Articles for SIA

The U.S. Department of State's Directorate of Defense Trade Controls (State/DDTC) has posted a notice on its website announcing that the full version of its MARY Status Retrieval System has gone live. Mary version 1.0 replaces the lighter precursor version MARY “lite” released on November 11, 2009. MARY provides industry users a quick and convenient way to access their DTrade 2 export license statuses apart from the DTrade 2 interface. MARY will provide the overall status, ...

The U.S. Department of Commerce's Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) has posted on its website a document entitled Compliance Guidelines: How to Develop an Effective Export Management and Compliance Program and Manual. This 145-page compliance roadmap has chapters on management commitment, risk assessment, drafting an Export Management and Compliance Program manual, compliance training, “cradle to grave” export compliance security and screening, recordkeeping, monitoring and ...

SIA honored the Volunteer of the Year and Speaker of the Year at the January luncheon held in Crystal City, VA. The Speaker of the Year (SOTY) Award is given to a U.S. Government speaker who has gone beyond what is asked of them and actively supports SIA in our mission. As with the selection of the VOTY, it is difficult to select just one Government speaker when so many have been an integral part of SIA’s conferences. This year, however, there was one U.S. Government Speaker ...

SIA will be electing a new Board of Directors for the 2010-2012 term. f you would like to nominate someone to be considered for a Board position, and they can meet all criteria (see nomination form), please fill out the form and email to Joyce Remington, joyce.remington@baesystems.com Nominations must be received NLT 15 March 2010. 2010 SIA Board Nomination Form

The U.S. Department of State's Directorate of Defense Trade Controls (State/DDTC) has posted on its website the following additional guidance on submitting applications for ITAR Part 124 agreements via D-Trade: · Electronic Agreement Submissions – Updated · PowerPoint Presentation entitled Electronic Agreements Concepts and Processes

The U.S. Department of State's Directorate of Defense Trade Controls (State/DDTC) has posted on its website updated DTrade-2 Document Upload Instructions for Licenses. Applicants should immediately implement the following changes: · To facilitate the technical review of the submission, all files to be uploaded to D-Trade 2 in support of a license request must use file names that are descriptive in nature. The review of your submission may otherwise be significantly delayed. ...

The U.S. Department of State's Directorate of Defense Trade Controls (State/DDTC) has updated its Guidelines for the Permanent Export, Temporary Export, and Temporary Import of Firearms And Ammunition. Click HERE for a copy of these updated Guidelines.

The State Department Directorate of Defense Trade Controls (DDTC) has announced the appointment of Lisa V. Studtmann as Director, Office of Defense Trade Controls Compliance, succeeding former Director David Trimble and Acting Director Daniel J. Buzby.

DDTC Key Personnel (Please Note: Although telephone numbers for key personnel are supplied, please call the Response Team first when trying to reach us on any matter.) The Response Team is prepared to respond to the full range of defense trade inquiries. If your inquiry requires the attention of others within DDTC, it will ensure a prompt answer to your call. For best service, call the Response Team first at (202) 663-1282.

The U.S. Department of State's Directorate of Defense Trade Controls (State/DDTC) has posted on its website new guidance regarding unauthorized temporary imports of defense articles and the subsequent exports to return the items. State/DDTC notes that it has seen an increase in the number of instances where a foreign person temporarily returns a defense article for repair or replacement without authorization to a U.S. person without the U.S person’s prior knowledge. In this ...

The U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) has launched an online version of its System for Tracking Export License Applications (STELA). You may now check the status of your export or re-export license applications, classification requests and AGR notifications at http://snapr.bis.doc.gov/stela . The applicant must input their BIS-assigned application control number (ACN) and they will subsequently receive the same status information as communicated ...

The MARY Status Retrieval System will provide Industry Users a quick and convenient way to access their DTrade 2 export license status without having to log on to the DTrade 2 interface. As an interim measure, DDTC will offer Users the option of using MARY “lite”, a precursor to the full implementation of the MARY Status Retrieval System. As of Tuesday, November 17, 2009, MARY “lite” will be available online for Industry use. The system will provide only the overall ...

International Trade Scholarship Program The Society for International Affairs, Inc. (SIA) is an all volunteer, nonprofit, educational organization that was jointly formed in 1967 by the U.S. Government and Industry. SIA provides a forum for the exchange of information related to export and import licensing and compliance. SIA’s interests cover the entire spectrum of licensing and compliance pertaining to the Departments of Commerce, Defense, State, Treasury and Homeland Security, with ...

IMPORTANT NOTICE TO SIA MEMBERS SIA’s membership structure is changing! Effective January 1, 2010, SIA will have only two types of members – Government (free) & Industry ($25 per year). Government Membership is limited to: (1) individuals who are employed directly by a U.S. or State Government agency which regulates, administers, or is otherwise involved in export or import controls or related aspects of international trade; and (2) Foreign Embassy employees located in ...

The Bureau of Industry and Security has posted its seminar schedule for FY10. These seminars give you the opportunity to learn first hand from experienced U.S. Government officials about export control policies, regulations, procedures and compliance. For details, please visit the BIS website: http://www.bis.doc.gov/seminarsandtraining/elsem.htm.

The U.S. Department of State's Directorate of Defense Trade Controls (State/DDTC) has released Guidelines for Preparing Electronic Agreements (Coordinating Draft-3) in conjunction with its announcement that beginning October 19, 2009, it will allow all U.S. applicants to submit agreements electronically via the D-Trade 2 application. Beginning October 19, 2009, DDTC will allow all U.S. applicants to submit agreements electronically via the D-Trade 2 application. This electronic system ...

(http://pmddtc.state.gov/licensing/documents/WebNotice_AmendmentValueChange.doc) 30 Sep 2009 Web Notice: Effective September 30, 2009, the new Commodity Jurisdiction (CJ) form, DS-4076, is available for use. Applicants have the option of using the DS-4076 or continuing to prepare letter-type submissions. The DS-4076 will be processed as a paper document, similar to the current letter-type submissions, with appropriate attachments and copies. At a future date, the DS-4076 will go ...

State/DDTC To Halt Processing DSP Amendments for Typographical Errors Involving Value or Quantity Changes The U.S. Department of State's Directorate of Defense Trade Controls (State/DDTC) has posted a notice on its website that effective immediately, it will no longer process DSP amendments for typographical errors involving value or quantity changes. These changes must now be the subject of a replacement license. The applicant must explicitly state in block 20 that the replacement ...

The U.S. Department of State's Directorate of Defense Trade Controls (State/DDTC) has updated its guidance on Licensing of Foreign Persons Employed by a U.S. Person. Click the link below for the new guidance document. The changes are highlighted in yellow. Licensing Foreign Persons UPDATE 09.30.09

List of parties who have been statutorily debarred from ITAR-controlled transactions