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Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

The Impact of New Tariffs on U.S. Government Contractors

As global trade policies shift, U.S. government contractors must navigate the evolving landscape of tariffs and their implications. The recent introduction of new tariffs by the federal government has significant consequences...more

Braumiller Law Group, PLLC

Hot Topics in International Trade - February 2024 - What is the “First Sale” Rule and How Does it Affect Me?

Carol works in import compliance for Acme Corporation. Her customs broker advises her of a shipment from Kung Pao Industrial Company in China and asks for clearance instructions. Carol has never heard of Kung Pao Industrial...more

White & Case LLP

US Congress Reintroduces Bill to Restrict Imports Linked to Illegal Deforestation

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On December 1, 2023, members of the US House of Representatives and Senate introduced a bill that would prohibit the import of products made from commodities produced on illegally deforested land. The bill, the "Fostering...more

Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck

The Biden Administration’s Moves to Take on China

The past decade has seen a pattern shift with how the U.S. views China, and our corresponding actions have changed the U.S.-Sino relationship from competition to adversarial. The U.S. believes China has acted counter to...more

Dorsey & Whitney LLP

President Biden Signs New Law Requiring U.S. Blockage of All Imports Made Wholly or Partly in Xinjiang, China

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President Biden signed into law on December 23 legislation that will, for the first time, require U.S. Customs and Border Protection (“CBP”) to detain all imports that are made wholly or partly in the Xinjiang Uyghur...more

Wiley Rein LLP

[Webinar] National Security Concerns in International Supply Chains: New Laws, Policies, and Funding - April 13th, 2:00 pm - 3:00...

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The United States, China, and multiple nations are implementing new laws, policies, and funding to address supply chain security. Such changes may greatly impact international trade flows and compliance requirements for...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Executive Order on Drones Expands to North Korea, Iran, and Russia

Last week, the Executive Order on Protecting the United States from Certain Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) expanded the U.S.-China drone controversy to North Korea, Iran, and Russia....more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Executive Order on Essential Medicines: A Timeline and Overview of Key Provisions

On August 6, President Trump issued an Executive Order (EO) titled “Ensuring Essential Medicines, Medical Countermeasures and Critical Inputs Are Made in the United States.” The far-reaching EO seeks to ensure the domestic...more

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New EU-Vietnam FTA Enters into Force

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A new landmark free trade agreement between Vietnam and the European Union entered into force on 1 August 2020.  The agreement provides expansive preferential treatment for both goods and services, recognition and protection...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

The Evolution of TAA Compliance Post-Energizer – “Substantially Transformed” Has Substantially Changed

Trade Agreements Act compliance changed fundamentally three years ago. Or, so we thought on December 7, 2016, when the U.S. Court of International Trade (“CIT”), the appellate body for country of origin determinations issued...more

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U.S., Mexico, Canada Agree to Update NAFTA

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After more than a year of sometimes contentious negotiations, the United States, Mexico, and Canada (the “Parties”) reached an agreement late Sunday night to revise the North American Free Trade Agreement (“NAFTA”)—renaming...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Russia Prepares Sweeping Retaliatory Measures for U.S. Sanctions

On April 13, 2018, a Draft Law "On Retaliation Measures (Countermeasures) for Unfriendly Actions by the United States of America and/or Other Foreign States" (the "Draft Law") was introduced in the Russian State Duma (the...more

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

More Coffee Please: CBP Rules That Coffee’s Country Of Origin Is Determined By Where Beans Are Roasted — Not Where Raw Beans...

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Seyfarth Synopsis: U.S. Customs & Border Protection recently issued a Final Determination that the coffee roasting process “substantially transforms” raw coffee for purposes of country-of-origin determinations and U.S....more

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