As manufacturers look ahead to 2026, the international trade and supply chain landscape is poised for significant change. From a pivotal Supreme Court decision on tariff authority to the rapid adoption of artificial...more
1/23/2026
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Customs and Border Protection ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Export Controls ,
Geopolitical Risks ,
International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) ,
International Trade ,
Manufacturers ,
Risk Management ,
SCOTUS ,
Supply Chain ,
Tariffs ,
Trade Policy ,
US Trade Policies ,
Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA)
A year into Trump’s second term, few areas have undergone major policy shifts within international trade and supply chain. Check out our team’s assessment of what the coming year may bring for trade regulation and...more
1/9/2026
/ Anti-Dumping Duty ,
Countervailing Duties ,
Customs and Border Protection ,
Enforcement ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Export Controls ,
Fraud ,
Globalization ,
International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) ,
International Trade ,
New Regulations ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Section 301 ,
Supply Chain ,
Tariff Rate Quota (TRQ) ,
Tariffs ,
Trade Policy ,
Trade Relations ,
Trade Remedies ,
Trump Administration ,
US Enforce and Protect Act (EAPA) ,
US Trade Policies
On September 26, 2025, the Secretary of Commerce published a request for public comments relating to two national security investigations initiated on September 2, 2025, under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962. ...more
10/8/2025
/ Comment Period ,
Imports ,
Investigations ,
Manufacturers ,
Medical Devices ,
National Security ,
Public Comment ,
Robotics ,
Section 232 ,
Supply Chain ,
Tariffs ,
Trade Expansion Act of 1962 ,
U.S. Commerce Department ,
US Trade Policies
Rapid changes in public policy and the underlying economy provide opportunities for alternative project delivery to demonstrate its adaptability and usefulness in bringing large infrastructure projects online.
Project...more
9/16/2025
/ Construction Contracts ,
Construction Industry ,
Construction Management at Risk ,
Construction Project ,
Design-Build ,
Executive Orders ,
Financing ,
Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) ,
Infrastructure ,
Infrastructure Financing ,
Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) ,
Investors ,
One Big Beautiful Bill Act ,
Project Delivery Methods ,
Project Finance ,
Project Management ,
Public Policy ,
Public Private Partnerships (P3s) ,
Public Procurement Policies ,
Public Projects ,
Public Works ,
Tariffs ,
Trade Policy ,
Urban Planning & Development ,
US Army Corps of Engineers
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit held unenforceable the Trump administration’s Reciprocal Tariffs and Trafficking Tariffs instituted under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA).
In V.O.S....more
9/3/2025
/ Appeals ,
Appellate Courts ,
CAFC ,
Constitutional Challenges ,
Court of International Trade ,
Economic Sanctions ,
Executive Orders ,
Export Controls ,
Imports ,
Injunctions ,
International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) ,
International Trade ,
Lack of Authority ,
SCOTUS ,
Statutory Interpretation ,
Tariffs ,
Trump Administration ,
US Trade Policies
In March 2025, in a similar blog post to this one, Nithya Nagarajan and Robert Romashko forecasted that False Claims Act (“FCA”) enforcement would increase under the current tariff-focused trade policy regime. Sure enough,...more
8/13/2025
/ Anti-Dumping Duty ,
Compliance ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Countervailing Duties ,
Customs ,
Customs and Border Protection ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Imports ,
International Trade ,
Tariffs ,
Trade Policy ,
Whistleblowers
On February 1, 2025, President Trump issued an executive order titled Imposing Duties to Address the Flow of Illicit Drugs Across Our Northern Border (Canadian Tariff Order), which, inter alia, imposed a 10 percent import...more
Our team’s annual report on international trade, published in December 2024, alerted readers that the incoming Trump administration would likely be quick to impose additional tariffs on goods from major U.S. trading partners,...more
2/4/2025
/ Canada ,
China ,
CUSMA ,
Executive Orders ,
Foreign Policy ,
International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) ,
International Trade ,
Mexico ,
National Security ,
Tariffs ,
Trump Administration ,
US Trade Policies
Few areas will be as impacted by the incoming second Trump administration as international trade policy. Check out our team’s assessment of what the coming year may bring for trade regulation and enforcement.
