Broad Tariff Increases Could Reshape Global Trade: The aggressive use of tariffs could create significant trade disruptions for businesses dependent on global supply chains, and pair novel use of authorities with existing...more
11/25/2024
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
CFIUS ,
China ,
Cuba ,
Dual Use Goods ,
Economic Sanctions ,
Export Controls ,
FIRRMA ,
Forced Labor ,
Foreign Investment ,
International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) ,
International Trade ,
Iran ,
Jurisdiction ,
Middle East ,
Popular ,
Russia ,
Section 301 ,
Semiconductors ,
Supply Chain ,
Tariffs ,
Trade Act of 1974 ,
Trade Expansion Act of 1962 ,
United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) ,
USTR ,
Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA) ,
Venezuela
This past year saw a continued trend in building supply chain resiliency, as this topic has grown increasingly important following Covid-19, the conflict in Ukraine, shifting landscape on tariffs, forced labor concerns and a...more
2/23/2024
/ China ,
Customs and Border Protection ,
Export Controls ,
Forced Labor ,
Foreign Adversaries ,
Imports ,
National Security ,
Section 301 ,
Semiconductors ,
Supply Chain ,
Tariffs ,
Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA)
Key Takeaways: The Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA) went into effect on June 21, 2022, and requires the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to presume that all goods manufactured wholly or in part in the XUAR,...more
On January 24, 2022, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) on behalf of the Forced Labor Enforcement Task Force (FLETF) issued a Notice Seeking Public Comments on Methods to Prevent the Importation of Goods Mined,...more
Will 2022 Be the Year of Supply Chain Ethics?
Effective June 21, 2022, in an effort to address forced labor concerns, U.S. law will broadly prohibit imports of products from China’s Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region...more
1/19/2022
/ China ,
Compliance ,
Customs and Border Protection ,
Due Diligence ,
Enforcement ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
Ethics ,
Forced Labor ,
Human Rights ,
Imports ,
Sanctions ,
Supply Chain ,
Tariff Act of 1930 ,
Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA) ,
Withhold Release Orders (WROs)