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USTR Finalizes Action on New and Increased Section 301 Tariffs

The Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) announced final modifications concerning the statutory review of the tariff actions in the Section 301 investigation of the People's Republic of China's (PRC) Acts,...more

Treasury Department Issues Long-Awaited Proposed Rule on Outbound Investment Screening

The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Investment Security on June 21, 2024, issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (Proposed Rule) implementing Executive Order (E.O.) 14105 that was announced on Aug. 9, 2023,...more

Biden Administration Announces Completion of China Section 301 Review and New Tariffs

The Biden Administration announced on May 14, 2024, the completion of its review of China's trade practices under Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974. The White House announcement maintains current tariffs on Chinese imports...more

Tri-Seal Compliance Note Issued on Export Controls, Sanctions Violations Self-Disclosures

The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), Department of Commerce's Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) and Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) on July 26, 2023, issued a Tri-Seal Compliance Note...more

Holland & Knight's China Practice Newsletter: March-April 2023

Holland & Knight invites you to read our China Practice Newsletter, in which our authors discuss pertinent Sino-American topics. ...more

Nearshoring Opportunities in Mexico Appeal to U.S., Chinese and Other Asian Companies

Nearshoring is now clearly on the agenda of North American leaders, due in part because of supply chain disruptions derived from COVID-19, the United States' trade tensions with China1 and Russia's invasion of Ukraine....more

Holland & Knight's China Practice Newsletter: November-December 2022

Holland & Knight invites you to read our China Practice Newsletter, in which our authors discuss pertinent Sino-American topics. The firm provides legal assistance to Chinese investors and companies doing business or making...more

Holland & Knight's China Practice Newsletter: September-October 2022

China Practice Newsletter Holland & Knight invites you to read our China Practice Newsletter, in which our authors discuss pertinent Sino-American topics. The firm provides legal assistance to Chinese investors and companies...more

UFLPA Comes Into Effect; Task Force Publishes Its Enforcement Strategy

The bipartisan Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA) went into effect on June 21, 2022. Moving forward, any goods mined, produced or manufactured wholly or in part in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR) of the...more

USITC Opens Investigation into Economic Impact of Section 301 and Section 232 Tariffs

The U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC) announced in a notice issued on May 5, 2022, the commencement of a retrospective investigation of the economic impacts of Section 301 and Section 232 tariffs on the most...more

Cambodia in 2022: A New Landscape for U.S. Businesses

Following a series of government agency actions in the final months of 2021, U.S. businesses are advised to evaluate their operations in Cambodia and ensure compliance in the new year. Beginning with the tri-agency Cambodia...more

USTR Extends Section 301 Exclusions for COVID-19 Related Medical-Care Products

The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) published a Notice in the Federal Register on Nov. 16, 2021, extending product exclusions for COVID-19-related products covered by USTR's Section 301 investigation into...more

USTR Considers "Targeted" Reinstatement of Section 301 Exclusions on Certain Chinese Products

The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) has published a Federal Register notice seeking public comments on whether to reinstate 549 previously extended tariff exclusions. If reinstated, exclusions will apply...more

CBP Issues Withhold Release Order on Silica-Based Products from Chinese Entity

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) on June 24, 2021, issued a Withhold Release Order (WRO) on silica-based products produced by Hoshine Silicon Industry Co. Ltd. (Hoshine) and its subsidiaries. Hoshine makes...more

Input Sought on Licensing Mechanism for ICTS Transactions Involving "Foreign Adversaries"

The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) recently announced its "apparent" need for public comment on key aspects of a mechanism that would license or preclear certain information and communications technology and services...more

ICTS Investigations: The Commerce Department's New Tool

Back in May 2019, the Trump Administration issued Executive Order 13873, which was meant to police the use of certain information and communications technology and services (ICTS) purchased from "foreign adversaries." Then,...more

BIS Amended the EAR to Treat Hong Kong the Same as China

The U.S. Department of Commerce Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) on Dec. 23, 2020, amended the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) to remove Hong Kong as a separate destination listed in the EAR....more

Section 301 Litigation: Is It Too Late to Seek Refunds?

The U.S. Court of International Trade's (CIT) docket is brimming these days, all thanks to importers who have initiated more than 3,500 actions to date challenging the Trump Administration's use of Section 301 of the Trade...more

U.S. Government to Take Actions Against U.S.-Listed Chinese Companies

President Donald Trump on June 4, 2020, issued the Presidential Memorandum on Protecting United States Investors from Significant Risks from Chinese Companies. It directs the President's Working Group on Financial Markets...more

Rule Banning Chinese Telecommunications Equipment is Released

The U.S. Department of Defense (DoD), General Services Administration (GSA) and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) released a prepublication version of an interim final rule that will bar contractors from...more

Securing the U.S. Power Grid: President and Commerce Department Sound the Alarm

President Donald Trump signed Executive Order 139201 on May 1, 2020, declaring a national emergency in order to secure the nation's bulk-power system. The president's order explains that such systems are threatened by foreign...more

Comments Sought on Section 301 Exclusions for China Imports Related to COVID-19

The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) has issued a call for comments regarding the possible removal of Section 301 tariffs for medical-care products from China. The request for comments on the easing of Section...more

China Practice Newsletter: January-February 2019

Holland & Knight invites you to read our China Practice Newsletter, in which our authors discuss pertinent Sino-American topics. The firm provides legal assistance to Chinese investors and companies doing business or making...more

Trump Administration Examines U.S. Universities' Partnerships with Chinese Entities

Amid the Trump Administration's plan to reduce China's access to U.S. intellectual property, the federal government is imposing tighter scrutiny over U.S. universities' research partnerships with Chinese entities. The move is...more

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