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The Volkov Law Group

Episode 389 — Review of 2025 Trade Enforcement

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The most significant compliance and enforcement issue remains trade enforcement — sanctions and export controls. In the second posting, I want to focus on the new and interesting development in this area: the use of the False...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

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

White & Case LLP

President Trump Orders Narrowly Targeted 25% Section 232 Tariff On Certain Advanced Semiconductor Articles

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On January 14, 2026, President Trump issued a Presidential Proclamation adopting actions under the Section 232 investigation of advanced semiconductors, semiconductor manufacturing equipment, and derivative products....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

The Volkov Law Group

Trade Enforcement: A Look Back (Part I of II)

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Typically, I enjoy the New Year (notwithstanding Larry David’s rule of no New Year wishes past 15 days of the New Year). It is important to look back, assess and identify trends; after all, what better marker than annual...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

ArentFox Schiff

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

Troutman Pepper Locke

From Chips to Minerals: New Section 232 Tariff Actions Target Semiconductors and Critical Minerals

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On January 14, President Trump issued two proclamations under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 (Section 232) addressing national security risks associated with imports of processed critical minerals and...more

Torres Trade Law, PLLC

The Current Landscape of Section 232 Tariff Actions

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The second Trump administration has focused heavily on trade regulation, including initiating several investigations under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 (“Section 232 investigations”). Section 232...more

Husch Blackwell LLP

BIS to Open Window for Additional Products Subject to Section 232 Duties on Auto Parts on January 1, 2026

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On December 16, 2025 the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) announced that it will provide an opportunity for interested parties to submit requests to add additional products to the list of auto parts that are subject to...more

Husch Blackwell LLP

November 2025 Trade Law Update

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In Husch Blackwell’s November 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

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

Snell & Wilmer

Aircraft Tariffs Take Flight? What Importers and Transactional Counsel Should Know About the New Section 232 Investigation

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The Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) at the U.S. Department of Commerce launched a Section 232 investigation into the national security implications of aviation imports. This development did not make headlines due to the...more

Baker Botts L.L.P.

Trump Tariff Tracker – December 1

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The U.S. government has announced that the tariff rate on imports from South Korea will drop to 15%, retroactive to November 1. Commerce Secretary Lutnick announced in a statement posted yesterday that the tariffs on a range...more

Braumiller Law Group, PLLC

Hot Topics in International Trade - December 2025 - Section 232 Steel & Aluminum Derivative Products Inclusion Process Expands...

On February 10, 2025, the President issued Presidential Proclamations Under Section 232 of the U.S. Code adjusting imports of steel and aluminum into the United States. These Proclamations provided an expanded listing of...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

Blank Rome LLP

The BR International Trade Report: November 2025

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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

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

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

Morrison & Foerster LLP

United States and China Reach Trade Agreement: Takeaways for Export and Supply Chain Controls

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Following a bilateral meeting in Busan, South Korea, on October 30, 2025, between President Donald Trump and President Xi Jinping, the United States and China announced an agreement (the “Agreement”) intended to ease...more

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NEW BIS 50% Screening Rule Now Delayed One Year: China Deal Changes for Trade Compliance

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Trade compliance professionals faced a new challenge when BIS launched the new Affiliates Rule that required screening of all parties with 50% interest. Now the new U.S. trade deal with China pauses this increase in export...more

DLA Piper

US trade deal with China update: The BIS suspended the 50-percent ownership rule and the Government reduced tariffs on China

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On November 1, 2025, the White House issued a fact sheet titled “President Donald J. Trump Strikes Deal on Economic and Trade Relations with China.”...more

Dorsey & Whitney LLP

Trump Decreases Tariffs on Chinese Goods, Increases Tariffs on Canadian Goods, and Announces a Flurry of Trade Arrangements

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In recent days, President Trump announced that he will trim import tariffs on Chinese-origin goods by 10%; that he intends to increase tariffs on Canadian-origin goods by 10%; and that he has reached a series of trade...more

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