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Aviation Finance: 2025 Sanctions Update and 2026 Outlook

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Export controls and economic sanctions have remained an active and evolving area of laws and regulations that continue to impact the aviation industry in 2025 – both contributing to and arising as a result of an increasingly...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

Managing Export Control Risks in the AI Chip Ecosystem

Recent actions by the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) and the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) highlight how enforcement risk extends beyond manufacturers and exporters to include...more

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

Trump Administration Takes Several Trade Actions Targeting Advanced AI Semiconductors While Deferring Broader Tariff Actions on...

In recent weeks, the Trump administration has taken several actions to implement its policy toward the export of advanced AI commodities to China. These include the Department of Commerce (Commerce) Bureau of Industry’s (BIS)...more

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC

Export Enforcement Update: EAR99 “In-Country” Transfers Lead to Penalty

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On January 7, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) issued an Order resolving allegations that Exyte Management GmbH (Exyte), a Germany-based company, committed 13 violations of the Export...more

Troutman Pepper Locke

The Risk of Voluntary Self Disclosure: Takeaways From the Exyte BIS Settlement

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The U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) recently entered into a settlement agreement with German entity Exyte Management GmbH (Exyte) due to in‑country transfers by distributors of one of its...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

A Mixed Bag of Chips: Significant New Import and Export Changes for Advanced Semiconductors

The U.S. government kicked off the year with significant trade updates affecting the advanced semiconductor industry. These new policy changes have opened new avenues for certain U.S. companies to export advanced chips to...more

Fenwick & West LLP

BIS Opens the Door to Increasing AI Chip Exports to China

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On January 15, 2026, the U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) published an amendment to the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) that is designed to allow for increased exports of NVIDIA H200,...more

Blank Rome LLP

The BR International Trade Report: January 2026

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Welcome to this month’s issue of The BR International Trade Report, Blank Rome’s monthly digital newsletter highlighting international trade, cross-border investment, and geopolitical risk issues impacting businesses...more

White & Case LLP

President Trump Orders Critical Minerals Trade Negotiations In Section 232 Action

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On January 14, 2026, President Trump issued a Presidential Proclamation implementing Section 232 measures to address national security risks associated with imports of processed critical minerals and their derivative products...more

Morgan Lewis

BIS Revises Export Review Policy for Advanced AI Chips Destined for China and Macau

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The licensing review policy has shifted from a presumption of denial to case-by-case licensing with strict conditions. This new export policy occurred in parallel with an increase in US tariffs on semiconductors with the same...more

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BIS Relaxes Export License Review for H200 Chips to China and Macau – But Adds Compliance Burdens and Certification Risk

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On January 15, the US Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) published a final rule revising its license review policy for exports of Nvidia H200 chips and its equivalents to China and Macau....more

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Top Five Export Controls and Sanctions Areas to Watch in 2026

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Last year saw a number of significant developments in US export controls and sanctions....more

The Volkov Law Group

BIS Imposes $1.5 Million Penalty on Exyte for Unlicensed In-Country Transfers to SMIC

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On January 7, 2026, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (“BIS”) issued an Order resolving an administrative enforcement action against Exyte Management GmbH, a Germany-based company headquartered...more

Torres Trade Law, PLLC

A Year to Prepare: BIS’s Affiliates Rule Waits in the Wings

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On September 29, 2025, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (“BIS”) unveiled the “Affiliates Rule,” a sweeping new measure designed to expand application of end-user controls (i.e., licensing...more

Braumiller Law Group, PLLC

December 2025 Newsletter - Bruamiller Law Group

In the Chinese zodiac calendar, 2025 is the year of the snake. The snake is said to represent wisdom and strategy. As it occasionally sheds its skin, it is also said to represent a change or an inflection point. Whether...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

What Every Multinational Should Know About . . . U.S. Export Controls & Economic Sanctions

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Both the Biden and the Trump administrations have been expanding U.S. export controls (particularly regarding China) and promulgating new and comprehensive economic sanctions. To reflect the increasing risks of these...more

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Made in China: What the Automotive Industry Should Know About the Global Emergence of Chinese Manufacturing of Connected Vehicles...

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China’s automotive industry has gone global, in no small part due to technological advancements, cost advantages, and foreign investment through joint ventures, particularly in electric vehicle (“EV”) and connected vehicle...more

Braumiller Law Group, PLLC

Hot Topics in International Trade - December 2025 - Overview of BIS’s Interim Final Rules, Export Controls for Advanced Computing,...

On November 10, 2025, the U.S. Bureau of Industry and Security (“BIS”) delayed the effective date of its new Affiliates Rule for a one-year period, until November 9, 2026, after U.S. and China trade talks. The Affiliates...more

Jones Day

BIS Suspends Affiliates Rule, China Pauses Rare Earth Export Controls

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Effective November 10, 2025, the U.S. Department of Commerce's Bureau of Industry and Security ("BIS") formally suspended enforcement of its newly announced Affiliates Rule for one year following a U.S.–China framework trade...more

Wiley Rein LLP

United States and China Negotiate One-Year Trade Deal

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On November 1, 2025, the White House reached a framework deal with the People’s Republic of China (PRC) outlining resolutions to several areas of dispute in the ongoing U.S.-PRC trade conflict. The agreement marks the...more

Husch Blackwell LLP

October 2025 Trade Law Update

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In Husch Blackwell’s October 2025 Trade Law Update you’ll learn about the following updates in international trade and supply chain law: •An update on U.S. Department of Commerce decisions - •U.S. International Trade...more

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

China Suspends Export Controls on Certain Critical Minerals and Related Items

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

Hogan Lovells

Trump-Xi meeting calmed U.S.-China trade tensions with initial agreements

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U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping's October 30 meeting in South Korea resulted in an agreement that has reduced trade tensions—and allows for further negotiations to continue. China agreed to defer...more

Fenwick & West LLP

BIS Suspends the Affiliates Rule, Lifting Restrictions on Restricted Party Affiliates

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On November 10, 2025, the United States Department of Commerce, Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) announced a one-year suspension of the “Affiliates Rule,” which imposed U.S. export control restrictions on entities 50...more

Blank Rome LLP

BIS Suspends "Affiliates Rule" for One Year, Effective November 10

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On November 10, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (“BIS”) issued a final rule delaying enforcement of the “Affiliates Rule” that BIS issued on September 29. The one-year suspension ends...more

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