The relatively open cross-border flow of goods, services, capital, people and data that characterized the past four decades of globalization is giving way to a new era of "clubs" and "fences." Clubs form when countries agree...more
The past two years have witnessed significant geopolitical fracturing and macroeconomic difficulties that continue to hamper certain dealmaking. Several sectors have posted transactional lows throughout 2023, and persistent...more
12/11/2023
/ Acquisitions ,
CFIUS ,
China ,
Cross-Border Transactions ,
Debt Financing ,
EU ,
Foreign Direct Investment ,
Foreign Subsidies ,
Global Dealmaking ,
Hong Kong ,
International Trade ,
Mergers ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Taiwan ,
Trade Secrets ,
United States
On January 9, 2021, China's Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) issued Order No. 1/2021 on the Rules on Counteracting Unjustified Extraterritorial Applications of Foreign Legislation and Other Measures (the "Rules").1 The Rules,...more
A protective strategy includes understanding new US rules, identifying the risk factors and taking proactive steps to prevent problems.
The current de-coupling trend between the US and the People's Republic of China (PRC)...more
China's Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) and the Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST) published Notification No. 38/2020 dated August 28, 2020 announcing a new version of the Catalogue of Technologies Prohibited or...more
On August 17, 2020, the US Commerce Department's Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) issued two final rules that expand the scope of licensing requirements for transactions involving parties on the Entity List. Both rules...more
8/30/2020
/ Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) ,
China ,
Entity List ,
Export Administration Regulations (EAR) ,
Export Controls ,
Exports ,
Foreign-Produced Direct Product Rule (DPR) ,
General Licenses ,
Huawei ,
Licensing Rules ,
New Rules ,
Popular ,
Savings Clause ,
Scope of Coverage ,
Shipping ,
Technology Sector
On April 28, 2020, the US Commerce Department's Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) published two new final rules amending the Export Administration Regulations (EAR). One of the final rules removes license exception Civil...more
5/6/2020
/ Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) ,
China ,
Commerce Control List ,
Economic Sanctions ,
Electronic Export Information (EEI) ,
End-Users ,
Exceptions ,
Export Administration Regulations (EAR) ,
Export Controls ,
Exports ,
Licensing Rules ,
Military End Use ,
Russia ,
U.S. Commerce Department ,
Venezuela
Exporters and US importers of goods claiming Vietnamese origin face increasing risk. President Trump recently indicated his administration will pay close attention to goods exported from Vietnam, including those suspected of...more
1/29/2020
/ Anti-Dumping Duty ,
Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) ,
China ,
Component Parts Doctrine ,
Countervailing Duties ,
Country of Origin ,
Customs and Border Protection ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Exporters ,
Exports ,
Fair Trade Agreements (FTA) ,
Importers ,
Imports ,
Penalties ,
Risk Assessment ,
Risk Mitigation ,
State-Owned Enterprises ,
Tariffs ,
Trade Wars ,
Trans-Pacific Partnership ,
Trump Administration ,
U.S. Commerce Department ,
United States ,
Vietnam
Fifteen of the 16 members of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) announced on November 4 the conclusion of negotiations on the text of the mega-regional trade agreement. Only India withheld agreement during...more
Despite a volatile, uncertain trade environment, you can take steps to protect your US market share -
One year into the US-China trade war, after several waves of unprecedented punitive US tariffs on US$250 billion worth...more
9/12/2019
/ Anti-Dumping Duty ,
China ,
Component Parts Doctrine ,
Countervailing Duties ,
Country of Origin ,
Customs and Border Protection ,
Due Diligence ,
Exports ,
Imports ,
Risk Assessment ,
Risk Mitigation ,
Taiwan ,
Tariffs ,
Trade Wars ,
Trump Administration ,
U.S. Commerce Department ,
US Trade Policies