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
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)
A recent ruling analyzed whether certain functions performed in preparation for filing an entry with U.S. Customs and Border Protection (“CBP”) arise to the level of “Customs Business” that must be performed by a licensed...more
On December 8, 2023, Senators Bill Cassidy and Sheldon Whitehouse introduced a new version of the Customs Modernization bill to amend the Tariff Act of 1930. The new proposal comes over two years after Senator Cassidy...more
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 June 9, 2023, the Forced Labor Enforcement Task Force (FLETF), led by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), added two companies based in the People Republic of China (PRC) to the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act...more
This week, at the highly anticipated forced labor expo, Customs and Border Protection (CBP) unveiled its new Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA) Statistics Dashboard aimed at providing transparency for UFLPA...more
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is expected to deploy the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA) regional alert and postal code requirement this Friday, March 18, 2023....more
On February 23, 2023, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (“CBP”) released new guidance for importers seeking admissibility of goods under the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (“UFLPA”). The three guidance documents include...more
On February 24, 2023, the Biden Administration announced the imposition of additional tariffs on Russian imports of aluminum and approximately 100 other individual products. The imposition of these additional tariffs was...more
Recent reports indicate that aluminum is now being targeted for actions against forced labor under the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (“UFLPA”). Though U.S. Customs and Border Protection (“CBP”) has yet to officially...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
Key points-
•The “rebuttable presumption” of the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA) became effective June 21, 2022.
•U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has issued several releases addressing implementation...more
7/1/2022
/ China ,
Compliance ,
Customs and Border Protection ,
Due Diligence ,
Enforcement ,
Entity List ,
Forced Labor ,
Importers ,
Rebuttable Presumptions ,
Supply Chain ,
Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA) ,
Withhold Release Orders (WROs)
On June 13th, Customs and Border Protection (“CBP”) released its Operational Guidance For Importers to prepare companies for the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (“UFLPA”)...more
The U.S. Department of Commerce (“Commerce”) announced on Friday that it was set to resume trade missions starting as early as March 2022. Trade missions are government- led programs where members of the trade can meet...more
On February 7, 2022, the United States and Japan announced that both countries had agreed to a tariff-rate quote (TRQ) for steel imports from Japan. The agreement will eliminate the Section 232 25% tariff on imports of steel...more
Husch Blackwell’s third-annual international trade law year-in-review report provides a detailed look at how 2021 played out and takes a peek at how 2022 might develop. As companies begin to strategize on what a second year...more
1/4/2022
/ Anti-Dumping Duty ,
China ,
Countervailing Duties ,
Court of International Trade ,
Customs and Border Protection ,
Digital Currency ,
Export Controls ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Free Trade Agreements ,
Imports ,
International Trade ,
NAFTA ,
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) ,
Patent Trial and Appeal Board ,
Section 301 ,
Supply Chain ,
Tariffs ,
Trade Policy ,
Trade Promotion Authority ,
United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) ,
US-China Economic and Security Review Commission (USCC)
On January 1, 2022, the new Harmonized Tariff Schedule (HTS) will take effect with a number of significant updates for importers and exporters. The World Customs Organization (WCO) made approximately 350 amendments which...more
The Office of the United States Trade Representative (“USTR”) announced in a notice that 81 COVID specific product exclusions would be extended for an additional 6 months, with all COVID exclusions receiving an additional...more
On October 4, 2021, Ambassador Katherine Tai, the United States Trade Representative, addressed the state of U.S.- China trade relations and the upcoming plans for the Biden Administration to improve foreign trade policy....more
10/7/2021
/ Biden Administration ,
China ,
Foreign Trade Regulations ,
Imports ,
Section 301 ,
Semiconductors ,
Supply Chain ,
Tariffs ,
Trade Wars ,
Unfair Competition ,
USTR