Following an announcement by President Donald Trump on May 13, 2025, that he would order the cessation of US sanctions against Syria, the US Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) issued General...more
On February 21, 2025, the White House issued a memorandum announcing the America First Investment Policy (AFIP) and directing executive branch departments and agencies to promulgate rules and regulations to promote America’s...more
The US Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) added a new License Exception for Medical Devices (License Exception MED), effective April 29, 2024, authorizing exports, reexports and transfers of...more
On 6 March 2024, the US Department of Commerce, Department of the Treasury and Department of Justice issued a Tri-Seal Compliance Note (compliance note) advising foreign-based companies and individuals to assess their...more
The deadline for submitting reports regarding certain exports of encryption items under the US Export Administration Regulations (EAR) is February 1, 2023. Two types of reports are subject to the deadline...more
August 1, 2022 is the deadline for submitting semiannual reports for certain encryption items exported or re-exported between January 1 and June 30, 2022, pursuant to paragraphs (b)(2) and (b)(3)(iii) of License Exception ENC...more
In response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, the United States, with support from its allies including the United Kingdom and the European Union, has imposed a complex mix of financial sanctions and export...more