On January 16, 2025, the US Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) published a final rule prohibiting the sale or import into the United States of passenger vehicles containing certain hardware or...more
1/29/2025
/ Automotive Industry ,
Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) ,
China ,
Connected Cars ,
Cybersecurity ,
Export Controls ,
Final Rules ,
Hong Kong ,
Macau ,
National Security ,
OEM ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Russia ,
Supply Chain ,
Trump Administration ,
U.S. Commerce Department
On January 15, 2025, the US Department of Commerce Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) published an interim final rule (IFR) that imposes new controls on advanced computing integrated circuits (Advanced ICs) and certain...more
1/20/2025
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Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) ,
Export Controls ,
Final Rules ,
Foreign Policy ,
Interim Final Rules (IFR) ,
National Security ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Supply Chain ,
Technology Sector ,
U.S. Commerce Department
On May 19, 2023, the Biden Administration along with leaders of the Group of Seven (G7), unveiled a new package of sanctions. The G7 leaders released a joint statement reaffirming their commitment to offer “the financial,...more
6/6/2023
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Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) ,
Defense Sector ,
Economic Sanctions ,
Energy Sector ,
Entity List ,
Evasion ,
Executive Orders ,
Export Controls ,
Foreign Policy ,
G7 ,
General Licenses ,
Military Conflict ,
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) ,
Prohibited Transactions ,
Russia ,
SDN List ,
Third-Party ,
U.S. Commerce Department ,
Ukraine
On April 19, 2023, the US Department of Commerce Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) entered into a settlement agreement wherein Seagate Technology LLC and Seagate Singapore International Headquarters Pte. Ltd....more
4/27/2023
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Civil Monetary Penalty ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Entity List ,
Export Administration Regulations (EAR) ,
Export Controls ,
Exports ,
Huawei ,
Sanction Violations ,
Settlement Agreements ,
U.S. Commerce Department
What happened?
On December 2, 2022, the US Department of Commerce issued its long-awaited preliminary determinations in the circumvention inquiries on solar cell and module imports triggered by the petition that was...more
12/5/2022
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Cambodia ,
China ,
Countervailing Duties ,
Customs and Border Protection ,
Government Investigations ,
Imports ,
Malaysia ,
Plastic Solar Cells ,
Solar Panels ,
Tax Avoidance ,
Thailand ,
U.S. Commerce Department ,
Vietnam
Recently, the US Department of Commerce Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) issued an interim final rule imposing additional export controls on certain advanced computing and semiconductor manufacturing items and for...more
11/4/2022
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China ,
Export Administration Regulations (EAR) ,
Export Controls ,
Exports ,
Interim Final Rules (IFR) ,
Manufacturers ,
Military End Use ,
National Security ,
Technology Sector ,
U.S. Commerce Department
Recently, the Biden Administration adopted additional sanctions in response to Russia’s attempts to annex parts of sovereign Ukrainian territory, including the designation of 14 persons in Russia’s military industrial...more
10/13/2022
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Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) ,
Economic Sanctions ,
Entity List ,
Export Administration Regulations (EAR) ,
Export Controls ,
Exports ,
Military Conflict ,
Military End Use ,
New Guidance ,
Russia ,
Third Country Entities (TCEs) ,
U.S. Commerce Department ,
Ukraine