Trade Adjustment Assistance, part of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration, helps firms that have been adversely affected by imported products to adjust to international competition. Companies eligible for trade adjustment assistance may receive technical consulting to upgrade operations such as product engineering, marketing, information systems, export promotion, and energy management. The license is issued by the Administrative Bureau of the State Commission, either on its own or in consultation with other ministries of the government. In case of major military exports, the exports and their related contracts will be reviewed by the State Commission itself and will be submitted to the State Council and Military Central Commission for Approval. Administratively, 65 cases were settled through “Final Orders” totaling $5.8 million in fines.

This workshop is perfect for an export compliance specialist working in industry, in university administration or in a government research laboratory. I want to thank you again for taking advantage of this unique opportunity to learn about the policy behind America’s export administration regulations, the measures taken to implement these regulations and your own role in these procedures. We are honored to work with you to ensure that, working together, we prosper commercially and enhance world security. Also, an event such as this one in Hong Kong would not be complete without talking about the United States government’s collaboration with the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government in the area of export controls. Finally, it is fitting and appropriate that I talk a bit today about the growing partnerships between U.S.

We offer one and two-day core courses on the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) as well as in-depth courses on special topics of interest to the exporting community. Instructors are experienced export administration and regulatory policy specialists, engineers and enforcement personnel from BIS’s Washington, D.C. OELAS has been designed as an intuitive, user-friendly, system which will considerably ease the administrative burden for both industry and my Department. Among its many features will be the ability to submit all supporting documentation, including end-user certificates, online. In import mode, the specified CSV file must exist and contain a valid header, or Exchange Administrator will return an error.

If sourcing is to become a more strategic part of an organization, it is critical to have complete understanding and control of the process in China from beginning to end. Trade missions offer the greatest opportunity to discover China for any firm with limited resources. The purpose of the seminars is to provide an understanding of rules and regulations and penalties associated with Export Control regulations. These seminars should provide insight into the environment that is driving the need for more diligent protection of information and security thereof.