Welcome to the July 2024 issue of “As the (Customs and Trade) World Turns,” our monthly newsletter where we compile essential updates from the customs and trade world over the past month. We bring you the most recent and...more
7/16/2024
/ Aluminum Sales ,
Chevron Deference ,
Chevron v NRDC ,
Customs and Border Protection ,
Economic Sanctions ,
Enforcement ,
Export Controls ,
Forced Labor ,
Foreign Investment ,
Imports ,
International Trade Commission (ITC) ,
Loper Bright Enterprises v Raimondo ,
Mexico ,
Proposed Rules ,
Russia ,
SCOTUS ,
Steel Industry ,
U.S. Treasury
In the last few years, changes to the United States enforcement stance on the forced labor import ban authorized by 19 U.S.C. § 1307 and passage of the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA) have fundamentally changed the...more
3/7/2024
/ CAATSA ,
Child Labor ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Corporate Social Responsibility ,
Customs and Border Protection ,
Department of Defense (DOD) ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Due Diligence ,
Economic Sanctions ,
Enforcement ,
Forced Labor ,
Human Rights ,
Human Trafficking ,
Imports ,
Multinationals ,
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Retaliation ,
Supply Chain ,
Trade Bans ,
Trade Retaliation ,
Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA) ,
Withhold Release Orders (WROs)
Watch Out, More Things Are Luxury Than You Think!
On March 11, 2022, the President issued Executive Order 14068 (EO 14068) Prohibiting Certain Imports, Exports, and New Investment with Respect to Continued Russian...more
3/15/2022
/ Belarus ,
Economic Sanctions ,
Energy Sector ,
EU ,
Executive Orders ,
Export Administration Regulations (EAR) ,
Exports ,
Imports ,
Most-Favored Nations ,
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) ,
Russia ,
SDN List ,
Trade Restrictions ,
U.S. Treasury ,
Ukraine
Forced Labor Enforcement Continues to Escalate as Commerce Restricts Exports to 5 Additional PRC Companies -
Withhold release order was issued that will prohibit imports of products produced in whole or part from silica...more
6/28/2021
/ Biden Administration ,
Child Labor ,
China ,
Customs and Border Protection ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Economic Sanctions ,
Export Administration Regulations (EAR) ,
Exports ,
Forced Labor ,
Human Rights ,
Imports ,
Solar Energy ,
Supply Chain ,
US State Departments ,
Withhold Release Orders (WROs)
Review Your Supply Chain and Establish Compliance Plans Because Forced Labor Laws are Here to Stay -
If passed, these bills will grant US Customs and Border Protection authority for a region-wide WRO enabling the agency...more
3/5/2021
/ China ,
Customs and Border Protection ,
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) ,
Economic Sanctions ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Forced Labor ,
Global Magnitsky Act ,
Imports ,
International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Supply Chain ,
Tariff Act of 1930 ,
Withhold Release Orders (WROs)