Key Highlights -
..Review the UFLPA Strategy and CBP Operational Guidance for Importers;
..Conduct supply chain due diligence and instate reliable measures to prevent the use of forced labor;
..and Maintain recommended...more
8/11/2022
/ China ,
Compliance ,
Customs and Border Protection ,
Entity List ,
Forced Labor ,
Human Rights ,
Importers ,
Imports ,
New Guidance ,
Popular ,
Supply Chain ,
Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA)
The Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA) was signed into law by President Biden on December 23, 2021. The UFLPA creates a rebuttable presumption that “any goods, wares, articles, and merchandise mined, produced, or...more
5/11/2022
/ Biden Administration ,
China ,
Compliance ,
Customs and Border Protection ,
Forced Labor ,
Imports ,
Public Comment ,
Public Hearing ,
Supply Chain ,
US Trade Policies ,
Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA)
Global supply chains have been greatly disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic, sending companies scrambling to find both new sources of supplies and new customers for their products. But even as businesses struggle to find their...more
7/16/2020
/ Compliance ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Due Diligence ,
Economic Sanctions ,
Exports ,
Humanitarian Assistance ,
Infectious Diseases ,
Manufacturers ,
National Security ,
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) ,
SDN List ,
Supply Chain
On August 19, 2019, the Department of Commerce Bureau of Industry and Security (“BIS”) announced that it has added 46 additional Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. (However, although these restrictions make it harder for U.S....more
8/29/2019
/ Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) ,
Entity List ,
Export Administration Regulations (EAR) ,
Export Controls ,
Exports ,
Foreign Policy ,
General Licenses ,
Huawei ,
Manufacturers ,
National Security ,
Prohibited Transactions ,
Supply Chain ,
Technology Sector ,
Telecommunications ,
U.S. Commerce Department
The first half of 2018 has seen the United States place sweeping import tariffs on steel and aluminum products, and on thousands of Chinese products. In response, China, the European Union, Canada and other countries have...more
8/8/2018
/ Aluminum Sales ,
China ,
Competition ,
Exports ,
Imports ,
Manufacturers ,
Public Comment ,
Section 232 ,
Section 301 ,
Steel Industry ,
Supply Chain ,
Tariffs ,
Trade Relations ,
Trump Administration ,
US Trade Policies ,
USTR