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After 9th Circuit Mandate BIS Formally Assumes Jurisdiction Over 3D Printed Firearms Technology And Software

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

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

BIS Updates Hong Kong Recordkeeping FAQs Consistent With Removal Of Hong Kong From EAR Country Chart

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

U.S. Imposes Targeted Sanctions And Export Restrictions On Burma In Response To Military Coup

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

Commerce Publishes Interim Final Rule Addressing “Foreign Adversaries” In ICTS Supply Chain

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

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

BIS Amends EAR To Implement Rescission Of Sudan’s State Sponsor Of Terrorism Designation

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

BIS Adds Over 70 New Entities To The Entity List, Including SMIC

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

U.S. Sanctions Turkey’s Defense Procurement Entity Over Its Purchase Of Russian Missile System

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

BIS Amends EAR To Implement Export Enforcement Provisions Of Export Control Reform Act

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

BIS Amends License Review Policy For National Security Controlled Items Destined For China, Venezuela, And Russia

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

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

D.C. Federal Judge Rules EAR Does Not Infringe FedEx’s Rights

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

BIS Seeks Comments On Identifying “Foundational Technologies”

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

U.S. Adds 38 New Huawei Affiliates To Entity List While Again Expanding Foreign-Produced Direct Product Rule

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

BIS Adds 33 Chinese Entities To The Entity List, Citing Human Rights Abuses

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

BIS Announces The Opportunity To Submit Comments In The Section 232 Investigation On Imports Of Steel For Electrical Transformers

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

Key U.S. Agencies And Federal Courts Handling International Trade And Trade-Related Matters Begin To Adjust To COVID-19 Concerns

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

February 2020 Trade Law Update

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

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

Certain Firearms, Ammunition And Accessories To Undergo Export Regulation Update

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

December 2019 Trade Law Update

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

Commerce Department Extends Comment Period For Foreign Adversary ICTS Rule

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

Commerce Proposed Rule Could Restrict Tech & Data Transactions Involving Foreign Counterparties

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

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