On July 29, 2024, the U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) proposed a series of transformative new rules aimed at tightening controls related to military, intelligence, and security activities...more
On Wednesday, March 6, 2024, the Department of Commerce, Department of the Treasury and Department of Justice issued another Tri-seal Compliance Note, focusing this time on the obligations of foreign based persons complying...more
3/8/2024
/ China ,
De Minimis Claims ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Economic Sanctions ,
Export Administration Regulations (EAR) ,
Export Controls ,
Exports ,
Foreign Entities ,
Russia ,
Sanctions ,
U.S. Commerce Department ,
U.S. Treasury
On Tuesday, October 17, 2023, the U.S. Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) released a package of three rules (the 2023 Rules) targeting the Chinese semiconductor industry. The rules update the substantial semiconductor...more
10/23/2023
/ China ,
Commerce Control List ,
ECCNs ,
Entity List ,
Export Administration Regulations (EAR) ,
Export Controls ,
Exports ,
Semiconductors ,
Software ,
Technology ,
Trade Restrictions
Recently, the Department of Commerce issued a memo, emphasizing that “technology protection is a core national security priority” and how companies that choose not to disclose significant violations of export regulations may...more
On Sunday, the Department of Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) announced novel and sweeping sanctions on specific categories of services in order to cripple Russia’s wartime capabilities and sanctioned key...more
5/12/2022
/ Biden Administration ,
Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Economic Sanctions ,
Executive Orders ,
Export Administration Regulations (EAR) ,
Export Controls ,
Exports ,
Final Rules ,
General Licenses ,
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) ,
Russia
Last week, the United States government imposed additional restrictions on the imports from, and exports to, Russia. The import changes stem from the Suspending Normal Trade Relations with Russia and Belarus Act, signed into...more
4/14/2022
/ Belarus ,
Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) ,
Economic Sanctions ,
Export Administration Regulations (EAR) ,
Export Controls ,
Exports ,
Imports ,
Russia ,
Supply Chain ,
Trade Relations ,
Trade Restrictions ,
Ukraine
U.S. Comprehensive Sanctions Against the DNR and the LNR -
Scope: the DNR and LNR -
The new EO does not detail which parts of the Donetsk and Luhansk regions[1] are subject to the new U.S. sanctions. It is likely that...more
2/22/2022
/ Biden Administration ,
EU ,
Executive Orders ,
Export Administration Regulations (EAR) ,
International Trade ,
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) ,
Russia ,
Sanctions ,
UK ,
Ukraine ,
United States ,
Vladimir Putin
How do you tackle the complicated and often seemingly insurmountable problem of human rights abuses around the world? The U.S. Government typically uses a variety of tools: diplomatic efforts, international aid, sanctions,...more
With fewer than 100 days left in office, President Obama is not slowing down on his efforts to normalize relations between the United States and Cuba. Today, several changes to the Cuban Assets Control Regulations (CACR) and...more
10/18/2016
/ Aviation Industry ,
Barack Obama ,
Cuba ,
Cuban Assets Control Regulations (CACR) ,
Energy Sector ,
Export Administration Regulations (EAR) ,
Exports ,
Imports ,
Medical Research ,
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) ,
Travel
We frequently discuss enforcement actions in this blog, because understanding enforcement is a key aspect of trade compliance. From a fifty-thousand foot view, each enforcement case serves as a cautionary tale about the...more
7/16/2014
/ Aerospace ,
Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) ,
Burma ,
Enforcement ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Export Administration Regulations (EAR) ,
Exports ,
Fokker ,
Iran ,
Iran Sanctions ,
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) ,
Penalties ,
Sanctions ,
Settlement ,
Sudan ,
Trade Policy