BIS Updates Unverified List With 18 Additions, 5 Removals
The Bureau of Industry and Security said April 24 that it added 18 entities to its Unverified List after it was unable to verify the “legitimacy and reliability” of the parties through end-use checks, including their ability to responsibly receive controlled U.S. exports. It also removed five companies from the list.
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The added entities, which are listed in a final rule to be published in the Federal Register April 25, are located in China, Finland, Italy, Kazakhstan, Turkey and the U.K., while the removed ones are in China and the United Arab Emirates. If BIS can’t complete an end-use check on the companies added to the list within 60 days, it can move them to the more restrictive Entity List (see 2211170069 and 2210070006).
The companies added to the UVL are no longer eligible for export license exceptions, and all current exceptions will be suspended. Suppliers to those entities must also obtain a statement from the UVL party that certifies, among other things, that the party won’t use the shipment for any activity prohibited by the Export Administration Regulations. Exporters must also file Electronic Export Information in the Automated Export System for all exports of “tangible items” subject to the EAR if the transactions involve parties on the UVL.
All exports that no longer qualify for a license exception as a result of this listing and that were aboard a carrier to a port as of April 25 may proceed to their destinations under the previous eligibility as long as the items have been exported before May 25, BIS said. Any items not exported before midnight May 25 will be subject to UVL-related restrictions.
Five added entities are based in China: Arctic Star Co. Ltd., Henixio Aviation Co. Ltd., Shusum Construction Ltd., Sino-World International Co. Ltd. and Vauxhall International Co. Ltd. Six are in Finland: Buran TMI, Finland Multi Center FMC OY, Finnalliance OY, Inmargo OY, Karjalan Puutyo and MM Cargo OY.
The three Turkey-based entities are Bagil Havacilik, Basak Traktor and Ozkanlar Grup Makine AS, while the two in Kazakhstan are EltexAlatau and Inter-Traid Electro. The other additions are Italy-based Euro Servizi Elettromeccanici Industriali S.E.I. and U.K.-based Identiparts Ltd.
Of the five removed entities, BIS was able to successfully conduct end-use checks for four: Bada Group Hong Kong Corp. Ltd. and PNC Systems (Jiangsu) Co. Ltd., both of China, and Lavender General Trading and Sea Prince Logistics LLC, both of the UAE. The fifth entity, China-based Small Leopard Electronics Co. Ltd., was removed because BIS added it to the Entity List in October (see 2410210023).