, for exporting seven F-4 Phantom fighter jet wheel assemblies from the U.S. to Hong Kong without required State Department licenses; and Rodrigo Chico-Rodriguez until April 18, 2026, for exporting to Mexico two rifles, a pistol and 312 rounds of ammunition without the required State license.

CIT Orders Defunct Florida Company to Pay Penalty for Misclassification of Dairy Imports, Undervaluation
October 12, 2017 |Penalties and Courts

The Court of International Trade on Oct. 10 ordered a now-defunct Florida importer to pay more than $130,000 in penalties and unpaid duties for misclassification and undervaluation of its dairy products. Chavez Import & Export (CIE), which was dissolved in 2008, misclassified its “soft dairy express” and “white cheese,” resulting in underpayment of AD duties, and declared duty preferences under the Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act (CBERA) despite preferences not being available under the correct classification, CIT said. The company also undervalued some entries so they could be processed as informal without surety bonds, and “did not provide meaningful descriptions of the products” on entry documentation. CIE did not defend itself in the case, so CIT automatically took the government’s allegations as true and found CIE committed negligent violations of 19 USC 1592. CIT had already ordered the company’s vice president, Juan Chavez, to pay a penalty in 2016 for the same violations (see 1603280014).

Topics:Court of International Trade