Updated List of Countries Requiring Cooperation With an International Boycott.

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The Department of the Treasury is required under section 999(a)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to publish a list of countries which require or may require participation in, or cooperation with an international boycott.

As of 5/16/2018, these countries include:

Iraq

Kuwait

Lebanon

Libya

Qatar

Saudi Arabia

Syria

United Arab Emirates

Yemen

The full Federal Register notice can be found here.

Office of Antiboycott Compliance (OAC)

Overview
The United States Export Administration Regulations (EAR) require all US persons (individuals, corporations) to report requests they have received to take actions to comply with, or support an unsanctioned foreign boycott. The Treasury Department publishes a quarterly list of “boycotting countries.”

 

What do the Laws Prohibit?
Conduct that may be penalized under the TRA and/or prohibited under the EAR includes:

(1) Agreements to refuse or actual refusal to do business with or in Israel or with blacklisted companies.
(2) Agreements to discriminate or actual discrimination against other persons based on race, religion, sex, national origin or nationality.
(3) Agreements to furnish or actual furnishing of information about business relationships with or in Israel or with blacklisted companies.
(4) Agreements to furnish or actual furnishing of information about the race, religion, sex, or national origin of another person.
(5) Implementing letters of credit containing prohibited boycott terms or conditions.

 

How To Report?:
All requests for boycott participation is required quarterly and can be filed electronically or by mail (Form BIS 621-P or BIS 6051P). BIS 621-P should be used for single transactions and BIS 6051P for multiple transactions in which boycott requests may have been received in a calendar quarter.

 

If you have any questions about boycotts, contact experienced trade and compliance attorney, Davis Hsu at 832.896.6288 or by email at: attorney.dave@yahoo.com.

January 11, 2018 – Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews.

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As posted in the Federal Register here, the U.S. Department of Commerce is initiating administrative reviews on multiple antidumping and countervailing duty orders:

Antidumping Duty Proceedings:
India: Welded Stainless Pressure Pipe A-533-876
Indonesia: Monosodium Glutamate A-560-826
Mexico: Certain Circular Welded Non-Alloy Steel Pipes and Tubes A-201-805
Mexico: Steel Concrete Reinforcing Bar A-201-844
Republic of Korea: Circular Welded Non-Alloy Steel Pipe A-580-809
Taiwan: Certain Circular Welded Non-Alloy Steel Pipe A-583-814
The People’s Republic of China: Diamond Sawblades and Parts Thereof A-570-900
The People’s Republic of China: Certain Hot-Rolled Carbon Steel Flat Products A-570-865
The People’s Republic of China: Fresh Garlic A-570-831
The People’s Republic of China: Monosodium Glutamate A-570-992
The People’s Republic of China: Polyethlene Terephthalate (Pet) Film A-570-924
The People’s Republic of China: Seamless Refined Copper Pipe and Tube A-570-964
United Arab Emirates: Polyethylene Terephthalate (Pet) Film A-520-803

Countervailing Duty Proceedings
India: Welded Stainless Pressure Pipe C-533-868
The People’s Republic of China: Certain Passenger Vehicle and Light Truck Tires 7 C-570-017
The People’s Republic of China: Chlorinated Isocyanurates C-570-991 1/1/16-12/31/16
Turkey: Steel Concrete Reinforcing Bar C-489-819

If you have any questions about administrative reviews or general antidumping and countervailing duty questions, feel free to call us at anytime: 832.896.6288 or contact us by email at attorney.dave@yahoo.com.