The United States Trade Representative (USTR) has announced the next steps in its review of Lists 1 and 2 of the Trump-era tariffs on Chinese imports. Today, on October 17, 2022, USTR published the official request for...more
Over the past few weeks, we have been speculating on the international trends and tides we expect to see in the next four years under a new U.S. presidential administration. So that you can enjoy our prognostications (before...more
12/17/2020
/ Asia ,
Biden Administration ,
CFIUS ,
China ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Customs and Border Protection ,
Economic Sanctions ,
Enforcement Actions ,
EU ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
Foreign Policy ,
Iran Sanctions ,
Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) ,
National Security ,
Recovery Plans ,
Russia ,
Trump Administration ,
UK
Contrary to some expectations, the Trump Administration Department of Justice imposed record penalties under the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act from 2017 through 2020. But in each of those years, fewer and fewer new FCPA...more
11/20/2020
/ Aerospace ,
Anti-Bribery ,
Biden Administration ,
Bribery ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Corruption ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
Investigations ,
Recessions ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Trump Administration ,
White Collar Crimes
One point all can likely agree on in these divisive times is that the Trump Administration’s international trade policy has been aggressive. Over the past four years, we have been clinging to our seats on the rollercoaster...more
We are celebrating our 100th episode of the Nota Bene podcast by welcoming back our very first guest on the show, Scott Maberry, to examine the shifts over the past three years away from the world economic order that has...more
On May 1, 2020, President Trump issued Executive Order 13920 (“Executive Order”), which prohibited certain transactions involving bulk-power system electric equipment manufactured or supplied by persons owned by, controlled...more
As trade with our North American neighbors continues to evolve and grow, we’re taking a closer look at the newly ratified United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) and examining how the new Agreement will impact trade...more
2/21/2020
/ Automotive Industry ,
Canada ,
Cross-Border Transactions ,
Exports ,
Foreign Relations ,
Free Trade Agreements ,
Imports ,
Mexico ,
NAFTA ,
Trade Relations ,
Trump Administration ,
United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) ,
US Trade Policies
Less than a year following our first discussion about the U.S.- China trade war, we’re revisiting the topic with former guest Scott Maberry. We’re examining whether fears of China becoming a dominant world economic player are...more
Many U.S. companies continue to struggle under the burden of President Trump’s tariffs on imports from China. The repercussions of the trade war are likely to worsen in coming weeks. On March 2, 2019 at 12:01 a.m. Eastern...more
2/22/2019
/ China ,
Exclusions ,
Imports ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Section 301 ,
Supply Chain ,
Tariffs ,
Trade Act of 1974 ,
Trade Relations ,
Trump Administration ,
Unfair or Deceptive Trade Practices ,
US Trade Policies ,
USTR
This article suggests steps you should take to survive the current trade war. We are now in a trade war regardless of the fact that Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin would rather we call it “a situation of trade disputes.”...more
8/8/2018
/ Anti-Dumping Duty ,
Countervailing Duties ,
Imports ,
International Trade Disputes ,
Section 232 ,
Section 301 ,
Supply Chain ,
Tariff Classifications ,
Tariffs ,
Trade Act of 1974 ,
Trade Expansion Act of 1962 ,
Trade Policy ,
Trade Relations ,
Trump Administration
We’ll give him this: President Trump has an ambitious trade agenda. This fire has many irons in it, and some of them are getting hot. Here at the Global Trade Law Blog, we’ve been following trade law for approximately 250...more
6/29/2018
/ Canada ,
CFIUS ,
China ,
Exports ,
FIRRMA ,
Foreign Direct Investment ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Investors ,
Iran Sanctions ,
Mexico ,
NAFTA ,
National Security ,
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) ,
Tariffs ,
Trump Administration
In what has become his trademark Trumpian manner, the President announced last Friday that new tariffs and trade restrictions against China are on again, at the same moment that his senior Commerce and Treasury Department...more
