Today, the Department of Commerce and NOAA are launching the Ocean-Based Climate Resilience Accelerators program, a $60 million investment in coastal resilience and American small businesses through President Biden’s Investing in America agenda. The program, funded by the Inflation Reduction Act, will foster public-private partnerships to help support small businesses that are developing sustainable technologies …
Creating a Certificate of Origin for Your Exports
Since Shipping Solutions unveiled its online portal for generating electronic Certificates of Origin (eCO), several thousand U.S. exporters have registered for free for the service and successfully generated hundreds of Certificates stamped by the American World Trade Chamber of Commerce (AWTCC). By utilizing the eCO portal, these companies have reduced the time and expense they’ve …
Shipments Occurring Wholly Outside the U.S. May Still Be Subject to U.S. Export Controls
If you read Passages: The International Trade Blog regularly, you likely already know that items that are physically shipped from the United States are subject to U.S. export controls. But you may not be aware that some items that are manufactured entirely outside of the United States are also subject to U.S. export controls—even when …
Statement from U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo on the European Union-U.S. Data Privacy Framework
Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo issued the following statement regarding the European Union-U.S. Data Privacy Framework: “Today, the United States has fulfilled its commitments for implementing the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework (EU-U.S. DPF) announced by President Joe Biden and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen in March 2022. This represents the culmination …
Remarks by Deputy Secretary of Commerce Don Graves at the Business Diversity Principles Kick-Off Event
Thank you, Under Secretary Cravins. Hello everyone! Welcome to the Commerce Department’s first annual Access Summit, and this convening on Business Diversity! Thank you to all the private sector and philanthropic organizations, thought leaders, experts, and U.S. government colleagues for joining this important conversation. I’d like to thank my good friend, Mayor Stephen Benjamin, Director …
Biden-Harris Administration Launches Recompete Pilot Program Funding Opportunity
The Biden-Harris administration, through the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA), today launched the Distressed Area Recompete Pilot Program (Recompete) competition. Recompete was authorized by the CHIPS and Science Act and is a part of President Joe Biden’s Investing in America agenda, stimulating private sector investment, creating good-paying jobs, revitalizing American manufacturing, and …
Readout of Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for Prosperity Virtual Ministerial
Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo hosted an Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for Prosperity (IPEF) virtual ministerial meeting that was attended by representatives from Australia, Brunei, Fiji, India, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, New Zealand, Philippines, Republic of Korea, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam. Building on the positive momentum coming out of the Detroit ministerial meeting last month, and the …
Enhanced Export Compliance Module in Shipping Solutions Version 9.18
Shipping Solutions Professional and Shipping Solutions Enterprise Version 9.18 upgrades the Export Compliance Module and the corresponding audit trail by giving users the option to add a Results and Review status to the Find Shipments and Compliance Audit Trail screens. The new Results status indicates if a restricted party screening was run for a shipment …
Shipping Solutions Version 9.18/8.18 Now Available
Shipping Solutions export documentation and compliance software is pleased to announce the release of Professional and Enterprise Version 9.18 and Classic Version 8.18. Annual Maintenance Program (AMP) subscribers can download the new versions for free from the AMP website. If you aren’t an AMP member, send an email to help@shipsolutions.com or call 888-890-7447 for more …
Biden-Harris Administration Outlines Plan to Strengthen Semiconductor Supply Chains as Part of Investing in America Agenda
Department of Commerce Announces Strategic Vision and Application Process for Semiconductor Supply Chain Projects, Nearly 400 Companies Interested in CHIPS Incentives Today, the U.S. Department of Commerce shared the Biden-Harris Administration’s strategic vision to strengthen the semiconductor supply chain through CHIPS for America investments. To advance this vision, the Department announced a funding opportunity and …