James Anzalone

International Trade Compliance and the ITAR Agreement

Federal laws restricting the commercial import and export of material goods, information and technology have been in place for decades, but the changes in the political, social and economic climate since the devastating events of 9/11 have brought about i... Read >

ITAR Consultants Are Resources Well Spent

In the last decade, compliance with U.S. export regulations, and in particular with those dealing with the import and export of defense- related articles and services, has become more rigidly upheld than ever before. The purpose of the ITAR agreement, the... Read >

Benefits of ITAR Consulting In Developing a Risk Management Plan

If your business is involved in international import and export in any way, you understand the importance of complying with the many regulations that govern international trade. If your business imports or exports any materials or articles that fall under... Read >

Compliance Assurance to Present at U.S. Export Controls & Compliance Conference

Investigations and prosecutions of export violations are on the rise and penalties have increased significantly in the last several years - with fines often in the millions of dollars and imprisonment in criminal cases. Export markets offer significant s... Read >

Military Exports ITAR Seminar Set for March 30, 2011 in Jacksonville, Florida

A full-day “Understanding the ITAR" seminar will be held at Jacksonville University in Jacksonville, Florida on Wednesday, March 30, 2011. The seminar is part of the Florida District Export Council’s ongoing “Export University" education series. Seminar ... Read >

Local Experts Help Keep Exporters out of Trouble

Investigations and prosecutions of export violations are on the rise and penalties have increased by almost 2,500% over the last 5 years - with fines often in the millions of dollars and imprisonment in criminal cases. Companies entering export markets c... Read >

Trade Compliance Specialist: Think Before You Click “Submit EEI� In AES!

Exporters and freight forwarders do it every day, all day long. That is, submit their electronic export information or EEI via the U.S. Census Bureau's Automated Export System (AES) using AESDirect, AESPcLink and other custom software programs. Do you kno... Read >

Your Item Is EAR99 or There Is No

If I had a dime for every time an exporter told me, "we don't need 'export compliance' - our products are EAR99" I'd be retired by now. And if I had a dime for every time I heard "we don't need an export license because there is no "X" in the box for tha... Read >

Why should you comply with international trade compliance?

Although international trade compliance has been around since the passage of the Export Control Act in 1940, it has increasingly become a hot issue since the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. Security concerns over commodity and technology exports ... Read >

Import Compliance - 12 Things Your Overseas Supplier Can Do To Expedite US Customs Clearance

Are you losing sleep at night worrying that your latest import order will not clear customs in time to meet your company's or customer's requirement? Or worse, are you wondering if the shipment will clear at all due to some 'administrative' error? Th... Read >

International Trade Compliance - 9 Principles of Effective Compliance Programs

Next to willful violation, self blinding (refusing to accept information about an export) is the most significant aggravating factor in increasing an exporter's chance of getting slapped with a major civil penalty from the Bureau of Industry and Security ... Read >

Upcoming Florida ITAR Seminar - ITAR Experts Help Keep Exporters out of Trouble

Investigations and prosecutions of export violations are on the rise and penalties have increased by almost 2,500% since 2006 - with fines often in the millions of dollars and imprisonment in criminal cases. Manufacturers and exporters of defense article... Read >

Trade Compliance - What You Don’t Know CAN Hurt You

Dual-use items are any items that can have both military and commercial applications. These items may appear to be innocuous but, in the hands of the wrong people, can be used for destructive purposes. Examples of dual-use items include communications e... Read >