On Friday, January 28, 2022, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (“CBP”) issued a Withhold Release Order (“WRO”) on disposable gloves produced in Malaysia by TY Industry Holdings Sdn Bhd (“YTY Group”), including YTY Industry...more
New CBP Withhold Release Order Again Targets Forced Labor in the Seafood Industry August 10, 2021 On August 4, 2021, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (“CBP”) released a Withhold Release Order (“WRO”) on tuna and other...more
As predicted in our recent article in Power Magazine related to international trade risks facing the clean energy industry, the Biden administration took action against several Chinese companies involved in the solar power...more
On May 28, 2021, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (“CBP”) released the first Withhold-Release Order (“WRO”) of the Biden administration on seafood from Dalian Ocean Fishing Co., Ltd. (“Dalian”), a Chinese company, due to...more
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5/15/2020
/ Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Cross-Border ,
Customs and Border Protection ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Directorate of Defense Trade Controls (DDTC) ,
FEMA ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
Immigration ,
International Trade ,
New Guidance ,
Personal Protective Equipment ,
Preventive Health Care ,
Supply Chain ,
World Customs Organization
Updates from March 11 to March 25, 2020 -
Key Takeaways:
Supply chain disruption has begun on some fronts that are not directly related to the healthcare and medical fields, and is anticipated to continue as the effects...more
3/31/2020
/ Business Closures ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Customs and Border Protection ,
Defense Sector ,
EU ,
Exports ,
Federal Bans ,
Filing Requirements ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
International Trade Commission (ITC) ,
Medical Devices ,
Member State ,
Personal Protective Equipment ,
Section 301 ,
Social Distancing ,
Supply Chain ,
Trade Agreements ,
USTR ,
Virus Testing
This is the sixth in our start-of-year series examining important trends in white collar law and investigations in the coming year. Our previous entry discussed enforcement by the Massachusetts Attorney General’s Office in...more
1/24/2020
/ Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) ,
Chief Compliance Officers ,
China ,
Compliance ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Cuba ,
Customs and Border Protection ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Economic Sanctions ,
Entity List ,
Executive Orders ,
Export Administration Regulations (EAR) ,
Export Controls ,
Hong Kong ,
Huawei ,
Human Rights ,
Information Technology ,
Iran Sanctions ,
Magnitsky Act ,
National Security ,
New Guidance ,
New Regulations ,
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) ,
Russia ,
SDN List ,
Software ,
Syria ,
Technology Sector ,
Turkey ,
U.S. Treasury ,
US Department of State ,
Venezuela ,
Voluntary Disclosure ,
White Collar Crimes