On May 14, the Office of the US Trade Representative (USTR) announced that it is proposing to add or increase tariffs on select Chinese-origin products in “strategic sectors,” pursuant to Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974....more
The Biden Administration has issued its long-awaited Executive Order on Addressing United States Investments in Certain National Security Technologies and Products in Countries of Concern (“EO”), which will create a new...more
8/11/2023
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Yesterday, the US Department of Homeland Security, on behalf of the interagency Forced Labor Enforcement Task Force (Task Force), published a Notice in the Federal Register that seeks public comment on the implementation of...more
End-of-Year Sanctions Target Chinese Supply Chains and AI, Quantum Computing, and Biotechnology -
Several US executive branch agencies and the US Congress have adopted wide-ranging end-of-year sanctions, export control and...more
12/29/2021
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On November 19, the Office of the US Trade Representative (USTR) announced that it would terminate the actions it had taken under Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974 with respect to digital services taxes (DSTs) adopted by...more
11/24/2021
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On June 24, the Office of the US Trade Representative (USTR) published a Federal Register notice outlining the process by which US stakeholders may request product-specific exclusions for the third tranche of Chinese products...more
6/26/2019
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