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USTR Releases Final Section 301 Modifications in Four-Year Review

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On September 13, 2024, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) released the text of a Federal Register notice explaining the final modifications that will be made as a result of the statutory four-year review of...more

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Pre-Election Analysis: International Trade

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As the 2024 US general election approaches, international trade has emerged as a pivotal issue, with presidential candidates Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump navigating a complex web of global...more

Adams and Reese LLP

International Compliance Digest – August 2024

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August was another robust month in international trade that further signifies the need for corporations to invest in effective compliance programs. For starters, the DOJ unveiled a new program that incentivizes corporate...more

Braumiller Law Group, PLLC

August 2024 Newsletter

This is the first of a three-part series about the USMCA joint review process, focusing on China, Mexico, and competing visions of a “worker-centered” trade policy. Part one introduces the USMCA joint review process and...more

Flaster Greenberg PC

Russia Uses Fertilizer Exports To Evade Natural Gas Sanctions

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After Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022, Western countries enacted a series of embargoes against Russian goods and raw materials, including natural gas and oil, that many did not think possible or implementable given...more

Braumiller Law Group, PLLC

Hot Topics in International Trade - August 2024 - New Presidential Proclamations – Section 232 Duties on Certain Steel and...

On July 10, 2024, the President issued two Presidential Proclamations related to the imposition of Section 232 duties on certain steel and aluminum products from Mexico. The first establishes a “melt and pour” requirement...more

Husch Blackwell LLP

July 2024 Trade Law Updates

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In Husch Blackwell’s July 2024 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

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Significant UK Court of Appeal Decision Confirms the Applicability of the UK’s Proceeds of Crime Legislation to Illegality in...

The UK Court of Appeal recently held that the National Crime Agency’s decision not to investigate whether cotton goods manufactured in China and imported to the UK were the product of forced labour was unlawful — a decision...more

K2 Integrity

Red Sea Shipping Crisis: Seven Months On

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On 26 June 2024, K2 Integrity, Fieldfisher, and Al Tamimi & Company hosted a webinar discussing the far-reaching consequences on global trade, security, and economic stability of the Red Sea shipping crisis. The conversation...more

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US Announces New Tariffs on Chinese-Origin Goods, With an Exclusion Process

On May 14, 2024, President Joe Biden announced that he had directed the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) to add or increase tariffs on a range of goods originating from China, including electric vehicles (EVs),...more

Foley Hoag LLP

Developments in U.S. International Trade Laws Since the Start of 2023 and What to Expect for the Rest of 2024

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Throughout 2023 and early 2024, we continue to witness deepening geopolitical and economic divides globally. The U.S. and its allies (most significantly the EU and the G7), spurred on by Russia’s war in Ukraine, continue to...more

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC

CFIUS Update: Larger Penalties, Sharper Monitoring

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On April 11, the U.S. Treasury Department promulgated a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) amending the regulations that govern the operations of the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) to increase...more

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House Bill Proposes to End Funding for State Department Programs Involved with Forced Labor in China

The U.S. House of Representatives recently passed a new measure, H.R. 4039, which would prohibit any funding for programs within the State Department and the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) that involve...more

Braumiller Law Group, PLLC

Hot Topics in International Trade - April 2024 - De Minimis An Ever-Growing Problem of De Maximus Proportion

From Wikipedia: De minimis is a Latin expression meaning “pertaining to minimal things”, normally in the terms de minimis non curat praetor. (“The praetor does not concern himself with trifles”) or de minimis non curat lex...more

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

Congress Sets Sights on Limiting Access to Chinese Biotech Companies

The BIOSECURE Act would prohibit federal agencies from contracting with, extending loans to, or awarding grants to, any company with existing or pending agreements with identified biotechnology companies. This limits funding...more

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As the (Customs and Trade) World Turns: March 2024

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Welcome to the first issue of “As the (Customs and Trade) World Turns,” our new monthly newsletter where we compile essential updates from the customs and trade world over the past month. We bring you the most recent and...more

Lowenstein Sandler LLP

Trade Matters - Lowenstein Sandler's Global Trade & National Security Newsletter - February 14, 2024

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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

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC

International Trade Enforcement Roundup – January 2024 Update

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

Braumiller Law Group, PLLC

Braumiller Law Group & Braumiller Consulting Group February 2024 newsletter

Last June (2023), in response to a ruling request from Your Special Delivery Services Specialty Logistics (YSDS), Customs and Border Protection (CBP) issued HQ H324098, clarifying what it means to be an “owner or purchaser”...more

Cozen O'Connor

Cozen Currents: 2024's Home-Grown Geopolitical Risks

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The Cozen Lens- • A second term for former President Trump would mean the return of his “America First” foreign policy, including its resulting geopolitical uncertainty. • President Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping...more

White & Case LLP

Taiwanese companies in a world of “clubs” and “fences”

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The relatively open cross-border flow of goods, services, capital, people and data that characterized the past four decades of globalization is giving way to a new era of "clubs" and "fences." Clubs form when countries agree...more

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Taiwan: Adapting to ongoing macroeconomic and regulatory uncertainty

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The past two years have witnessed significant geopolitical fracturing and macroeconomic difficulties that continue to hamper certain dealmaking. Several sectors have posted transactional lows throughout 2023, and persistent...more

Braumiller Law Group, PLLC

November 2023 Newsletter

In recent years, the global spotlight has illuminated the grave concerns surrounding human rights violations within China's Xinjiang region, particularly those impacting the Uyghur population. The Uyghur Forced Labor...more

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Hot Topics in International Trade - November 2023 - The Domino Effect: What Would an Invasion of Taiwan Mean for Global Trade

Tensions are escalating in the South China Sea, a vital maritime route for international trade. Taiwan remains at the center of this conflict and in an increasingly interconnected world, the prospect of a Taiwan invasion has...more

Husch Blackwell LLP

August 2023 Trade Law Update

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In Husch Blackwell’s August 2023 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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