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New U.S. investment and export control measures are shaping how businesses engage with foreign markets, particularly China. From limiting outbound investments to tightening export licenses, these evolving policies from the...more
Today, President Trump reached separate agreements with the leaders of Mexico and Canada to delay implementation of tariffs announced over the weekend and originally set to take effect at 12:01 a.m. tomorrow (February 4). In...more
President Trump’s Day 1 presidential memorandum directs a top-to-bottom review of U.S. trade and economic policy and requests that his Administration provide policy recommendations with respect to: the U.S. trade deficit and...more
This alert was originally published on January 21, 2025, and updated on January 22, 2025, to reflect President Trump’s comments that additional 10% tariffs may be imposed on China on February 1. On January 20, 2025,...more
The Commerce Department issued new guidance for financial institutions on best practices for compliance with the Export Administration Regulations (EAR). Available here, the guidance emphasizes enhanced due diligence, ongoing...more
I. US SANCTIONS - U.S. Department of the Treasury Targets Russian Military-Industrial Producers: On October 30, the U.S. Department of the Treasury announced new sanctions on 275 individuals and entities involved in...more
October was a robust month for compliance with agency actions and guidance concerning anti-boycott, forced labor, section 301 exclusions, outbound investment, and sanctions. The International Trade Commission also voted...more
I. US SANCTIONS - U.S. Department of the Treasury Acts Against Russian Virtual Currency Exchanges: On September 26, the U.S. Department of the Treasury announced that its Financial Crimes Enforcement Network issued an...more
On June 20, the Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) for the first time banned a software and cybersecurity company using authority provided by June 2023’s “Protecting Americans’ Sensitive Data from...more
On June 12, 2024, the U.S. Department of Treasury (Treasury), U.S. Department of State (State), and U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) announced another round of sanctions and export controls targeting Russia. In this...more
Welcome to this month's issue of The BR International Trade Report, Blank Rome’s monthly digital newsletter highlighting international trade, cross-border investment, geopolitical risk issues, trends, and laws impacting...more
During the first quarter of 2024, there were significant developments in the U.S. sanctions framework. This report summarizes the key developments and provides links to the relevant sources....more
On 6 March 2024, the US Department of Commerce, Department of the Treasury and Department of Justice issued a Tri-Seal Compliance Note (compliance note) advising foreign-based companies and individuals to assess their...more
New Tri-Seal Compliance Note highlights sanctions and export control compliance expectations for non-U.S. persons. Three agencies overseeing U.S. trade law compliance provided an overview of where U.S. sanctions and export...more
On March 6, 2024, the US Departments of Commerce (“Commerce”), Treasury (“Treasury”), and Justice (“DOJ”) released their latest Tri-Seal Compliance Note (“Note”), which focuses on the “Obligations of foreign-based persons to...more
On March 6, 2024, the U.S. Departments of Commerce, Justice, and the Treasury issued a Tri-Seal Compliance Note (Compliance Note) stressing the need for non-U.S. persons to comply with U.S. sanctions and export controls. The...more
On Wednesday, March 6, 2024, the Department of Commerce, Department of the Treasury and Department of Justice issued another Tri-seal Compliance Note, focusing this time on the obligations of foreign based persons complying...more
On February 23, 2024, the United States imposed its largest number of new sanctions and export control designations against Russia to date—targeting over 600 individuals and entities across a wide swath of the Russian economy...more
Teradyne, a Massachusetts-based supplier of semiconductor testing equipment, has reportedly pulled $1 billion of manufacturing equipment out of China in 2023 following export controls on advanced computing materials and...more
January saw continuing focus on Russia. First, the Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) expanded export controls on certain goods for Russia and Belarus. Second, a U.S.-Israeli citizen was arrested for...more
On 11/6/23, the Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) and FinCEN issued a joint notice regarding export control evasion highlighting a new Suspicious Activity Report key term (“FIN-2023-GLOBALEXPORT”)...more
October saw two major enforcement actions involving Russia. First, three individuals were indicted for facilitating the export of controlled U.S.-origin electronics to Russia. Second, the president of a U.S. steel trading...more
Companies faced with the decision of whether to voluntarily self-report sanctions breaches to law enforcement or sanctions enforcement agencies in the UK and the US can take some measure of comfort from recent comments made...more
In a coordinated announcement, federal agencies stress the benefits of voluntarily disclosing potential trade violations while emphasizing increased enforcement....more
July saw two noteworthy Russia enforcement actions. A Russian national was arrested in Estonia and extradited to the United States after being charged with conspiring to procure U.S.-origin technologies and ammunition on...more