Trade Compliance Blog

The BIS has implemented the eased export restrictions, first signed into law by President Obama on April 13rd, 2009. The BIS’s Export Arms Regulations are now updated to reflect the following changes: The measures will allow items normally exchanged between individuals as gifts to be included in gift parcels going to Cuba and remove the [...]

There’s been a lot of talk about Cuba in the last few months, especially since January 20th. On April 13th, President Obama relaxed the travel restrictions for Americans going to Cuba, allowing Americans with relatives there to visit more frequently. On May 20th, Sen. Max Baucus proposed a bill to promote agricultural exports to Cuba [...]