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A new digital VAT registration tool has been launched by HMRC that can be used to help businesses work out the effects of registering for VAT. The launch of the tool known as the VAT Registration Estimator came about...more
On June 28th the UK Court of Appeal confirmed that payment of genuine value for goods received within a supply chain does not prevent companies from committing money laundering offences if the source of these goods is tainted...more
Since the inception of the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA), importers globally have started to become acutely aware of potential forced labor risks hidden beneath intricate supply chains....more
Part II: Ticket to Ride- With elevated interest rates and rising labor and supply costs, many U.S. companies are looking for additional sources of capital to continue growing their businesses. Companies with asset-based...more
Relying on a recent Michigan Supreme Court opinion, the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals recently reversed a preliminary injunction requiring an auto supplier to supply products, holding that the parties’ purchase order...more
On 23 April 2024, the European Parliament approved the much-anticipated regulation banning products made with forced labour from entering the EU market (the ‘Forced Labour Ban’). The approved text builds on the provisions of...more
On March 1, 2024, Chairman of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party (“CCP”) (the “Select Committee”), Mike Gallagher (R-WI-8), issued a statement...more
In our previous article in the Supply Chain Survival Series, we discussed what constitutes a breach of contract and whether a breach allows you to suspend performance until the breach is cured. Assuming that a contract has...more
The Department of Defense, General Services Administration, and National Aeronautics and Space Administration have issued a final rule (the “Final Rule”) that amends the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to maximize...more
On April 10, 2024, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (“CBP”) issued a Withhold Release Order (“WRO”) on a Chinese company, Shanghai Select Safety Products Co., Ltd. (“Shanghai Select”) and its two subsidiaries, Select...more
On March 5, 2024, the European Parliament and the Council of the European Union reached a "political agreement" on a Regulation prohibiting products made with forced labour ("the EU Forced Labour Regulation" or "the EUFLR")...more
On 9 June 2023, the European Union published Regulation (EU) 2023/1115 on the making available on the Union market and the export from the Union of certain commodities and products associated with deforestation and forest...more
Share on Twitter Print Share by Email Share Back to top In recent years, viral videos featuring a surprising topic have racked up millions of views on social media. Not videos of a celebrity doing something outrageous, a...more
News recently published by multiple media outlets suggest that certain subcomponents incorporated into a variety of Volkswagen-owned vehicles—including cars manufactured by luxe brands Porsche, Bentley and Audi—were sourced...more
We have received multiple requests to provide guidance regarding the critically important area of the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA). Because of the recency of the UFLPA, which went into effect on June 21, 2021,...more
On December 22, 2023, President Biden signed the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 into law after bipartisan congressional majorities approved the bill earlier in the month. The annual bill authorizes...more
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (“CBP” or “Customs”) is the U.S. agency tasked with addressing import compliance risks and evaluating internal compliance controls implemented by importing companies. Pursuant to 19 U.S.C. §...more
On December 20, 2023, the Government of Canada issued long-awaited guidance on reporting requirements (“Guidance”) under the Fighting Against Forced Labour and Child Labour in Supply Chains Act, S.C. 2023, c. 9 (“the Act”)....more
The UK announced that it will require importers to pay a carbon levy on certain goods imported from countries with a lower or no carbon price. Covered goods under the UK’s carbon border adjustment mechanism (CBAM) likely...more
New guidance from the Biden Administration mandates that freight forwarders are responsible for complying with trade sanctions and export compliance. On December 11, 2023, the Biden Administration released a 10-page sanctions...more
On September 27, 2023, environmental law organization ClientEarth released a report highlighting the growing potential for legal risk associated with biodiversity loss in the agriculture and seafood sectors, the currently...more
I recently had the opportunity to visit with Cally Edgren, a Senior Director of the Regulatory Expert team at Assent, who has nearly three decades of experience in manufacturing and has dedicated her career to helping...more
In our previous articles in the Supply Chain Survival Series, we discussed when a party’s failure to perform may (or may not) be excused by a contractual force majeure provision or by the common law doctrines of...more
The EU's new Deforestation Regulation requires companies trading in cattle, cocoa, coffee, oil palm, rubber, soya and wood, as well as products derived from these commodities, to conduct extensive diligence on the value chain...more