Husch...more
12/19/2024
/ Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) ,
Chevron Deference ,
China ,
Connected Cars ,
Court of International Trade ,
Customer Identification Program (CIP) ,
Directorate of Defense Trade Controls (DDTC) ,
Disruptive Trading Practices ,
Economic Sanctions ,
Export Administration Regulations (EAR) ,
Export Controls ,
Geopolitical Risks ,
Infringement ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) ,
International Trade ,
ITAR ,
Military End Use ,
NVOCCs ,
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) ,
Outbound Transactions ,
Russia ,
SDN List ,
Section 201 ,
Section 301 ,
Section 337 ,
Smuggling ,
Supply Chain ,
Tariffs ,
Trade Act of 1974 ,
Trade Expansion Act of 1962 ,
Trade Remedies ,
Transportation Industry ,
Trump Administration ,
TWEA ,
Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA) ,
WTO
The Biden Administration’s Forced Labor Enforcement Task Force (FLETF) recently increased enforcement efforts against imports from Chinese entities linked to forced labor in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region. Twenty-nine...more
Intensifying international crises, increasing regulatory burdens, and uncertain macroeconomic conditions have led to an era of caution for manufacturers, but hidden among those challenges are exciting opportunities for...more
10/25/2024
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Bribery ,
Complex Corporate Transactions ,
Compliance ,
Copyright ,
Cyber Threats ,
Cybersecurity ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Employment Litigation ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ,
Fraud ,
Geopolitical Risks ,
Government Agencies ,
Healthcare ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
International Trade ,
Kickbacks ,
Logistics ,
Manufacturers ,
Marketing ,
National Association of Manufacturers ,
OSHA ,
PFAS ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
State Agencies ,
Subject Matter Jurisdiction ,
Whistleblowers ,
Workplace Safety
Thursday, the International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) and the United States Maritime Alliance (USMX) reached an agreement that extends the ILA labor agreement that ended September 30, 2024, and that allows dockworkers...more
As the International Longshoreman’s Association (ILA) strike commenced yesterday morning, our team received word from a source with knowledge of operations at the Port of New York and New Jersey (NYNJ) that, one by one, NYNJ...more
On April 24, 2024, President Biden signed into law the 21st Century Peace through Strength Act, Pub. L. No. 118-50, div. D. Part of the Act included a provision extending the statute of limitations for civil and criminal...more
Recently, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (“BIS”) issued new guidance to exporters intended to further assist BIS in its efforts to crack down on third-party diversion to Russia. ...more
8/21/2024
/ Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) ,
China ,
Entity List ,
Iran ,
Military End Use ,
National Security ,
Red Flags Rule ,
Russia ,
Suppliers ,
Third-Party ,
U.S. Commerce Department
On June 20, 2024, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (“BIS”) issued a Final Determination prohibiting the sale of certain cybersecurity products, anti-virus software, and related services to...more
7/26/2024
/ Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) ,
China ,
Critical Infrastructure Sectors ,
Cybersecurity ,
Donald Trump ,
Foreign Adversaries ,
Information and Communication Technology (ICT) ,
Popular ,
Prohibited Transactions ,
Russia ,
Software ,
Supply Chain ,
U.S. Commerce Department
On July 9, 2024, the Forced Labor Enforcement Task Force (FLETF) issued its annual update to its guidelines enforcing the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (“UFLPA”) in a Report to Congress titled “2024 Updates to the...more
As previewed over the course of the last month, the Biden Administration has announced that intends to increase Section 301 tariff rates for a host of products, including critical minerals used in battery production, and...more
On February 23, 2024, the Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”) and Department of State together announced more than 500 sanctions designations targeting government officials, companies, and...more
On December 22, 2023, President Biden issued Executive Order 14114, which amended previous Executive Orders in order to authorize the US Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”) to impose additional...more
Husch Blackwell's fifth-annual international trade law year-in-review report provides a detailed look at what transpired in international trade law during 2023 and takes a peek at how the coming year might develop.
Our...more
12/29/2023
/ Anti-Dumping Duty ,
China ,
Countervailing Duties ,
Customs and Border Protection ,
Economic Sanctions ,
Export Controls ,
Exports ,
Forced Labor ,
Imports ,
Russia ,
Semiconductors ,
Supply Chain ,
Technology ,
Trade Remedies ,
U.S. Commerce Department ,
US Enforce and Protect Act (EAPA) ,
Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA)
Our downloadable report, Legal Insights for Manufacturing, explores how the business, legal, and regulatory framework is evolving—and will evolve—to address the large generational shifts taking place. This year, our report...more
11/2/2023
/ Acquisitions ,
Artificial Intelligence ,
Chief Compliance Officers ,
Complex Corporate Transactions ,
Copyright ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Customs ,
Cybersecurity ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Federal Food Drug and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA) ,
Financial Crimes ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
FTEs ,
Global Economy ,
Greenwashing ,
International Trade ,
Know Your Customers ,
Labor Relations ,
Manufacturers ,
Marketing ,
Mergers ,
Modernization of Cosmetics Regulation Act of 2022 (MoCRA) ,
NLRA ,
NLRB ,
OSHA ,
PFAS ,
Price Inflation ,
Section 7 ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Self-Disclosure Requirements ,
Skilled Laborers ,
Strict Product Liability ,
Supply Chain ,
Union Elections ,
USPTO ,
Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA) ,
Voluntary Disclosure ,
Wage and Hour ,
White Collar Crimes ,
Workplace Safety
As of Friday September 29, 2023, the United States Congress has yet to reach a spending agreement, as a result companies with international trade operations should prepare for a potential Federal government shutdown. The...more
10/2/2023
/ Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) ,
Customs and Border Protection ,
Directorate of Defense Trade Controls (DDTC) ,
Federal Budget ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
Government Agencies ,
Government Shutdown ,
International Trade ,
International Trade Commission (ITC) ,
ITAR ,
U.S. Commerce Department ,
U.S. Treasury ,
US Department of State ,
US Enforce and Protect Act (EAPA) ,
USDA ,
Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA)
On Monday, August 28, 2023, the Bureau of Industry and Security (“BIS”) of the U.S. Department of Commerce issued a Proposed Rule that, if implemented, would make significant changes to the regulations governing exclusions...more
Last week, President Biden issued an Executive Order outlining the long-anticipated proposed restrictions on outbound U.S. investments in entities located in China or otherwise subject to China’s jurisdiction. The Executive...more
8/17/2023
/ Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM) ,
Artificial Intelligence ,
Biden Administration ,
China ,
Electronics ,
Executive Orders ,
Foreign Investment ,
ITAR ,
National Security ,
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) ,
Outbound Transactions ,
Semiconductors ,
Technology Sector ,
U.S. Treasury