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Biden Administration Finalizes Section 301 Tariff Increases on Some Chinese Goods, Announces Proposed Rules to Limit De minimis...

On Friday, September 13, 2024, the Office of the United States Trade Representative (“USTR”) announced its final modifications to the Section 301 tariffs on Chinese-origin goods. USTR will keep all of the proposed tariff...more

Commerce Department Adopts Sweeping Changes in U.S. Export Controls

On September 6, the Bureau of Industry and Security (“BIS”) in the U.S. Commerce Department issued an interim final rule (“IFR”) under the Export Administration Regulations (“EAR”) to add new export controls on semiconductor,...more

Biden Administration Again Expands Sanctions on Russia and Its Third Party Supporters

As Russia continues its war against Ukraine and Ukraine has itself recently opened a new front by capturing Russian territory in its Kursk region, the United States announced on August 23 its latest tranche of sanctions...more

New NPRM Augments Executive Order 14105 Affecting Outbound U.S. Investment into China

The U.S. Department of the Treasury (“Treasury”) issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (“NPRM”) to implement Executive Order 14105 (“EO 14105”) “Addressing United States Investments in Certain National Security Technologies...more

President Biden Will Keep Section 301 Tariffs and Increase Duty Rates Sharply on Certain Chinese-Origin Goods

On May 14, 2024, the Biden Administration proposed to maintain the existing tariffs on Chinese-origin goods imposed by the Trump Administration under Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974 (“Section 301”). ...more

U.S. Piles on Array of New Sanctions Against Russian Military-Industrial and Financial Sectors

On February 23, building mainly upon the broad authority of Executive Order 14024 (“EO 14024”)[1] issued by President Joe Biden in 2021, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”), the...more

Biden Administration Adds Sanctions Against Foreign Financial Institutions Supporting Russia’s Military-Industrial Base

As the February 2022 Russian invasion of neighboring Ukraine approaches its second anniversary and as Russia has increasingly turned to covert relationships with third country providers to avoid U.S., European Union and other...more

Petition Seeks Antidumping and Countervailing Duties on Aluminum Extrusion Imports from Fifteen Countries

On October 4, 2023, U.S. interested parties filed a petition (“Petition”) seeking to impose antidumping (“AD”) and countervailing duties (“CVDs”) on imports of certain aluminum extrusions from China, Colombia, the Dominican...more

Executive Order 14105 on Outbound Investment in China and Proposed Rule

On August 9, President Biden issued Executive Order 14105 (“EO 14105”) on Addressing United States Investments in Certain National Security Technologies and Products in Countries of Concern. EO 14105 significantly reshapes...more

Outbound Investment Screening Becomes a Reality

On August 9, after months of deliberations, President Biden issued a new Executive Order on Addressing United States Investments in Certain National Security Technologies and Products in Countries of Concern (the “EO”)....more

DOJ Strike Force Allegations Highlight Diversion and Theft from U.S. Companies

The U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”) on May 16 announced criminal charges and arrests that highlight risks for companies from U.S. and non-U.S. networks and individuals that seek to unlawfully divert U.S. goods, services,...more

U.S. Treasury Department Takes Action Against Russian Darkmarket Entity as Latest Government Move Against Cybercrime

On April 5, the U.S. Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”) in the U.S. Department of the Treasury named Genesis Market to OFAC’s Specially Designated Nationals List (“SDN List”). Genesis Market is...more

Foreign-Owned U.S. Companies Must Soon Respond to Federal Survey

The International Investment and Trade in Services Survey Act ("IITSSA"), 22 USC § 3101 requires the Bureau of Economic Analysis (“BEA”) within the U.S. Department of Commerce to conduct a national survey of foreign direct...more

United States Imposes New 200% Tariffs on Russian Aluminum, Further Expands Sanctions on Russia, and Warns of New Third Country...

On February 24, the U.S. Government issued a series of tariff and sanctions related announcements to coincide with the anniversary of Russia's invasion of Ukraine. The White House issued a proclamation1 (“Proclamation”) to...more

United States Continues Expansion of Export Control Sanctions on Chinese Companies

Ongoing tensions between the United States and China have resulted in an expansion of U.S. export controls and trade sanctions against China. The Biden Administration’s October 2022 National Security Strategy (“2022 NSS”)...more

Congress, President Align on Powerful New U.S. Intellectual Property Protection Law

On January 5, 2023, President Biden ushered in the new year by signing into law the Protecting American Intellectual Property Act of 2022 (“PAIPA”), Pub. Law 117-336.1 PAIPA was passed with considerable bipartisan support in...more

FCC Bars Imports of Telecommunications Equipment or Technology from Certain Chinese Producers

On November 25, 2022, the Federal Communications Commission (“FCC”) adopted new rules to block the importation of telecommunications equipment considered unacceptably hazardous to U.S. national security. These new FCC rules...more

Biden Administration Restricts U.S. Exports of Advanced Computing and Semiconductor Manufacturing Equipment, Software, and...

On October 7, 2022, the Biden Administration announced new restrictions on exports to China of advanced integrated circuits (“ICs”), computers and components containing advanced ICs, semiconductor manufacturing equipment, and...more

Key Takeaways From President Biden’s Executive Order 14083 on Ensuring Robust Consideration of Evolving National Security Risks by...

On September 15, 2022, President Biden issued Executive Order 14083 (“EO 14083”) that the White House describes as a “first-ever presidential directive defining additional national security factors for CFIUS to consider in...more

CFIUS Annual Report - A Banner Year for Filings and Inquiries to Parties of Non-Notified Transactions

The Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (“CFIUS”) released its much-anticipated Calendar Year 2021 Annual Report that provides useful insights into how CFIUS operates, the types of transactions it is...more

U.S. Customs and Border Protection Releases Importer Guidance for Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act Implementation

On June 13, 2022, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (“CBP”) published its long-awaited operational guidance (“Guidance”) to importers to explain how CBP plans to implement the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevent Act (“UFLPA”) that...more

U.S. Treasury Department Clarifies Previous Prohibitions on New Investments in Russian Equities & on Export of Trust, Accounting &...

On June 6, 2022, the Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”) within the U.S. Department of the Treasury announced new Frequently Answered Questions (“FAQs”) that interpret several previous Executive Orders (“EOs”) issued by...more

U.S. Bars Accounting, Trust and Corporate Formation, and Management Consulting Services and Adds Export Restrictions to Russia

The United States has announced yet another round of economic sanctions against Russia that builds on existing sanctions and extends them to new sectors of the Russian economy. The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of...more

United States Bans Russian-Affiliated Ships from Entering Any U.S. Port

On April 21, 2022, President Biden further expanded U.S. sanctions against Russia due to its invasion of Ukraine by issuing a new Presidential Proclamation 10371 (“Proclamation 10371”) to bar all Russian-affiliated vessels...more

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