Export Compliance Daily

Denmark Proposes Longer Prison Sentences for Sanctions Violators. Denmark is considering new legislation that could punish EU sanctions violators by sentencing them to up to eight years in prison, an uptick from the current maximum four-month... ow.ly/pxZz1062IaA

UK Revokes AD Order on Chamois Leather From China. The U.K. on March 13 revoked the antidumping duty order on chamois leather from China after the Trade Remedies Authority conducted a transition review of the order and found that there were no U.K.... ow.ly/YSrN1062Iay

FMC Probing Shipping Constraints at Ocean Chokepoints. The Federal Maritime Commission is investigating how transit constraints at several "maritime chokepoints" around the world may be affecting ocean shipping and whether those constraints have been... ow.ly/etEh1062Iat

Shaheen to Retire From Senate When Term Ends in 2 Years. Senate Foreign Relations Committee ranking member Jeanne Shaheen, D-N.H., announced March 12 that she won't seek reelection to a fourth Senate term in 2026. "It's just time," said Shaheen, 78.... ow.ly/Kreg1062sY6

EU General Court Rejects Oligarch's Bid to Annul Sanctions Listing. The EU General Court last week rejected Russian oligarch Alexander Ponomarenko's application to annul his sanctions listing after he argued the European Council violated his... ow.ly/kzW71062sXT

Biden's National Security Adviser Joins Harvard. Jake Sullivan, the former national security adviser to President Joe Biden, has joined Harvard University as a professor teaching international and global affairs at the Kennedy School of Government.... ow.ly/35iH1062sXO

Lawmakers Try Again to Halt Arms Sales to UAE. Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Md., and Rep. Sara Jacobs, D-Calif., announced March 11 that they have reintroduced a bill that would prohibit U.S. arms sales to the United Arab Emirates until the UAE ends its... ow.ly/oKNQ1062mxr

State Dept. Approves Military Sale to Japan, Australia. The State Department approved potential military sales to Japan and Australia, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency said March 10. The sale to Japan includes $200 million worth of "Hyper... ow.ly/QCCX1062mwK

Researchers: EU States Need Better Coordination on Sanctions, Export Enforcement. EU government enforcement agencies should better cooperate on sanctions and export control investigations, including by regularly sharing information during periodic... ow.ly/GQyA1062mwk

Canada Issues New Iran, Myanmar Sanctions Designations. Canada last week announced new sanctions against people and entities for either helping Iran acquire controlled technology or having ties to human rights violations committed by the Myanmar... ow.ly/gJr91062fXb

EU Proposes Extending Duty Exemption on Ukrainian Iron, Steel. The European Commission proposed extending the current duty exemption for imports of Ukrainian iron and steel products, which are a "significant source of revenue for Ukraine," the... ow.ly/kAHR1062fWN

US Is Interested in a 'Grand' FTA With India, Lutnick Says. The United States is interested in negotiating a new free trade agreement with India, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick told an Indian audience on March 8. "The United States is... ow.ly/NWbo1062fX4

Guatemala Accepts WTO Fisheries Deal. Guatemala formally accepted the World Trade Organization Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies on March 10, bringing the number of countries that have accepted the deal to 92. The WTO needs 19 more countries to accept... ow.ly/vRKS1062fWM

China Retaliates Against Canadian EV, Steel, Aluminum Duties. China announced retaliatory tariffs this month against Canada for its duties on Chinese-made electric vehicles and Chinese steel and aluminum products, saying the Canadian measures... ow.ly/kTak1062fWS

Former DDTC, BIS Official Accepts Deferred Resignation Offer. Robert Rasmussen, a technology policy coordinator within the State Department's Directorate of Defense Trade Controls, resigned from his role after accepting the terms of the Trump... ow.ly/HjUy1062fWz

State Dept. Seeking Comments on License Application-Related Information Collection. The State Department is seeking public comments on an information collection involving license applications to permanently export, temporarily export or temporarily... ow.ly/nWpw10628tn

UK Guidance Covers Compliance Rules for Certain General Export Licenses. The U.K. issued updated guidance last week on how exporters can use Assimilated General Export Authorizations (GEA), the general export licenses that were "assimilated" into... ow.ly/9Lb610628tj

Canada Opens WTO Dispute on 25% US Tariff. Canada opened a dispute at the World Trade Organization on March 5 to challenge the new U.S.-imposed 25% tariff on all non-energy goods and 10% tariff on energy goods from Canada, claiming that the measure... ow.ly/TGbi10628t6

BIS Seeking Comments on CWC Information Collection. The Bureau of Industry and Security is seeking comments on an information collection related to declarations to the Chemical Weapons Convention. BIS said each CWC member must make "initial and... ow.ly/bQlZ10622as

China Probing Possible US Evasion of Antidumping Duties on Optical Fiber Products. China's Ministry of Commerce on March 4 launched an "anti-circumvention investigation" to examine whether American companies are evading Chinese antidumping duties on... ow.ly/gvba106229X