Welcome to the December 2024 issue of “As the (Customs and Trade) World Turns,” our monthly newsletter where we compile essential updates from the customs and trade world over the past month. We bring you the most recent and...more
12/18/2024
/ Automotive Industry ,
China ,
Customs and Border Protection ,
De Minimus Doctrine ,
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) ,
E-Commerce ,
Enforcement ,
EU ,
Forced Labor ,
International Trade ,
Investigations ,
Section 301 ,
Steel Industry ,
Tariffs ,
Trump Administration ,
U.S. Commerce Department ,
United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) ,
USTR ,
Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA)
Welcome to the November 2024 issue of “As the (Customs and Trade) World Turns,” our monthly newsletter where we compile essential updates from the customs and trade world over the past month. We bring you the most recent and...more
11/19/2024
/ Aluminum Sales ,
Anti-Dumping Duty ,
Artificial Intelligence ,
Canada ,
China ,
Countervailing Duties ,
Court of International Trade ,
Customs ,
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) ,
Enforcement ,
Final Rules ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
Forced Labor ,
Foreign Adversaries ,
Importers ,
Information Technology ,
International Trade Commission (ITC) ,
Investment ,
Mexico ,
Mexico Supreme Court of Justice ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Semiconductors ,
Tariffs ,
Technology Sector ,
Trade Relations ,
U.S. Treasury ,
United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) ,
USTR ,
Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA)
Welcome to the September 2024 issue of “As the (Customs and Trade) World Turns,” our monthly newsletter where we compile essential updates from the customs and trade world over the past month. We bring you the most recent and...more
9/17/2024
/ Aluminum Sales ,
Anti-Subsidies ,
Canada ,
Child Labor ,
China ,
Countervailing Duties ,
Customs and Border Protection ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
ECCNs ,
Electric Vehicles ,
Enforcement ,
Export Controls ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Forced Labor ,
Fraud ,
Imports ,
ITAR ,
Manufacturers ,
Popular ,
Risk Mitigation ,
Section 301 ,
Solar Panels ,
Steel Industry ,
Surtax ,
Tariffs ,
United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) ,
US Trade Policies ,
USTR ,
Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA) ,
Whistleblowers
Since the inception of the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA), importers globally have started to become acutely aware of potential forced labor risks hidden beneath intricate supply chains....more
7/25/2024
/ China ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Court of International Trade ,
Customs and Border Protection ,
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) ,
Enforcement ,
Forced Labor ,
Goods or Services ,
Importers ,
Manufacturers ,
NGOs ,
Popular ,
Supply Chain ,
Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA) ,
Withhold Release Orders (WROs)
Welcome to the July 2024 issue of “As the (Customs and Trade) World Turns,” our monthly newsletter where we compile essential updates from the customs and trade world over the past month. We bring you the most recent and...more
7/16/2024
/ Aluminum Sales ,
Chevron Deference ,
Chevron v NRDC ,
Customs and Border Protection ,
Economic Sanctions ,
Enforcement ,
Export Controls ,
Forced Labor ,
Foreign Investment ,
Imports ,
International Trade Commission (ITC) ,
Loper Bright Enterprises v Raimondo ,
Mexico ,
Proposed Rules ,
Russia ,
SCOTUS ,
Steel Industry ,
U.S. Treasury
Welcome to the June 2024 issue of “As the (Customs and Trade) World Turns,” our monthly newsletter where we compile essential updates from the customs and trade world over the past month. We bring you the most recent and...more
6/18/2024
/ Anti-Dumping Duty ,
Automotive Industry ,
CFIUS ,
Countervailing Duties ,
Customs and Border Protection ,
De Minimis Claims ,
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) ,
Enforcement ,
Forced Labor ,
Globally Harmonized System ,
Supply Chain ,
U.S. Commerce Department ,
United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) ,
USTR ,
Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA)
In an unprecedented, but anticipated, move last Friday, the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) expanded the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA) Entity List with the addition of 26 new Chinese textile companies in...more
Welcome to the May 2024 issue of “As the (Customs and Trade) World Turns,” our monthly newsletter where we compile essential updates from the customs and trade world over the past month. We bring you the most recent and...more
5/21/2024
/ Anti-Dumping Duty ,
CFIUS ,
Countervailing Duties ,
Customs ,
Customs and Border Protection ,
Enforcement ,
Human Rights ,
New Regulations ,
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NOPR) ,
Trade Secrets ,
U.S. Commerce Department ,
USTR ,
Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA)
In the last few years, changes to the United States enforcement stance on the forced labor import ban authorized by 19 U.S.C. § 1307 and passage of the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA) have fundamentally changed the...more
3/7/2024
/ CAATSA ,
Child Labor ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Corporate Social Responsibility ,
Customs and Border Protection ,
Department of Defense (DOD) ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Due Diligence ,
Economic Sanctions ,
Enforcement ,
Forced Labor ,
Human Rights ,
Human Trafficking ,
Imports ,
Multinationals ,
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Retaliation ,
Supply Chain ,
Trade Bans ,
Trade Retaliation ,
Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA) ,
Withhold Release Orders (WROs)
Recent measures demonstrate that the United States has maintained its commitment to enforcing the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA).
Specifically, the Forced Labor Enforcement Task Force (FLETF) recently added...more
12/19/2023
/ Congressional Oversight ,
Customs and Border Protection ,
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) ,
Enforcement ,
EU ,
Forced Labor ,
NGOs ,
Popular ,
SDN List ,
Solar Energy ,
Supply Chain ,
Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA)