More Russia Sanctions Highlight the Importance of the Consolidated Screening List

March 4, 2022 by 1 Comment

The Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) will be publishing a new list of Russia-sanctions targets next week. This list includes aerospace companies outside of Russia! This highlights the importance of checking your export business partners against the consolidated screening list for EVERY transaction.

Here is just a small portion of the companies that are being added to the sanctions lists, to show you that aerospace is part of the sanctions plan:

  • State Governmental Scientific Testing Area of Aircraft Systems (GkNIPAS)
  • Federal State Enterprise State Research and Testing Ground for Aviation Systems named after L.K. Safronov
  • Incoff Aerospace S.R.O.
  • Russian Space Systems (RKS)

There are also numerous research and development facilities that have been added to the BIS restricted lists. In all of these cases, there is a presumption of denial on license applications.

In addition, it appears that ship-building, oil & gas, and telecommunications industries are also being targeted in this latest round of sanctions.

The new sanctioned entities are expected to be published in the Federal Register on March 9; however the sanctions will relate back to the first date on which they were made ‘available’ to the public. They were placed on-line late last night so expect the sanctions to apply as of March 3, 2022!

We strongly recommend checking your business partners against the consolidated screening list for EVERY export transaction. Even if you checked them for a transaction yesterday, you should check them again today to make sure that they remain clear for today’s transaction.

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US Government Webinar on EU Customs Rules that Apply to Aerospace

April 30, 2015 by Leave a comment

The U.S. Commercial Service Aerospace Team will be reviewing common EU customs regulations and discussing the rules that affect the entry of aerospace articles into the EU.  If you are exporting into the EU – or would like to be – then this is a “must-attend” event.  And it will be held as a webinar, so you can attend from the comfort of your own office!

Webinar Overview

The webinar will review common EU customs regulations.  Most customs regulations focus on providing import duty relief when it comes to the commercial aviation industry.  By the end of this webinar, participants should have a clear view on what are the differences among End Use, Dual Use Licensing, and ODS, and when relief applies for Repair and VAT (all terms and concepts that are important to getting your aerospace articles into the EU).  This is a collaboration between the Commerce Department and FedEx.

Participation Fee

There is a $35 fee for participating in this webinar.  Click here to learn more about the webinar or to register for the webinar.

The Details

The event will take place on May 6, 2015 at 11:00 am Eastern Time.  Looking for more information?  For more information, you can contact

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IAQG Study Shows More Suppliers On-Time

January 5, 2014 by Leave a comment

The International Aerospace Quality Group (IAQG) has released a study (“Aerospace Suppliers’ Performances Trends”) that compares 2012 supplier metrics to 2010 supplier metrics.

The study found that late deliveries were down – this statistic was helped by an increased incidence of zero late deliveries among respondents.

The study also measured “Item Escape Rates.”  This term is defined as the ratio of the number of non-conforming items divided by the number of items delivered.  The data showed that Item Escape Rates remained fairly constant from 2010 to 2012.  The study concludes that this stability for Item Escape Rates poses a challenge for the aerospace manufacturing community because of the community’s objective of continuous improvement.

The study was focused on suppliers to aerospace manufacturers among IAQG’s membership.

The IAQG study is available on line at: http://www.sae.org/servlets/works/committeeResources.do?resourceID=345896

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