Welcome to the June 2024 issue of “As the (Customs and Trade) World Turns,” our monthly newsletter where we compile essential updates from the customs and trade world over the past month. We bring you the most recent and...more
6/18/2024
/ Anti-Dumping Duty ,
Automotive Industry ,
CFIUS ,
Countervailing Duties ,
Customs and Border Protection ,
De Minimis Claims ,
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) ,
Enforcement ,
Forced Labor ,
Globally Harmonized System ,
Supply Chain ,
U.S. Commerce Department ,
United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) ,
USTR ,
Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA)
In the last few years, changes to the United States enforcement stance on the forced labor import ban authorized by 19 U.S.C. § 1307 and passage of the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA) have fundamentally changed the...more
3/7/2024
/ CAATSA ,
Child Labor ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Corporate Social Responsibility ,
Customs and Border Protection ,
Department of Defense (DOD) ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Due Diligence ,
Economic Sanctions ,
Enforcement ,
Forced Labor ,
Human Rights ,
Human Trafficking ,
Imports ,
Multinationals ,
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Retaliation ,
Supply Chain ,
Trade Bans ,
Trade Retaliation ,
Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA) ,
Withhold Release Orders (WROs)
Longstanding concerns on Capitol Hill about certain “outbound” activities conducted by U.S. companies and investors, particularly in the technology sector, both in China as well as outside of China with a China nexus, have...more
7/1/2022
/ CFIUS ,
China ,
Defense Production Act ,
Federal Funding ,
Jurisdiction ,
National Security ,
Penalties ,
Popular ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Supply Chain ,
Trade Secrets