Welcome to the April 2025 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
4/11/2025
/ Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) ,
China ,
Country of Origin ,
Customs and Border Protection ,
Economic Sanctions ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Executive Orders ,
Export Controls ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Forced Labor ,
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) ,
Imports ,
International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) ,
International Trade ,
Supply Chain ,
Tariffs ,
Trade Wars ,
Trump Administration ,
United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) ,
US Trade Policies
President Trump’s first months in office have been busy, but, in the export control world, we have been grateful for a brief respite from the mind-bending, hundreds-of-pages-long, industry-changing rules that the US...more
Welcome to the February 2025 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
2/17/2025
/ Anti-Dumping Duty ,
Canada ,
China ,
Countervailing Duties ,
Customs and Border Protection ,
Imports ,
International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) ,
Mexico ,
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NOPR) ,
Section 232 ,
Section 321 ,
Tariffs ,
Trade Policy ,
United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) ,
WTO
This inaugural issue of ArentFox Schiff’s publication on international mining, energy, and infrastructure disputes aims to provide insights and practical information to general counsels and senior executives of companies...more
On October 25, the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) released its 2024 Annual Report, which highlights significant trends and statistics in ICSID’s cases during the fiscal year ending on June...more
12/20/2024
/ Annual Reports ,
Arbitration ,
Bilateral Investment Treaties ,
CAFTA-DR ,
Compliance ,
Dispute Resolution ,
Energy Charter Treaty ,
Enforcement ,
ICSID ,
Investment ,
Investors ,
NAFTA
Welcome to the November 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
11/19/2024
/ Aluminum Sales ,
Anti-Dumping Duty ,
Artificial Intelligence ,
Canada ,
China ,
Countervailing Duties ,
Court of International Trade ,
Customs ,
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) ,
Enforcement ,
Final Rules ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
Forced Labor ,
Foreign Adversaries ,
Importers ,
Information Technology ,
International Trade Commission (ITC) ,
Investment ,
Mexico ,
Mexico Supreme Court of Justice ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Semiconductors ,
Tariffs ,
Technology Sector ,
Trade Relations ,
U.S. Treasury ,
United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) ,
USTR ,
Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA)
On June 17, the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID or the Centre) published a report on the trends in enforcement and compliance of the awards rendered by arbitration tribunals constituted under...more
11/12/2024
/ Arbitration ,
Compliance ,
Conciliation ,
Damages ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Foreign Investment ,
ICSID ,
International Investment Courts ,
Settlement ,
Tribunals ,
World Bank
The International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID or the Centre) announced on August 8, that it had registered its 1,000th case under the ICSID Convention and the Additional Facility. While the Centre is...more
Welcome to the October 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
10/18/2024
/ Aluminum Sales ,
Automotive Industry ,
Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) ,
China ,
Compliance ,
E-Commerce ,
Fashion Industry ,
Forced Labor ,
Foreign Trade Zones ,
Importers ,
Manufacturers ,
NAFTA ,
Proposed Rules ,
Retailers ,
Russia ,
Supply Chain ,
Technology Sector ,
Trade Act of 1974 ,
Trade Relations ,
U.S. Customs ,
United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) ,
USTR ,
Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA)
Two years after declaring a national emergency and instructing the US Department of Commerce (Commerce) to pause the imposition of AD/CVD duties applicable to certain imports of crystalline silicon photovoltaic solar cells...more
6/10/2024
/ Anti-Dumping Duty ,
Biden Administration ,
Cambodia ,
China ,
Countervailing Duties ,
Court of International Trade ,
Imports ,
Jurisdiction ,
Malaysia ,
Plastic Solar Cells ,
Presidential Proclamations ,
Solar Panels ,
Thailand ,
U.S. Commerce Department ,
Vietnam
Mining companies operate in many countries where the risks related to the presence in the supply chain of forced and child labor tend to be high.
If these companies also carry on certain business activities in Canada...more
5/15/2024
/ Canada ,
Child Labor ,
Compliance ,
Deadlines ,
Due Diligence ,
Forced Labor ,
Mining ,
Penalties ,
Policies and Procedures ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Supply Chain
Disputes in these sectors are likely to continue to grow as the global demand for metals and minerals rises to meet the climate change targets for a cleaner and more renewable energy system. Mexico is ranked at the very top...more
On July 25, 2023, the United Nations Commission on International Trade (UNCITRAL) concluded its 56th session in Vienna, Austria.
During the 56th session, UNCITRAL adopted a number of new guidelines and texts on mediation,...more
The President of Mexico, Andres Manuel López Obrador (AMLO), from the outset of his six-year term, made it abundantly clear that his government will exercise greater control and intrusive state supervision over mining...more
The entitlement to bring claims for breaches of the investment standards and protections contained in Section A of Chapter 11 of the North American Free Trade Agreement will soon end.
NAFTA countries agreed to withdraw their...more
On Friday, February 24, the one-year anniversary of Russia’s further invasion into Ukraine, President Biden, the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), the US Department of State, and the US Department of Commerce, Bureau...more
3/1/2023
/ Banking Sector ,
Belarus ,
Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) ,
Duties ,
Economic Sanctions ,
Export Administration Regulations (EAR) ,
Export Controls ,
Huawei ,
Imports ,
Metals ,
Mining ,
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) ,
Russia ,
SDN List ,
Tariffs
On Friday, February 24, 2023, on the one-year anniversary of Russia’s further invasion into Ukraine, President Biden, the Office of the US Trade Representative (USTR) and the US Department of Commerce, Bureau of Industry and...more
3/1/2023
/ Ad Velorem Tariffs ,
Biden Administration ,
Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) ,
Customs and Border Protection ,
Economic Sanctions ,
Executive Orders ,
Oil & Gas ,
Russia ,
Tariffs ,
Trade Expansion Act of 1962 ,
Trade Representatives ,
Ukraine
On January 30, 2023, the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) published its Caseload Statistics for the 2022 calendar year.
The Caseload Statistics can be found here, and ICSID’s accompanying...more
2/13/2023
/ Bilateral Investment Treaties ,
CAFTA-DR ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
FIPPA ,
Foreign Investment ,
Gender Equity ,
ICSID ,
Investment ,
NAFTA ,
UNCITRAL ,
United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA)
On November 18, 2022, Luxembourg became the seventh country to announce plans to withdraw from the Energy Charter Treaty (ECT), following in the footsteps of Poland, Spain, the Netherlands, France, Slovenia, and...more
On October 14th, 2022, the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) published its Annual Report for Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 covering the period from 1 July 2021 to 30 June 2022, including statistics on...more
On September 13, 2022, the European Parliament approved a report by its committee on legal affairs that calls for the introduction of a new regulatory framework to prevent abuses that may be caused by third-party-funded...more