This article provides professional solutions to common third-country payment and settlement issues faced by foreign trade enterprises, including bank communication techniques, key document preparation points, and risk avoidance recommendations.
In recent years, with the upgrading of the domestic industrial structure and the promotion of innovation - driven development, lithium - ion batteries, as one of the new three products, have become the core products for many enterprises to expand overseas markets. Lithium - ion batteries have broad application prospects in the fields of personal consumption, industrial transportation and energy storage. However, due to their characteristics, they also carry certain safety risks. In order to ensure the safety and compliance of lithium - ion battery exports, enterprises need to fully understand international transportation requirements and customs supervision regulations.
The article explores the risks of trading with entities on the US SDN list. It clarifies the differences between secondary sanctions and primary sanctions, and presents the reputational, legal and economic risks that may arise from trading with sanctioned entities. It is recommended that enterprises conduct a full - fledged risk assessment and consultation before cooperating with sanctioned entities.
The Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) of the US Department of the Treasury maintains and enforces multiple sanctions lists to ensure the implementation of the countrys foreign policy and security objectives. These lists include the Specially Designated Nationals List, the Foreign Sanctions Evaders List, the Sectoral Sanctions Identifications List, etc., aiming to restrict transactions and activities with the listed individuals, entities or organizations.
The US Adds 49 Russia - related Entities to the Control List, and Chinese Enterprises Are Most Affected. This article deeply interprets the new export control regulations to help foreign trade enterprises effectively cope with compliance risks and ensure business safety.
It introduces the situation and the reasons behind the decision of the Bureau of Industry and Security of the US Department of Commerce to include 13 Chinese enterprises in the entity list.
On October 6, 2023, the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) of the US Department of Commerce updated its entity list, adding several Chinese logistics enterprises. This move undoubtedly adds new uncertainties and risks to the global logistics industry. This article will discuss in detail the update of the entity list, the relevant regulatory content, and the cautious response strategies of the logistics industry when facing export control risks.
On July 26, 2023, the US Department of Justice, the Bureau of Industry and Security of the Department of Commerce, and the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the Department of the Treasury jointly issued an enforcement note on the voluntary disclosure of potential violations, strengthening the enforcement linkage in the field of trade controls and sanctions. This article analyzes the content of the enforcement note of the three departments, introduces the voluntary disclosure mechanisms of different departments, and looks ahead to the trend of US trade controls. For Chinese enterprises, the article also puts forward risk control suggestions to cope with the increasingly strict compliance environment.
On February 23, 2024, the US Department of the Treasury announced new sanctions against Russia and more than 300 entities worldwide in response to the Russia - Ukraine war and the death of Alexei Navalny. The sanctions cover key sectors such as finance and the military - industrial complex, involving 6 Chinese entities.
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