On January 23, 2020, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (“BIS”) and the U.S. Department of State issued two final rules, available here and here. The final rules outlined the removal of...more
6/9/2021
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Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) ,
Commerce Control List ,
Export Administration Regulations (EAR) ,
Exports ,
Federal Register ,
Firearms ,
ITAR ,
Software ,
Technology Sector ,
U.S. Commerce Department ,
US Department of State
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
3/23/2021
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Critical Infrastructure Sectors ,
Digital Currency ,
Executive Orders ,
Foreign Adversaries ,
Goods or Services ,
Information and Communication Technology (ICT) ,
National Security ,
Secretary of Commerce ,
Subpoenas ,
Trump Administration ,
U.S. Commerce Department
The merging of Hong Kong with China with respect to Hong Kong’s treatment under the Export Administration Regulations (“EAR”) is now reflected in the Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security’s Hong Kong...more
On February 1, 2021, the military of Burma (Myanmar) in an unanticipated coup d’état installed General Min Aung Hlaing as leader and detained the country’s top elected leaders, including the President and Prime Minister. In...more
On January 19, 2021, the U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) published a long-awaited interim final rule to address the use of goods or services sourced from “foreign adversaries” in the U.S. supply chain for information...more
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
On January 14, 2021, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (“BIS”) announced that it has amended the Export Administration Regulations (“EAR”) to formally implement the rescission of Sudan’s...more
The U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (“BIS”) has issued a final rule amending the Export Administration Regulations (“EAR”) to add 77 entities to the Entity List. This rule took effect on Friday,...more
The U.S. Department of State (“State Department”) announced the imposition of sanctions on Turkey’s Presidency of Defense Industries (“SSB”) pursuant to Section 231 of the Countering America’s Adversaries Through Sanctions...more
12/21/2020
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Directorate of Defense Trade Controls (DDTC) ,
Export Administration Regulations (EAR) ,
ITAR ,
List of Specified Persons (LSP) ,
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) ,
Russia ,
Sanctions ,
Turkey ,
U.S. Commerce Department ,
U.S. Treasury ,
US State Departments
The U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (“BIS”) recently issued a final rule, effective November 18, 2020, which revises certain provisions of the Export Administration Regulations (“EAR”) to...more
The U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (“BIS”) issued a final rule effective October 29, 2020 amending Section 742.4(b)(7) of the Export Administration Regulations (“EAR”) to revise the license...more
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
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
A federal judge for the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia dismissed FedEx Corporation’s challenge to the U.S. Department of Commerce’s (Commerce) Export Administration Regulations (EAR). Specifically, FedEx...more
The U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (“BIS”) recently published an Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (“ANPRM”) regarding the identification and review of controls for certain “foundational...more
The U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (“BIS”) has announced that it is further restricting access by Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd. and its designated non-U.S. affiliates (“Huawei”) to U.S.-produced...more
The U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (“BIS”) recently announced the addition of 32 Chinese companies and 1 Chinese government agency to the Entity List, citing connections to items for military...more
The Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (“BIS”) issued a Federal Register Notice which is due to be published on May, 19, 2020, inviting comments from interested parties on its investigation regarding the...more
UPDATED: April 1, 2020 – Several U.S. executive branch agencies along with federal courts are instituting significant operational changes. These changes have either already been implemented or are anticipated at the U.S....more
In Husch Blackwell’s February 2020 Trade Law Newsletter, you’ll learn about the following updates in international trade and supply chain law:
•USTR announces increase in Section 301 tariffs for aircraft-
•Section 232...more
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
2/4/2020
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Export Controls ,
Imports ,
International Trade Commission (ITC) ,
Tariffs ,
Trade Relations ,
Trade Wars ,
Trump Administration ,
U.S. Commerce Department ,
United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) ,
US Trade Policies
On Thursday, January 23, 2020, the U.S. Department of State – Directorate of Defense Trade Controls (“DDTC”) and U.S. Commerce Department – Bureau of Industry and Security (“BIS”) published new coordinated final rules which...more
In Husch Blackwell’s December 2019 Trade Law Newsletter, you’ll learn about the following updates in international trade and supply chain law.
•USMCA Passes House, Setting Stage for Vote in the Senate in 2020
•U.S.-China...more
As we discussed in a recent client alert, the U.S. Department of Commerce recently issued a proposed rule (the “Proposed Rule”) which intends to give the U.S. Secretary of Commerce the authority to block, unwind or modify...more
Key Points-
A recently proposed U.S. Department of Commerce rule would empower the Secretary of Commerce to prohibit information and communications technology or services transactions with “foreign adversaries” on a...more