News & Updates

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) released a rule adding 28 entities to the Entity List, 11 of which are based in the People’s Republic of China (China), 5 in Russia, 5 in Pakistan, along with others located in Finland, Oman, Germany, and the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The entities listed in today’s action were added to the Entity List for having been involved, being involved, or posing a significant risk of being or becoming involved in activities contrary to the national security or foreign policy of the United States.

The Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) will hold the 2023 Update Conference on Export Controls and Policy on Tuesday, November 28 – Thursday, November 30, 2023. This 36th annual conference will be offered in-person at the Marriott Marquis in Washington, D.C. It will include keynote speakers, plenary sessions, breakout sessions, and an Exhibit Hall. The theme of this year’s conference is Partnerships in National and Global Security.

Washington, D.C. – The Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS)
today announces important updates to its list of controlled “common high priority” items
identified as critical to Russia’s war effort following productive meetings with key members of
the Global Export Control Coalition.

Maxim Marchenko, 51, a Russian citizen who has resided in Hong Kong, was charged today in connection with conspiring to defraud the United States and with smuggling, wire fraud, and money laundering offenses based on his alleged participation in a scheme to unlawfully procure U.S.-sourced, dual-use microelectronics with military applications on behalf of end users in Russia.

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Today, the Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) imposed a civil penalty of $48,750 against Pratt & Whitney Component Solutions, Inc (PWCS), located in Muskegon, Michigan, to resolve 13 violations of the antiboycott provisions of the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) (antiboycott regulations), as alleged in BIS’s Proposed Charging Letter. PWCS voluntarily disclosed the conduct to BIS, cooperated with the investigation by BIS’s Office of Antiboycott Compliance (OAC), and took remedial measures after discovering the conduct at issue, all of which resulted in a significant reduction in penalty.

CONCORD – A New York man was sentenced today in federal court in Concord for operating an unlicensed money transmitting business that was used to export weapons to Pakistan, U.S. Attorney Jane E. Young announces.

Muhammad Mohsin Raja, 27, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Paul J. Barbadoro to 24 months in prison and 1 year of supervised release.  On May 25, 2022, Raja pleaded guilty to conspiracy to operate an unlicensed money transmitting business.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the U.S. Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) issued a Temporary Denial Order (TDO) suspending the export privileges of three individuals - Arthur Petrov, Zhanna Soldatenkova, and Ruslan Almetov - and four companies - Astrafteros Technokosmos LTD, Ultra Trade Service LLC, Juzhoi Electronic LLC, and LLC Electrocom VPK - all of which are part of a Russia-based illicit procurement network that supplies the Russian military. Today’s actions, coordinated through the Disruptive Technology Strike Force co-led by the U.S.

WASHINGTON, DC—Today, the U.S. Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) published a proposed rule that continues the Department’s efforts to improve the exclusion process for steel and aluminum tariffs and obtain public feedback.

WASHINGTON  – Today, the U.S. Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security 
(BIS) announced that  33 parties will be removed from the Unverified List, 27 of which are based 
in the People’s Republic of China (PRC) with others located in Indonesia, Pakistan, Singapore, 
Turkey, and the United Arab Emirates.  The removals went on public display this morning and 
become effective upon  publication in the Federal Register tomorrow . 
 
“The ability to verify the legitimacy and reliability of foreign parties receiving U.S. exports 

WASHINGTON – Today, the U.S. Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) announced that 33 parties will be removed from the Unverified List, 27 of which are based in the People’s Republic of China (PRC) with others located in Indonesia, Pakistan, Singapore, Turkey, and the United Arab Emirates. The removals went on public display this morning and become effective upon publication in the Federal Register tomorrow.