We have received multiple requests to provide guidance regarding the critically important area of the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA). Because of the recency of the UFLPA, which went into effect on June 21, 2021,...more
1/18/2024
/ China ,
Customs and Border Protection ,
Due Diligence ,
Forced Labor ,
Goods or Services ,
Human Rights ,
Importers ,
Imports ,
Popular ,
Risk Mitigation ,
Supply Chain ,
Trade Restrictions ,
US Trade Policies ,
Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA)
The United States Customs and Border Protection (CBP) prioritizes enforcing rules against the use of forced labor and human trafficking. The CBP’s ramped-up enforcement of the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA) is...more
11/28/2023
/ China ,
Code of Conduct ,
Compliance ,
Customs and Border Protection ,
Due Diligence ,
Enforcement ,
Entity List ,
Forced Labor ,
Importers ,
International Labor Organization (ILO) ,
Investigations ,
NGOs ,
Supply Chain ,
Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA) ,
Withhold Release Orders (WROs)
On December 8, 2022, the U.S. Department of Commerce (“USDOC”) published its preliminary determination that certain manufacturers of solar energy products in Malaysia, Vietnam, Thailand, and Cambodia that rely on...more
As the global economy faces the third year of the pandemic, manufacturers are no longer focused on figuring out when things will return to “normal.” Instead, they are applying lessons learned from the past few years to become...more
7/7/2022
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Audits ,
BPA ,
China ,
Climate Change ,
Compliance ,
Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) ,
Copyright ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Customs and Border Protection ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Due Diligence ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
Ethics ,
False Advertising ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
Greenhouse Gas Emissions ,
Greenwashing ,
Human Rights ,
ICFR ,
Internet of Things ,
Investment ,
Liability ,
Machine Learning ,
Manufacturers ,
Mexico ,
Model Contract Clauses ,
NLRA ,
NLRB ,
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) ,
Patents ,
PFAS ,
Popular ,
Proposed Rules ,
Remote Working ,
Risk Management ,
Securities Act of 1933 ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Supply Chain ,
Supply Shortages ,
Sustainability ,
Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) ,
Trade Secrets ,
Unions ,
United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) ,
Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA)
Earlier this week, the United States, the European Union, Britain, and Canada imposed sanctions on several Chinese officials for human rights abuses against the Uyghur minority in China’s Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region...more
3/25/2021
/ Canada ,
China ,
Economic Sanctions ,
EU ,
Exports ,
Forced Labor ,
Human Rights ,
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) ,
U.S. Commerce Department ,
U.S. Treasury ,
UK
This white paper lays out a twelve-step program for dealing with the Trump administration trade war, both for importers who are dealing with special tariffs and the sharp increase in antidumping and countervailing duty...more
6/13/2019
/ Aluminum Sales ,
Anti-Dumping Duty ,
China ,
Countervailing Duties ,
Exclusions ,
Exports ,
Free Trade Agreements ,
Imports ,
Risk Management ,
Section 232 ,
Section 301 ,
Steel Industry ,
Tariffs ,
Trade Policy ,
Trade Relations ,
Trade Wars ,
Trump Administration ,
US Trade Policies
Welcome to Foley’s new Manufacturing MarketTrends newsletter. In each edition, we will highlight key trends to watch out for in 2019, making it a year of change for manufacturers. ...more
4/18/2019
/ China ,
Cybersecurity ,
Due Diligence ,
Economic Sanctions ,
Manufacturers ,
North Korea ,
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) ,
Section 301 ,
Supply Chain ,
Tariffs ,
US Trade Policies
The automotive sector is getting a quick primer on the various ways in which the international trade laws can target automotive imports. In addition to the announcement of a potential Section 232 tariffs or other trade...more
