Overview of Section 232 Actions -
While President Trump has often utilized the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) to levy tariffs during the recent onslaught of tariff action, Section 232 of the Trade...more
Below is a summary of some of the measures identified in the Policy, and some suggestions for what foreign and domestic investors should be considering as this goes into effect....more
The White House proclamation directing Commerce to initiate a Section 232 investigation on copper imports is now live. As always, the stakes are high, and the outcome could leave industries feeling a bit short-circuited....more
The breaking tariff news continues — this time with a focus on steel and aluminum imports. On Monday, February 10, 2025, President Trump issued an executive order expanding his 2018 Section 232 national security tariffs...more
Deferral of Tariffs on Imports From Canada and Mexico -
The previously announced tariffs against goods from Canada and Mexico have been paused for one month, with both Canada and Mexico agreeing to take, respectively,...more
Treasury’s final rule implementing its outbound investment regime went into effect on January 2, 2025. The final rule implemented Executive Order (E.O.) 14105 of August 9, 2023, which declared a national emergency to address...more
On January 13, 2025, BIS issued an interim rule amending the EAR to, among other things, impose a new control on certain advanced AI model weights for certain advanced closed-weight dual-use AI models, and revise controls on...more
Ready or Not: Momentum Continues to Build in Washington for Outbound Investment Screening Mechanism -
On May 9, 2023, a bipartisan group of U.S. House members introduced the National Critical Capabilities Defense Act of...more
On September 15, 2022, President Biden signed an Executive Order (EO) directing the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS or the Committee) to specifically consider certain factors when reviewing the...more
On August 6, 2020, President Trump signed a pair of Executive Orders (EO) aimed at Chinese social media services WeChat and TikTok. According to the EOs, data collected by these applications “threatens to allow the Chinese...more
Each day that passes seems to bring with it ever more rapid and significant changes to the U.S. relationship with China. As detailed in a Faegre Drinker client alert last month, on May 27, 2020, the State Department certified...more
On June 15, 2020, the U.S. Department of Commerce revised its existing export controls on Chinese telecoms company Huawei to permit limited sharing of some export-controlled technology with Huawei in the context of...more
On May 22, 2020, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) added 33 Chinese entities and research institutions to its prohibited “Entity List.” This latest action illustrates the U.S....more