The Commerce Department's Bureau of Industry and Security charged PJSC Lukoil, a Russian multinational energy company, with violations of the Export Control Reform Act for the export of a U.S.-manufactured aircraft from Dubai to Russia, according to an Aug. 31 notice. BIS says that Lukoil "effectively owned, controlled, chartered or leased, through a series of shell companies, at least one U.S.-origin aircraft" subject to the Export Administration Regulations and that its export in March violated license requirements imposed in February.
The Group of Seven nations intend to implement a price cap on Russian-origin crude oil and petroleum products, according to a joint statement released today by the G7 Finance Ministers.
The U.K. suspended its antidumping duty on hot-rolled flat products of iron, non-alloy or other alloy steel from Ukraine, the Department for International Trade announced Aug. 30. The move accepts the Trade Remedies Authority's recommendation to suspend the antidumping duties on the Ukrainian good for nine months, a decision made after the agency found that market conditions for Ukrainian hot-rolled steel changed following Russia's invasion. The TRA said injury to the U.K. industry is unlikely to happen with a nine-month suspension.
Solaiyappan Ramanathan, a permanent resident of Singapore, was ordered to pay a $558,000 fine by the Singapore State Courts for making false statements when applying for Preferential Certificates of Origin for goods his company exported, Singapore Customs announced Aug. 31. Solaiyappan is the former director of Feccuni Singapore Pte. and sole owner of Shakambri Overseas -- companies set up to import and export scrap metals and other metal products from local and overseas suppliers.
The Bureau of Industry and Security on Aug. 26 issued a temporary denial order barring a Belgian company and its owner for fraudulently attempting to acquire accelerometers from the U.S. on behalf of prohibited end-users in China. BIS said it suspended export privileges for Knokke-Heist Support Corporation Management (also known as Hasa-Invest) and Hans De Geetere after their “false statements made to U.S. companies to obtain the items” raised “significant concerns of future violations.”
The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative is seeking public comments on how well China is fulfilling its commitments to the World Trade Organization. There will be no public hearing due to COVID-19, but the interagency Trade Policy Staff Committee will facilitate public participation via written questions and written responses. Written comments are due at www.regulations.gov, docket number USTR-2022-0012, by Sept. 28 at 11:59 pm EDT. Government officials will pose written questions to commenters in October, and the original writers will have until Oct. 26 at 11:59 pm EDT to respond.
Businesses trading in and with the U.K. should prepare for a range of new border trade controls and procedures, including new phytosanitary measures and a revised trusted trader program, Institute of Export and International Trade experts said this week. While it’s unclear when some of the new measures will take effect, experts with the institute said traders can take steps now to make sure they comply with the regime.
Mexico and Brazil recently announced antidumping duty actions and decisions on certain products from mainland China, the Hong Kong Trade Development Council reported Aug. 19.
Taiwan is encouraging exporters to alert its Bureau of Foreign Trade if they encounter certain issues shipping goods to China, the bureau said last week. China’s customs agency has reportedly detained goods originating in Taiwan if the items aren’t labeled as "Made in Taiwan, China,” the foreign trade bureau said. Beijing objects to any insinuation on product labeling that suggests Taiwan is a separate territory and not a part of China (see 2208080026). Taiwan said exporters with detained goods in China should provide the bureau with “relevant information, such as the customs ports, importers, customs brokers, and descriptions of goods.” Then, the Taiwan Customs agency will contact China's Customs to deal with the situation.
The Office of Foreign Assets Control on Aug. 19 issued one new Russia-related general license, updated an existing Russia-related general license and deleted a range of entries from its Specially Designated Nationals List.