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.
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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
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 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)
On August 18, 2023, the Department of Commerce (“Commerce”) announced its final determination that certain solar cells and modules exported from Cambodia, Malaysia, Thailand, and Vietnam are circumventing the antidumping...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
On July 27, 2023, the Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) announced that U.S. persons reporting boycott-related requests to its Office of Antiboycott Compliance (OAC) must now also disclose the...more
On Friday, May 19, 2023, the U.S. Department of Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”) announced the addition of more than 300 Russian Federation individuals and companies as well as other individuals and...more
On May 19, 2023, the Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (“BIS”) announced new export controls and Entity List additions during President Biden’s G7 visit in Japan. In conjunction with the G7 meetings,...more
5/23/2023
/ Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) ,
Due Diligence ,
Entity List ,
Export Administration Regulations (EAR) ,
Export Controls ,
Financial Institutions ,
FinCEN ,
Foreign Direct Product Rule ,
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) ,
Russia ,
U.S. Commerce Department
Recently, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (“BIS”) announced the issuance of a $300 million penalty against Seagate Technology LLC and its Singapore affiliate, Seagate Singapore International...more
Last week, Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco’s statements to the American Bar Association again highlighted the fact that investigating and prosecuting individuals for violating economic sanctions, export controls, and...more
3/7/2023
/ Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) ,
Compliance ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
DOJ Strike Force ,
Economic Sanctions ,
Enforcement Priorities ,
Export Controls ,
FBI ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
National Security ,
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC)
On Friday, February 24, 2023, the US Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”) issued new sanctions against individuals and entities operating in Russia and against those assisting with Russia’s war...more
The Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (“BIS”) announced today new export controls and Entity List additions designed to further restrict Russia’s ability to maintain its continued war against Ukraine....more
On February 7, 2023, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that settlements and judgments under the False Claims Act exceeded $2.2 billion during the 2022 fiscal year and that the government posted its second-highest...more
In a recent order, the Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (“BIS”) revoked the export privileges for Obaidullah Sayed, an Illinois resident. Sayed was convicted of conspiring to export computers, computer...more
According to recent reports, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (“BIS”) has stopped granting export licenses to Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd. (“Huawei”).
The U.S. government has long sought to...more
We are pleased to announce that our team’s fourth-annual international trade law year-in-review report was published just before the New Year. In it, we take a detailed look at how 2022 played out and explore how 2023 might...more
1/9/2023
/ Anti-Dumping Duty ,
Cease and Desist Orders ,
China ,
Countervailing Duties ,
Customs and Border Protection ,
Economic Sanctions ,
Export Controls ,
Forced Labor ,
Imports ,
International Trade Commission (ITC) ,
Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) ,
NVOCCs ,
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) ,
Patent Trial and Appeal Board ,
Russia ,
Section 337 ,
Supply Chain ,
Tariffs ,
Trade Remedies ,
US Trade Policies ,
Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA) ,
Virtual Currency
On December 16, 2022, the U.S. Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security (“BIS”) published a rule adding 35 entities from China and one entity from Japan to the Entity List for supporting China’s military...more
On December 15, 2022, the Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”) added 18 entities in Russia’s financial services sector to the Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List (“SDN List”). The US State Department...more
On December 2, 2022, the Department of Commerce (“Commerce”) announced its preliminary circumvention determination with respect to certain solar cells and modules exported from Cambodia, Malaysia, Thailand, and Vietnam. ...more