8/13/2018
/ Automotive Industry ,
China ,
Exclusions ,
Force Majeure Clause ,
Imports ,
Notice Requirements ,
Presidential Memorandum ,
Section 301 ,
Supply Chain ,
Tariffs ,
Trade Relations ,
Trump Administration ,
US Trade Policies ,
USTR
Listening to companies that predicted chaos within their supply chains if there were not some kind of exemption process for the Section 301 tariffs, the U.S. Trade representative has announced a process for importers to...more
7/18/2018
/ Automotive Industry ,
China ,
Exclusions ,
Force Majeure Clause ,
Imports ,
Notice Requirements ,
Presidential Memorandum ,
Section 301 ,
Supply Chain ,
Tariffs ,
Trade Relations ,
Trump Administration ,
US Trade Policies ,
USTR
If private equity and other investors were not aware of the power of the secretive Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS, or the Committee), its decision to reach out and quash the potential...more
4/18/2018
/ Acquisitions ,
Blocked Mergers ,
Broadcom ,
CFIUS ,
China ,
FINSA ,
FIRRMA ,
Foreign Investment ,
Hostile Takeover ,
Infrastructure ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
ITAR ,
Mergers ,
National Security ,
Qualcomm ,
Section 301 ,
Tariffs ,
Trade Expansion Act of 1962 ,
Trump Administration
The international trade front has had some important developments over the last few weeks that will likely have significant impacts on the construction of domestic wind, solar, biomass and other types of renewable energy...more
3/12/2018
/ China ,
Countervailing Duties ,
Department of Defense (DOD) ,
Imports ,
NAFTA ,
National Security ,
Section 232 ,
Steel Industry ,
Tariffs ,
Trade Policy ,
Trump Administration ,
WTO
During the campaign, U.S. Customs & Border Protection (CBP) was mostly mentioned by President Trump in the context of illegal immigration. Controlling the flow of people, however, is only one of the jobs of CBP, which is part...more
2/9/2017
/ Anti-Dumping Duty ,
Audits ,
Bonds ,
C-TPAT ,
China ,
Compliance ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Countervailing Duties ,
Country of Origin ,
Criminal Penalties ,
Customs and Border Protection ,
Data Collection ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Due Diligence ,
Exports ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Forced Labor ,
Illegal Imports ,
Immigration Reform ,
Imports ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Mexico ,
NAFTA ,
Tariffs ,
Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act ,
Trump Administration
One of the themes of the Trump campaign was the need for enhanced national security. Although the Committee of Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) is not mentioned in Mr. Trump’s 100-day plan, it is highly likely...more
1/25/2017
/ Acquisitions ,
CFIUS ,
China ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Cross-Border Transactions ,
Foreign Investment ,
Mergers ,
National Security ,
Popular ,
Trump Administration ,
USTR ,
Young Lawyers
Globalization and the need to efficiently deploy corporate resources have led many multinational companies to establish global supply networks. Although these efforts often lead to the efficient deployment of capital,...more
1/11/2017
/ Anti-Dumping Duty ,
China ,
Countervailing Duties ,
Cross-Border Transactions ,
Customs and Border Protection ,
Exports ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Imports ,
International Trade Commission (ITC) ,
Manufacturers ,
Most-Favored Nations ,
Multinationals ,
NAFTA ,
Remedies ,
Section 301 ,
Section 337 ,
Tariffs ,
Trade Expansion Act of 1962 ,
Trump Administration ,
U.S. Commerce Department ,
Unfair Trade Practices Act ,
WTO
With the recent U.S. election finally reaching its close, the unexpected election of Mr. Trump has left many multinational companies wondering how the change in administration will impact their business operations. One of the...more
12/2/2016
/ Canada ,
China ,
Duties ,
Exports ,
Free Trade Agreements ,
Immigration Reform ,
Imports ,
International Trade Commission (ITC) ,
Mexico ,
NAFTA ,
Presidential Elections ,
Section 337 ,
Supply Chain ,
Tariffs ,
Trade Agreements ,
Trade Relations ,
Trump Administration