6/8/2018
/ Acquisitions ,
Arms Embargo ,
CFIUS ,
China ,
Export Administration Regulations (EAR) ,
Export Controls ,
Foreign Investment ,
Imports ,
ITAR ,
National Security ,
Tariffs ,
Trade Relations ,
Trump Administration ,
US Trade Policies
1. All sanctions on Iran that were in place before January 2016 will be re-imposed no later than November, 4 2018.
2. Secondary sanctions that penalize non-U.S. persons doing business with Iran will be reinstated.
3....more
5/14/2018
/ Economic Sanctions ,
Exports ,
Foreign Financial Institutions (FFI) ,
Foreign Policy ,
Foreign Relations ,
General Licenses ,
Goods or Services ,
Imports ,
Iran ,
Iran Sanctions ,
Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) ,
NDAA ,
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) ,
SDN List ,
Trump Administration
On April 3, 2018, President Trump’s U.S. Trade Representative released a list of 1300 categories of Chinese goods that will be subject to 25% tariffs. That followed a tit-for-tat exchange in which President Trump announced a...more
4/13/2018
/ Agricultural Sector ,
Aluminum Sales ,
Article I ,
Article II ,
Automotive Industry ,
China ,
Countervailing Duties ,
Imports ,
National Security ,
Steel Industry ,
Tariffs ,
Trade Expansion Act of 1962 ,
Trump Administration ,
US Trade Policies ,
WTO
If your company is a U.S. consumer of imported steel or aluminum, the new tariffs announced by President Trump on March 8, 2018 are bad news. The good news is that you can petition the government for exclusions of certain...more
3/15/2018
/ Aluminum Sales ,
Imports ,
Manufacturers ,
NAFTA ,
National Security ,
Steel Industry ,
Suppliers ,
Tariffs ,
Tax Exemptions ,
Tax Rates ,
Trade Expansion Act of 1962 ,
Trade Restrictions ,
Trump Administration ,
U.S. Commerce Department ,
US Trade Policies
On September 11, 2017, the UN Security Council unanimously imposed new sanctions on North Korea. The move came only days after Pyongyang launched an underground nuclear test that may have been the detonation of a hydrogen...more
On July 17, 2017, the U.S. State Department certified that Iran continues to meet the conditions of the Iran nuclear agreement known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, or JCPOA. As a result, for the next 90 days, the...more
According to reports published this week, the Trump Administration is preparing to release the results of its policy review on Cuba in the “coming weeks.” We don’t have a crystal ball (or a leaking insider). But we continue...more
6/1/2017
/ Airlines ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Cuba ,
Economic Sanctions ,
Embargo ,
Foreign Relations ,
Infrastructure ,
Popular ,
State Sponsors of Terrorism ,
Telecommunications ,
Travel Ban ,
Trump Administration ,
US Trade Policies
As a candidate for President, Donald J. Trump was widely reported to despise the Iran nuclear agreement, which is known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action. As President, he responded to reports of Iranian missile tests...more
President Trump has stated that he would impose tariffs on imports from China ranging from ten to forty-five percent. Can he do it? And will it cause a trade war?
The Effects of Increased Tariffs -
In the 18th...more
3/16/2017
/ China ,
Customs ,
Imports ,
International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) ,
Most-Favored Nations ,
Tariffs ,
Trade Agreements ,
Trade Expansion Act of 1962 ,
Trade Relations ,
Trading with the Enemy Act ,
Trump Administration ,
WTO
After the announcement of Fidel Castro’s death on November 26, 2016, President Barack Obama sent a message to the Cuban people highlighting his administration’s efforts to improve relations between the United States and Cuba....more
The United States and Canada enjoy a unique bilateral relationship. That relationship reflects a unique friendship, underpinned by shared geography, similar values, common interests, deep connections and powerful,...more
11/22/2016
/ Canada ,
Cross-Border Transactions ,
Economic Development ,
Investment ,
NAFTA ,
Negotiations ,
Tariffs ,
Trade Agreements ,
Trade Policy ,
Trade Relations ,
Trump Administration