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Navigating Vietnam’s Labor Revolution: What Employers Need to Know About Potential New Trade Union Law

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As global manufacturers pivot away from China and set their sights on Vietnam, the country’s labor and employment landscape is rapidly changing. This surge in demand from Europe and the U.S. has not only sparked economic...more

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U.S. Government Plans to Restrict Low-Value Imports Under De Minimis Exemption

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Under the current de minimis rule, shipments with an aggregate value up to $800 per day per person can be imported free of duties and taxes, except for antidumping and countervailing duties and taxes collected by other...more

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Canada Border Services Agency Publishes Update of Trade Verification Priorities

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The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) has released an updated list of trade compliance verification priorities effective July 2024. The CBSA periodically sets verification priorities which reflect its evaluation of the...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Which Clubs Do You Belong to? Opportunities and Challenges for Businesses in a World That Is Getting Clubbier

A few weeks ago, The Economist published an excellent article that drew a contrast between the trade protectionism dominating U.S. politics and the more proactive trade agendas being pursued by other countries, such as the...more

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The PROVE IT Act

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The Providing Reliable, Objective, Verifiable Emissions Intensity and Transparency Act, or the PROVE IT Act, is a bipartisan act aimed at enhancing the transparency and accountability of global carbon emissions. Introduced by...more

Braumiller Law Group, PLLC

Hot Topics in International Trade - August 2024 - A Head Scratcher

US Customs & Border Protection (CBP) Headquarters ruling H327577 of May 8, 2024 dealt with an unusual set of circumstances and produced some unusual results. The ruling involved a plant fertilizer product sold under the...more

Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck

AGOA Forum Provides Growth and Opportunity for Nations and Industry

Between July 24–26, trade ministers, members of the diplomatic corps and other stakeholders came to Washington, D.C., for the annual African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) Forum. This year’s forum, “Beyond 2025:...more

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Amendments to Canada’s Export Control List: Addition of Quantum Computing and Advanced Semiconductors

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On July 20, 2024, an Order Amending Canada’s Export Control List (ECL) (SOR/2024-112, or the Order) came into effect. This amendment adds five new controls under Item 5506 of the ECL, extending Canada's export regulation of...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Will the WTO Survive a Change of Administration?

The World Trade Organization (WTO) experienced some of its most challenging times during the first Trump administration. While the Biden administration has been relatively kinder to the WTO, it still remains critical of the...more

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Chinese Premier's Australia Visit – Key Takeaways for Business

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In June 2024, China's premier Li Qiang (the head of government and the second most senior Chinese government official) visited Australia, marking the first time in seven years that a Chinese premier has visited the country....more

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Federal Court Enjoins Ban on LNG Export Permitting

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In Louisiana et al v. Biden et al a federal district court granted relief to 16 states by enjoining the DOE’s pause in considering LNG export permits. The relief is not permanent. It means that the plaintiff-states have a...more

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Economic Outlook: Saving, Investment and Productivity Growth - 2024 Mid-Year

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Discussions with investors in Asia, Europe and the United States provide valuable insight into the state of Canada’s economy. Views reflect reality and perception. Both matter. Investors universally envy our potential, our...more

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Geneva Insights - June 2024

International Geneva – A global governance ecosystem of over 40 international organizations, 178 country representations and 700+ non-governmental organizations. International competition lawyers and policy-makers gather to...more

Holland & Knight LLP

Treasury Department, IRS Issue Final Rules Under Clean Vehicle Tax Credits

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The Federal Register on May 6, 2024, published final regulations issued by the U.S. Department of the Treasury and IRS under the clean vehicle tax credits found at Sections 25E (previously owned clean vehicles) and 30D (clean...more

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Treasury Department and IRS Issue Final Regulations on the Electric Vehicle Credits Under Section 30D of the Internal Revenue Code

The Final Regulations provide relief with respect to “impracticable-to-trace” battery materials. The new guidance provides additional detail for the transition rule applicable to qualified manufacturers, including as...more

Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

Mexico prevails in first USMCA RRM panel decision: What happened and what could happen next?

U.S. loses first RRM case heard by a panel. But how did the panel reach this conclusion? What could happen next in this case? And what does this mean for future cases and for the RRM? For a refresher on the RRM, check out my...more

Baker Donelson

Final Regulations on Tax Credits for Electric Vehicles: No Time to Relax

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The Treasury finalized regulations for the Clean Vehicle Credit under I.R.C. Section 30D. These regulations are effective July 5, 2024. The Section 30D credit, up to $7,500, applies to new electric or fuel cell vehicles...more

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Treasury Department Releases Final Regulations on Clean Vehicle Credits Under Sections 25E, 30D

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The U.S. Department of the Treasury and IRS released final regulations on May 3, 2024, on Clean Vehicle Credits under Sections 25E and 30D of the Internal Revenue Code. Among other areas, the regulations provide final...more

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Mexico Increases Import Duties on Multiple Products By 5% to 50%

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On April 22, Mexico increased import duties to 544 tariff lines ranging between 5% and 50%. The increase will be enforced for two years, ending in April 2026....more

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Increased Tariffs on Imports of Selected Products

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As an additional measure to those taken last year, the Federal Government again modified the Law of General Import and Export Taxes (Ley de los Impuestos Generales de Importación y Exportación) in order to provide fair...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

The End of the World Order and the Rise of Trade Regulation

Author and futurist Peter Zeihan recently asserted that President Joe Biden has presided over “the most protectionist administration the United States has had in at least a century.” And Donald Trump reportedly plans to...more

Cozen O'Connor

The State AG Report – 3.28.2024

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Here are curated AG and federal regulatory news stories highlighting key areas in which state and federal regulators’ decisions are having an impact across the US: •DOJ and State AGs Attempt to Take a Bite Out of Apple - ...more

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Trade policy vital for sustainability despite questions

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From tariffs on high carbon goods to technical regulations that set emissions targets, well-designed trade policy is critical to deliver Net Zero. But there is growing debate over whether such measures are compatible with...more

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Implications of US Department of Energy Decision to ‘Pause’ Authorizations of Liquefied Natural Gas Exports May Extend Beyond...

On January 26, 2024, the Biden-Harris Administration announced that it would place a temporary “pause” on pending decisions to export liquefied natural gas (LNG) to countries with which the United States has not entered into...more

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Biden Administration Pauses Review of Non-FTA LNG Export Applications

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On January 26, 2024, the Biden Administration announced a temporary pause on all pending applications seeking authorization under Section 3 of the Natural Gas Act to export liquefied natural gas (LNG) to non-Free Trade...more

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