On Thursday, February 26, 2015, US Customs and Border Protection (“CBP”) published a public notice on its website regarding the procedures for importations from Cuba recently authorized by the U.S. Government. This notice establishes the processes (and requirements) by which both commercial goods and goods for personal use are to be imported…

On Friday, February 13, 2015, the US State Department published on its website the “Section 515.582 List,” which describes the Cuban goods and services eligible for importation into the United States. This announcement is the latest component of the US Government’s recent relaxation of the comprehensive US embargo of Cuba,…

On 2 January 2015, US President Barack Obama issued a new Executive Order (“the Order”) authorizing the imposition of additional sanctions targeting the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (“North Korea”). According to a Press Release issued by the US Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”), the Order is being issued in response…