Tariffs of 10 percent on all Chinese imports took effect on Feb. 4, 2025, following President Donald Trump's executive order under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA). China responded with 10 percent and...more
May saw several Russia-related enforcement and other actions. The Department of Justice (DOJ) identified and charged three foreign nationals with violating export control laws as they attempted to circumvent Russian...more
On November 12, 2020, President Trump issued Executive Order 139591 (“the Order”) that will shortly bar any U.S. person from “any transaction in publicly traded securities, or any securities that are derivative of, or are...more
The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) announced in a Nov. 18, 2019, press release that it will extend the Temporary General License (TGL) for Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd. for an additional 90 days. In a notice effective...more
In a controversial decision, on May 15, 2019, the US Commerce Department announced the addition of Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. (“Huawei”) and 68 affiliates to its Entity List. As a result, export licenses for Huawei are...more
On May 15, 2019, President Trump issued an Executive Order (“EO”) targeting activities of certain foreign telecommunications companies based in hostile countries. Entitled “Securing the Information and Communications...more