On October 9, 2025, China’s Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM and General Administration of Customs (GAC) published a set of announcements (Nos. 55 to 58 and 61, 62) with a series of export control measures. These include export...more
On September 29, 2025, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) issued a long-anticipated interim final rule (IFR) amending the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) to extend Entity List and...more
10/3/2025
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On September 16, 2025, the European Commission opened a call for evidence to inform a forthcoming “Digital Omnibus” aimed at simplifying and reducing administrative burden across the EU’s data, cybersecurity and AI regulatory...more
9/30/2025
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On August 26, 2025, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) released for comment the 2025 draft List of Critical Minerals, which includes 54 mineral commodities proposed for inclusion. The list is intended to inform U.S. government...more
9/22/2025
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Four upcoming funding opportunities are expected to support projects from early-stage R&D and applied R&D/demonstration to commercialization and deployment....more
9/22/2025
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On July 30, 2025, President Trump issued Proclamation 10962 following the investigation by the Department of Commerce (Commerce) under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 of imports of copper in all forms and...more
8/26/2025
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Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA)
The Department of Energy’s Request for Information seeks input for the 2026 Energy Critical Materials Assessment (CMA), which will identify materials critical for energy based on two primary factors: importance to energy and...more
The IEA’s 2025 Global Critical Minerals Outlook reveals a market at a crossroads: While demand for energy transition and other minerals continues to surge, investment and supply diversification are not keeping pace....more
6/23/2025
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The Notice also proposes new tariffs on Chinese origin ship-to-shore (STS) cranes and cranes and parts containing Chinese components. Interested parties may submit comments in response to these proposed measures before May...more
The guide outlines the requirements of a newly implemented Data Security Program designed to prevent China, Russia and other foreign adversaries designated by the U.S. Department of Justice from accessing American’s sensitive...more
4/25/2025
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On March 20, 2025, the Trump administration invoked emergency powers in an Executive Order (EO) entitled Immediate Measures to Increase American Mineral Production, aiming to accelerate domestic mineral mining and processing....more
3/27/2025
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Critical minerals are the backbone of modern technologies and national security, powering everything from advanced semiconductors and electric vehicle batteries to missile guidance systems and renewable energy infrastructure....more
3/14/2025
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Between March 4, 2025, and March 6, 2025, U.S. trade policy in North America changed course multiple times as the Trump administration initially implemented previously paused tariffs on imports from Canada and Mexico, and two...more
3/11/2025
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On February 21, 2025, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) announced a proposal to: (i) require that exporters of U.S. goods use U.S.-flagged and U.S.-built vessels for an increasing percentage of their exports;...more
3/11/2025
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On February 10, 2025, President Trump issued two Presidential Proclamations reimposing and expanding tariffs on all steel and aluminum imports into the United States pursuant to Section 232 of the Trade Adjustment Act of...more
2/14/2025
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On December 5, 2022, the U.S. Department of Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”) announced a $60 per barrel price cap on maritime transfers of Russian-origin crude oil. The final cap level is being implemented...more
On January 13, 2021, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) issued a withhold-release order (WRO) on all cotton and tomato products from China’s Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR) based on information that reasonably...more
On December 2, 2020, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) issued an import detention or Withhold Release Order (WRO) against cotton produced by Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps (XPCC) based on information that...more
Over the course of the Obama and Trump administrations, U.S. officials have found new ways to incorporate human rights concerns into sanctions and export control policies. Recent announcements by the Commerce and State...more
Continuing its “maximum pressure” campaign against Iran, the United States has (a) ratcheted up sanctions under Executive Orders that provide for the imposition of secondary sanctions on non-U.S. companies that engage in...more
On September 15, 2020, a World Trade Organization (“WTO”) panel found that the Trump Administration’s unilateral tariffs imposed on Chinese products violated WTO rules regarding nondiscrimination and import tariff rates...more
On September 14, 2020, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) issued five Withhold Release Orders (WROs) for a range of goods produced in the Xinjiang region of China. Under 19 U.S.C. § 1307, CBP can initiate enforcement...more
On July 1, 2020, the United-States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) entered into force, replacing the 26-year-old North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). The U.S. government has taken several steps toward implementation...more
In an effort to curb the potential risk associated with reliance upon the Russian Federation for energy, the Department of Defense issued a class deviation that prohibits contractors from using any Russian-sourced energy to...more
Since the handover of Hong Kong by the United Kingdom to China in 1997, Hong Kong has enjoyed separate treatment from the mainland by the United States, other countries and international organizations pursuant to the “one...more