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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

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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

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Export Control Exemptions Facilitate US Defense and Sensitive Technology Trade With Australia and the UK

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In support of the defense partnership between Australia, the United Kingdom, and the United States, over the last two years, the U.S. Department of State and the U.S. Department of Commerce have taken significant steps to...more

Husch Blackwell LLP

December 2025 Trade Law Update

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In Husch Blackwell’s December 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

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

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

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

BakerHostetler

Current State of US Export Controls in Response to the Russian Federation’s Invasion of Ukraine - As of December 5, 2025

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In a continued effort to hinder Russia’s ongoing invasion of Ukraine, the U.S. government has deployed a whole-of-government approach to impose sanctions and tighter export controls on Russia and Belarus. ...more

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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

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

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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

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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

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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

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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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BIS Suspends Affiliates Rule for One Year as Part of the US-China Trade Deal

On November 10, 2025, the Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) issued a final rule, announcing a one-year suspension (the Suspension) of its interim final rule, “Expansion of End-User Controls to...more

Husch Blackwell LLP

BIS Suspends “Affiliates Rule” for One Year Following U.S. Agreement with China

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The U.S. Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) has issued a final rule which will suspend BIS’s recently enacted Affiliates Rule effective as of November 10, 2025 and continuing through November 9, 2026....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

Lowenstein Sandler LLP

One-Year Suspension of End-User Controls for Affiliates of Listed Entities

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On November 12, 2025, the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) at the Department of Commerce published a one-year suspension of the “Expansion of End-User Controls to Cover Affiliates of Certain Listed Entities” rule (the...more

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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

Miller Canfield

White House Suspends BIS Affiliates Rule for One Year

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On November 1, 2025, the White House issued a Fact Sheet announcing a one-year suspension of the “Affiliates Rule” effective November 10, 2025. The Bureau of Industry and Security (“BIS”) will implement the one-year...more

Paul Hastings LLP

US-China Trade Agreement Includes Suspension of BIS Affiliates Rule

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On Nov. 1, the White House announced that the United States has agreed to suspend for one year the implementation of a recent Department of Commerce Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) rule extending export controls...more

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