Please be advised of a recent joint announcement from Department of the Treasury/U.S. Customs and Border Protection regarding a Temporary Final Rule (the “Rule”) suspending the deposit of certain estimated import duties...more
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS AND TRADE - Dispute Resolution - WTO: The U.S. filed an objection against China at the World Trade Organization (WTO) for the $7 billion worth of retaliatory levies against U.S. exports to China (34 ITR...more
11/20/2018
/ CAATSA ,
China ,
Economic Sanctions ,
EU ,
Exports ,
Imports ,
Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) ,
NDAA ,
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) ,
Trade Policy ,
Trade Relations ,
WTO
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS AND TRADE - Agriculture - U.S.: The Administration is seeking authorization to impose about $350 million duties in trade retaliation against Indonesia through the WTO alleging that Indonesia has not...more
9/12/2018
/ Agricultural Sector ,
Anti-Dumping Duty ,
Copyright ,
Court of International Trade ,
Export Administration Regulations (EAR) ,
Exports ,
ICSID ,
Imports ,
Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act ,
Trade Policy ,
Trademarks ,
WTO
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS AND TRADE - Dumping - U.S.: Imports of a type of polyester from Asia will face new anti-dumping duties of up to 50% under a recent International Trade Commission (ITC) ruling issued on July 19, 2018 ...more
8/8/2018
/ Anti-Dumping Duty ,
Anti-Money Laundering ,
Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) ,
Canada ,
China ,
Countervailing Duties ,
CPTPP ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Economic Sanctions ,
Export Controls ,
FIRRMA ,
Imports ,
International Trade Commission (ITC) ,
Iran Sanctions ,
Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) ,
NDAA ,
Russia ,
Steel Industry ,
Tariffs ,
Trade Expansion Act of 1962 ,
U.S. Commerce Department ,
UK
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS AND TRADE - Trade Policy - E.U.: The E.U. gave approval to the imposition of a 10% levy against a $3.2 billion worth of imports from the United States on a range of products in retaliation for the 25%...more
7/12/2018
/ Aluminum Sales ,
Anti-Dumping Duty ,
Anti-Money Laundering ,
Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) ,
China ,
Countervailing Duties ,
EU ,
FIRRMA ,
Imports ,
NDAA ,
Steel Industry ,
Tariffs ,
Trump Administration ,
UK ,
WTO
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS AND TRADE - Data Privacy - EU: The European Union (EU) brought into force the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) effective May 25, 2018 significantly enhancing the right of an individual to...more
6/15/2018
/ Anti-Corruption ,
Anti-Dumping Duty ,
Countervailing Duties ,
Court of International Trade ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Protection ,
EU ,
Export Controls ,
Exports ,
FCC ,
FIRRMA ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
Imports ,
ITAR ,
Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) ,
National Security ,
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) ,
Personal Data ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
PIPA ,
Popular ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Stored Communications Act ,
Tariffs ,
U.S. Commerce Department ,
Universal Service Fund ,
WTO
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS AND TRADE
Dispute Resolution -
WTO:
The World Trade Organization (WTO) rejected the request of Canada to dismiss the Brazilian dispute over the alleged use by Canada of more than $3 billion in...more
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS AND TRADE -
Dispute Resolution -
WTO:
The World Trade Organization (WTO) Appellate Panel ruled that Russia must remove its anti-dumping duties levied on European Union (EU) vans...more
4/11/2018
/ Acquisitions ,
Anti-Corruption ,
Anti-Dumping Duty ,
Anti-Money Laundering ,
CFIUS ,
China ,
Court of International Trade ,
Customs and Border Protection ,
Cybersecurity ,
Digital Currency ,
EU ,
Export Controls ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
Imports ,
International Trade Commission (ITC) ,
Patents ,
Tariffs ,
Trade Policy ,
USTR ,
WTO
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS AND TRADE -
Data Protection -
EU: -
Companies may continue to rely on binding corporate rules to transfer data outside of the EU after the new privacy regime takes effect in May 2018...more
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS AND TRADE -
Dumping -
WTO:
World Trade Organization (WTO) found that China continues to impose illegal duties on imports of U.S. poultry broiler products since its initial ruling in...more
2/16/2018
/ Anti-Dumping Duty ,
CAATSA ,
Countervailing Duties ,
Cybersecurity ,
DFARS ,
Economic Sanctions ,
Exports ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
Foreign Investment ,
Imports ,
International Trade Commission (ITC) ,
U.S. Commerce Department ,
USTR ,
WTO