📦Denial of Export Privileges for Francisco Dario Mora
The Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security has denied export privileges to Francisco Dario Mora for 10 years due to his conviction for smuggling firearms into Mexico. The ruling also revokes any BIS licenses he held at the time, affecting all transactions involving exported items.
Learn More🚫Order Denying Export Privileges for Juan Manuel Cervantes-Aceves
The Department of Commerce's Bureau of Industry and Security has issued an order denying export privileges for Juan Manuel Cervantes-Aceves due to his conviction for firearm smuggling. This order prohibits him and any related entities from participating in export activities for ten years, alongside revoking any relevant licenses. The decision aims to enhance compliance with export regulations and uphold national security.
Learn More🚫Denial of Export Privileges for Jessica Alvarado Due to Conviction
The Department of Commerce has issued an order denying export privileges to Jessica Alvarado for ten years following her conviction for smuggling firearms from the U.S. to Mexico. The order prohibits Alvarado and related parties from engaging in export transactions and affirms the necessity for compliance under U.S. export regulations.
Learn More🔒Order Denying Export Privileges for Imelda Jimenez
The Department of Commerce's Bureau of Industry and Security issued an order denying the export privileges of Imelda Jimenez due to her felony conviction for smuggling firearms. The denial lasts seven years and prohibits any export-related activities, affecting her and any related individuals or businesses. Compliance measures are enforced to prevent evasion of the order.
Learn More🚫Order Denying Export Privileges for Prince Bediako
The Department of Commerce has denied export privileges to Prince Bediako for seven years due to a conviction for smuggling vehicles from the U.S. to Ghana. The order restricts Bediako and associated entities from participating in U.S. export transactions, aiming to uphold federal export control laws and prevent evasion of the order.
Learn More🚫Order Denying Export Privileges for Cesar David Piz Corona
The U.S. Department of Commerce's Bureau of Industry and Security has denied export privileges to Cesar David Piz Corona for five years following his conviction related to firearm smuggling. The order prohibits Corona and associated entities from participating in export transactions, with implications for compliance within the export trade framework.
Learn More🌬️Request for Comments on Wind Turbine Imports and National Security
On August 13, 2025, the Secretary of Commerce initiated an investigation to determine the effects on the national security of imports of wind turbines and their parts and components. This investigation has been initiated under section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962, as amended (Section 232). Interested parties are invited to submit written comments, data, analyses, or other information pertinent to the investigation to the Department of Commerce's (Department) Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), Office of Strategic Industries and Economic Security. This notice identifies issues on which the Department is especially interested in obtaining the public's views.
Learn More🛠️New Steel and Aluminum Tariffs
BIS is adding 407 Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) codes to the list of products that will be considered as steel or aluminum derivative products. For such products, steel and aluminum tariffs based on Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 (Section 232) will apply to the steel and aluminum content. The non-steel and non-aluminum content will remain subject to the reciprocal and other applicable tariffs. For 60 HTSUS codes, BIS has decided not to include them as steel and aluminum derivative products at this time, because they are subject to other ongoing investigations pursuant to Section 232 or other trade statutes. The complete list of HTSUS codes added to the Section 232 tariffs by today's action is listed in the annexes to this notice.
Learn More🇺🇸Agency Notice on Information Collection for Section 232 Imports
The Department of Commerce, in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), invites the general public and other Federal agencies to comment on proposed, and continuing information collections, which helps us assess the impact of our information collection requirements and minimize the public's reporting burden. The purpose of this notice is to allow for 60 days of public comment preceding submission of the collection to OMB.
Learn More📦Public Comment Request on Delivery Verification Procedures for Imports
The Department of Commerce, in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), invites the general public and other Federal agencies to comment on proposed, and continuing information collections, which helps us assess the impact of our information collection requirements and minimize the public's reporting burden. The purpose of this notice is to allow for 60 days of public comment preceding submission of the collection to OMB.
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