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Trade & Manufacturing - July 2018

The Trump Administration Announces Final List Of Articles Subject To Section 301 Tariffs - On June 15, the Office of the United States Trade Representative (“USTR”) released the final list of 818 Chinese products that...more

The Trump Administration Announces Final List Of Articles Subject To Section 301 Tariffs

On June 15, the Office of the United States Trade Representative (“USTR”) released the final list of 818 Chinese products that will be subject to tariffs of 25 percent tariffs under section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974. This...more

Trade & Manufacturing - June 2018

NAFTA Renegotiations Continue As Deadlines Loom - In May 2018, Canada, Mexico, and the United States continued to engage in intense and challenging negotiations over amendments to the North American Free Trade Agreement...more

Administration To Move Ahead With Section 301 Tariffs

On May 29, President Trump announced that the Administration intends to move ahead with its plan to impose tariffs under Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974 on a wide range of imports from China. Although Treasury Secretary...more

FinCEN Finalizes Customer Due Diligence Requirements for Financial Institutions

On May 11, 2018, the US Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (“FinCEN”) implemented its Final Rule on Customer Due Diligence Requirements for Financial Institutions (“Rule”) to amend the scope of...more

Trade & Manufacturing - May 2018

Commerce Department Imposes Strict Export Denial Order On ZTE - On April 15, 2018, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) imposed a seven-year Denial Order (Order) against Zhongxing...more

USTR To Hold Hearing On Section 301 Tariffs

The United States Trade Representative (USTR) has announced that it will hold a public hearing on the Administration’s proposed Section 301 trade remedies. As reported previously, on March 22, 2018, President Trump signed...more

Trade & Manufacturing - March 2018

U.S. Department Of Commerce Releases Reports And Recommendations In Steel, Aluminum National Security Investigation - On February 16, the U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) released its reports and recommendations to...more

Trade & Manufacturing - News of Note - March 2018

White House Issues National Infrastructure Initiative - On February 12, 2018, President Trump announced the American Infrastructure Initiative. This is a legislative agenda with six core principles...more

Trade & Manufacturing - February 2018

Trump Administration Imposes Tariffs On Imported Large Residential Washing Machines And Imported Solar Cells And Modules - On January 22, 2018, the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) announced that...more

TPP-11 Deal Finalized Without United States

On January 21-22, 2018, trade officials met in Tokyo to finalize the renegotiation of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP). As previously reported, TPP negotiations began in 2008 with the aim of providing economic integration...more

Trade & Manufacturing - January 2018

January 2018 CFIUS Legislative Update - The Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS), an inter-agency committee authorized to review transactions that could result in control of a U.S. business by a...more

Trade & Manufacturing - News of Note - January 2018

The United States Trade Representative (USTR) issued a request for comments and notice of public hearing regarding the 2018 Special 301 Review. The review is a Congressionally-mandated annual review of the global state of...more

Trade & Manufacturing Alert - December 2017

“Core Elements” Of TPP-11 Agreement Reached In Vietnam - On November 10, 2017, Trade Ministers from the eleven remaining Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) countries (minus the United States) announced that they had reached...more

Australia to Join APEC Cross Border Privacy Rules System

Australia has announced that it will be joining the APEC Cross Border Privacy Rules (“CBPR”) system, a voluntary program that seeks to protect the transfer of information between APEC countries. This decision follows a...more

“Core Elements” Of TPP-11 Agreement Reached In Vietnam

On November 10, 2017, Trade Ministers from the eleven remaining Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) countries (minus the United States) announced that they had reached an agreement on “core elements” of the renegotiated...more

Trade and Manufacturing Alert - November 2017

KORUS Renegotiation Update - As we have reported previously, United States Trade Representative (USTR) Robert Lighthizer formally notified Korea in July that the U.S. requested a special Joint Committee meeting under the...more

Trade & Manufacturing - News of Note - Novermeber 2017

U.S. Census Seeks Comments On Routed Export Transactions – On October 6, 2017, the U.S. Census Bureau published a Federal Register notice inviting public comment on the regulations for routed export transactions. Routed...more

Federal Government To Revamp The Continuous Diagnostics And Mitigation Program

The Federal Government is reportedly upgrading its Continuous Diagnostics and Mitigation (“CDM”) program, administered by the Department of Homeland Security (“DHS”) and the General Services Administration. The redesigned...more

U.S. House Of Representatives To Continue Legislative Push To Regulate The Internet Of Things

Representative Robin Kelly (D-IL), the Ranking Member of the Information Technology Subcommittee of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, is planning on introducing legislation to bolster cybersecurity...more

Trade and Manufacturing Alert - October 2017

NAFTA Renegotiation Status Update: Third Round Of Talks Conclude In Ottawa, Fourth Round Begins In Washington On October 11 The third round of talks on “renegotiation and modernization” of the North American Free Trade...more

President Trump Issues Order Prohibiting Chinese Company Acquisition Of U.S. Semiconductor Business

On September 13, 2017, President Trump issued an Executive Order prohibiting the acquisition of U.S. company Lattice Semiconductor Corporation (Lattice) by a group of companies, including Canyon Bridge Fund I, LP (CBFI);...more

Trade & Manufacturing - News of Note - September 2017

USTR Initiates 2017 Annual Review Of Generalized System Of Preferences Product And Country Practices – On August 11, 2017, the United States Trade Representative (USTR) published a Federal Register notice (the Notice)...more

Trade & Manufacturing Alert - September 2017

Trump Administration Commences China Section 301 Investigation - On August 14, 2017, President Trump issued a Presidential Memorandum instructing United States Trade Representative (USTR) Robert Lighthizer to determine...more

GAO Connected Vehicles Data Privacy Report Highlights Auto Industry Progress, Issues Directive to NHTSA

The Government Accountability Office (“GAO”) has released a report to the House of Representatives Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, Subcommittee on Research and Technology, entitled “Vehicle Data Privacy: Industry...more

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