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Commerce Subpoenas Chinese Companies As ICTS Rules Take Effect

Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo recently announced that the Department of Commerce (“Commerce”) had served subpoenas on multiple Chinese companies that provide information and communications technology and services...more

Commerce Department Publishes Interim Final ICTS "Foreign Adversary" Rules

Key Point: New rules will impact the use of equipment and digital services sourced from China and other “foreign adversaries” in a wide variety of transactions and activities that potentially pose a risk to U.S. national...more

Sudan’s Sponsor Of Terrorism Designation Officially Rescinded

The U.S. Department of State announced that Sudan’s designation as a “State Sponsor of Terrorism” has been officially rescinded effective December 14, 2020. In October, the President notified Congress that Sudan’s designation...more

Executive Order Prohibits U.S. Persons From Investing In “Communist Chinese Military Companies”

President Trump issued an Executive Order (“E.O.”) on November 12, 2020 titled “Addressing the Threat from Securities Investments that Finance Communist Chinese Military Companies.” The E.O., which will be published in the...more

White House Rescinds Sudan’s State Sponsor Of Terrorism Designation, Continues National Emergency

On November 2, 2020, the White House released a notice continuing the national emergency with respect to Sudan declared in Executive Order 13067 of 1997. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo issued a press statement clarifying...more

U.S. Moves To Block Conventional Arms Sales To Iran

President Trump issued an Executive Order on September 21, 2020 which, effective immediately, imposes secondary sanctions on the transfer and sale of certain conventional arms shipments and the supply of related services to...more

U.S. Scheduled Bans On TikTok And WeChat Apps Delayed

China-based smartphone apps, TikTok and WeChat, have each received a reprieve from the respective bans, which were originally ordered by President Trump on August 6, 2020 against both parties and were scheduled to take effect...more

U.S. Moves To Ban TikTok And WeChat Apps Amid U.S.-China Tensions

On August 6, 2020, the White House issued two (2) Executive Orders (“EO”) banning the popular China-based social media app TikTok and the messaging and electronic payments app WeChat. Both orders are scheduled to take effect...more

Commerce Announces Revocation of License Exception CIV And New Rules To Further Restrict Transactions With China, Russia And...

On Tuesday, April 28, 2020, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (“BIS”) issued two new final rules scheduled to take effect on June 29, 2020, which will implement amendments to the U.S. Export...more

Federal Circuit Weighs In On Trade Agreements Act Compliance And The Meaning Of “Manufacture”

Sorting through domestic preference requirements applicable to government contracts is no simple task. Different agencies like the DOD, FTA, FAA, FHWA, have their own rules applicable to certain programs. Exceptions from...more

January 2020 Trade Law Update

In Husch Blackwell’s January 2020 Trade Law Newsletter, you’ll learn about the following updates in international trade and supply chain law. President Trump Signs USMCA- Expansion of Section 232 Steel and Aluminum...more

Trump Administration Announces 25% Tariffs On Finished Steel Products And 10% Tariffs On Aluminum Products

In a surprise announcement after hours on Friday January 24, 2020, the White House announced that it plans to impose an additional 25 percent tariff on some steel articles and 10 percent on some aluminum articles starting...more

Trump Administration Expands Iran Sanctions To New Sectors In Recent Executive Order

In a January 14th Executive Order, President Trump expanded sanctions on Iran after a ballistic missile attack on two American military bases in Iraq. Executive Order 13902 expands secondary sanctions on Iran to capture...more

U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) Passes Senate

Today, the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) passed the U.S. Senate by a vote of 89 to 10. While some Senators expressed disapproval over the deal for various reasons, passage of the USMCA enjoyed a great deal of...more

U.S. And China Reach “Phase One” Agreement To Resolve Trade War

After a long period of negotiation, Vice Minister Wang Shouwen of China’s Commerce Ministry announced on December 13, 2019 that the U.S. and China have agreed to “phase one” of an agreement to bring an end to the trade war...more

Trump Administration And House Democrats Reach Agreement To Move USMCA Forward

On December 10, 2019, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi stated in a press conference that Democrats had reached an agreement with the Trump Administration on the new U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (“USMCA”) intended as a NAFTA update,...more

Trump Administration To Restore Section 232 Steel And Aluminum Tariffs On Argentina And Brazil

President Trump unexpectedly announced via Twitter on Monday, December 02, 2019 that the 25% Section 232 steel and aluminum tariffs that were enforced globally in 2018 would be reinstated on imports from Argentina and Brazil,...more

Trump Administration Grants 90-Day Extension Of TGL For Companies Doing Business With Huawei

The U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (“BIS”) announced on Monday, November 18, 2019 the issuance of a new 90-day extension which will allow U.S. companies to continue doing business with Huawei...more

U.S. And China Agree To Gradually Eliminate Tariffs

Doubts over the progress of negotiations between the U.S. and China have been raised today as President Trump announced that the U.S. has not agreed to roll back tariffs as part of an agreement to end the trade dispute,...more

President Trump Imposes Sanctions Against Turkey For Its Syria Offensive

On October 14, 2019, President Trump announced via Twitter his intention to authorize sanctions against Turkey and “any persons contributing to Turkey’s destabilizing actions in northeast Syria.” The announcement followed...more

September 2019 Trade Law Update

In Husch Blackwell’s September 2019 Trade Newsletter you’ll find international trade and supply chain updates including presidential actions, U.S. Department of Commerce Decisions, U.S. International Trade Commission...more

August Trade Law Update: Presidential Actions

President Trump Announces Tariffs on $300 Billion of Chinese Products- On Thursday, August 1, 2019, President Trump announced via twitter an additional 10% tariff on $300 billion worth of Chinese products (“List 4”). This...more

President Trump Announces Increases To Tariff Rate On Products From China

On August 23, 2019, President Trump announced via Twitter that the tariff rates on Lists 1, 2, and 3, worth approximately $250 billion worth of goods imported from China, will increase from 25% duty to 30% beginning October...more

Trump Administration And BIS Announce Willingness To Issue Huawei Export Licenses; Criteria For Issuing Such Licenses Still...

As previously reported in our International Trade Insights blog, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (“BIS”) added Chinese telecommunications giant Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd. (“Huawei”) and...more

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