On November 4, 2020, the U.S. Department of Commerce issued its preliminary determination that passenger vehicle and light truck tires from Vietnam benefited from a range of government subsidies, including subsidies based on...more
11/12/2020
/ Countervailing Duties ,
Currency Exchange ,
Exchange Rates ,
Foreign Exchanges ,
Imports ,
International Trade Commission (ITC) ,
Statutory Authority ,
Trade Act of 1974 ,
U.S. Commerce Department ,
USTR ,
Vietnam
On October 8, 2020, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) issued notices launching two investigations with respect to Vietnam. USTR initiated investigations into the acts, policies and practices of Vietnam...more
10/13/2020
/ Cambodia ,
China ,
Comment Period ,
Countervailing Duties ,
Currency Control ,
Government Investigations ,
Illegal Activity ,
Imports ,
Public Comment ,
Request For Information ,
Section 301 ,
Tariffs ,
Timber ,
USTR ,
Vietnam ,
Wildlife Protection
On October 14, 2016, the Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) and the Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) announced further amendments to ease U.S. sanctions and...more
10/28/2016
/ Aviation Industry ,
Barack Obama ,
Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) ,
Cuba ,
Cuban Assets Control Regulations (CACR) ,
Export Administration Regulations (EAR) ,
Export Controls ,
Exports ,
Financial Institutions ,
General Licenses ,
Humanitarian Assistance ,
Imports ,
International Travel ,
Medical Research ,
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) ,
Pharmaceutical Industry
The anti-dumping (AD) and countervailing duty (CVD) laws provide companies that manufacture products in the United States with a remedy for the injury caused by imports of products that are dumped (i.e., sold at unfairly low...more
Since the 1960s, the United States has maintained an embargo on Cuba that in many respects is the most comprehensive set of economic and trade restrictions on any country. On January 16, 2015, amendments to regulations issued...more
1/21/2015
/ Amended Regulation ,
Banking Sector ,
Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) ,
Cuba ,
Embargo ,
Executive Orders ,
Exports ,
Imports ,
Obama Administration ,
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) ,
Sanctions ,
Telecommunications ,
Trade Relations ,
Travel Permits