Key Points -
On January 1, 2022, Mexico eliminated its General Customs Administration (AGA, by its initials in Spanish), which had operated under the authority of Mexico’s central Tax Administration Service. In its place,...more
Key Points -
On June 21, 2022, CBP began enforcing the UFLPA’s revisions to section 307 of the Tariff Act of 1930—19 U.SC. § 1307—by applying a rebuttable presumption that the following goods are prohibited from...more
Key Points -
CBP recently ruled that the Jones Act applies to the transportation of merchandise from a U.S. port to locations on the OCS used for developing and producing wind energy, following Congressional amendments to...more
- In Presidential Proclamation 10060, announced on August 6, 2020, President Trump reinstated a 10 percent ad valorem tariff on imports of non-alloyed unwrought aluminum from Canada under the Section 232 of the Trade...more
8/17/2020
/ Aluminum Sales ,
Canada ,
Customs and Border Protection ,
Imports ,
Presidential Proclamations ,
Section 232 ,
Steel Industry ,
Supply Chain ,
Tariffs ,
Trade Expansion Act of 1962 ,
Trade Relations ,
Trump Administration ,
U.S. Commerce Department ,
US Trade Policies
- On August 10, 2020, FEMA extended the duration of its restrictions on the export of certain shipments of PPE through December 31, 2020.
- The August 10 notice narrowed the types of PPE covered by the restrictions to...more
- The Facility-Specific Rapid Response Labor Mechanism (RRLM) in the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) establishes an entirely new streamlined approach to labor dispute settlement in free trade agreements under...more
- On April 18, 2020, President Trump issued an Executive Order authorizing temporary deferral of certain duty payments, which CBP implemented via a Temporary Final Rule on April 20, 2020
- Importers of record who have...more
- Effective April 17, 2020, FEMA expanded exemptions to its April 7, 2020, Temporary Rule that implemented export restrictions on certain shipments of personal protective equipment.
- FEMA issued the Temporary Rule to...more
- Beginning April 7, 2020, CBP is authorized to temporarily detain all shipments of five categories of personal protective equipment used in the response to and treatment of COVID-19, pursuant to a Temporary Rule issued by...more
IN THIS ISSUE
• Anticorruption Developments
• Export Control Sanctions and Customs Enforcement
• Export Control and Sanctions Developments
• Global Investigations Resources
• Writing and Speaking...more
2/26/2020
/ Anti-Corruption ,
Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) ,
CFIUS ,
Civil Monetary Penalty ,
Criminal Conspiracy ,
Criminal Convictions ,
Customs and Border Protection ,
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Directorate of Defense Trade Controls (DDTC) ,
Due Process ,
Economic Sanctions ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Executive Orders ,
Export Control Reform Act (ECRA) ,
Export Controls ,
Exports ,
Fifth Amendment ,
Forced Labor ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
Foreign Nationals ,
Guilty Pleas ,
Imports ,
Indictments ,
ITAR ,
Money Laundering ,
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) ,
Red Notices ,
Sanction Violations ,
Sanctions ,
SDN List ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Smuggling ,
Trump Administration ,
U.S. Treasury ,
Whistleblowers
• Following a setback in U.S.-China trade negotiations, the USTR has increased the Section 301 List 3 additional duty rate on $200 billion of Chinese-origin products from 10% to 25% (the rate already in effect for $50 billion...more
5/14/2019
/ China ,
Customs and Border Protection ,
Exclusions ,
Exports ,
Imports ,
Notice and Comment ,
Section 301 ,
Tariffs ,
Trade Relations ,
Trump Administration ,
US Trade Policies ,
USTR
ANTICORRUPTION DEVELOPMENTS -
DOJ Unseals Indictment of Two More Individuals Connected With PDVSA Corruption Scheme -
On February 26, 2019, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced the unsealing of an indictment...more
3/13/2019
/ Anti-Corruption ,
Arrest ,
CEOs ,
Civil Liability ,
Criminal Convictions ,
Criminal Prosecution ,
Customs ,
Customs and Border Protection ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Economic Sanctions ,
Energy Sector ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Excise Tax ,
Export Controls ,
Exports ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
General Licenses ,
Guilty Pleas ,
Indictments ,
Money Laundering ,
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) ,
Prison ,
Real Estate Brokers ,
Restitution ,
Sanction Violations ,
Sanctions ,
SDN List ,
Sealed Records ,
Securities Traders ,
Settlement Agreements ,
SFO ,
Suspensions & Debarments ,
World Bank
ANTICORRUPTION DEVELOPMENTS -
DOJ Files Superseding Indictment in Haitian Port Corruption Plot -
On October 30, 2018, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) filed a superseding indictment in the District of Massachusetts...more
11/20/2018
/ Adidas ,
Anti-Corruption ,
Banking Sector ,
Bribery ,
Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) ,
CFIUS ,
College Athletes ,
Commerce Control List ,
Corporate Monitoring ,
Criminal Conspiracy ,
Criminal Convictions ,
Criminal Prosecution ,
Customs and Border Protection ,
Cybersecurity ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Economic Sanctions ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Entity List ,
Export Administration Regulations (EAR) ,
Export Controls ,
Exports ,
Federal Pilot Programs ,
Financial Institutions ,
FinCEN ,
FIRRMA ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
Foreign Policy ,
Former Employee ,
General Licenses ,
Indictments ,
Interim Final Rules (IFR) ,
Internal Controls ,
ITAR ,
JPMorgan Chase ,
Jurisdiction ,
Medical Devices ,
Money Laundering ,
National Security ,
NCAA ,
New Guidance ,
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Sanctions ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Settlement ,
SFO ,
Shipping ,
Technology Sector ,
U.S. Commerce Department ,
U.S. Treasury ,
United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) ,
US State Departments ,
USML ,
Whistleblower Awards ,
Whistleblowers ,
Wire Fraud ,
World Bank
ANTICORRUPTION DEVELOPMENTS -
DOJ Files Superseding Indictment in Haitian Port Corruption Plot -
On October 30, 2018, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) filed a superseding indictment in the District of Massachusetts...more
11/20/2018
/ Adidas ,
Anti-Corruption ,
Banking Sector ,
Bribery ,
Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) ,
CFIUS ,
College Athletes ,
Commerce Control List ,
Corporate Monitoring ,
Criminal Conspiracy ,
Criminal Convictions ,
Criminal Prosecution ,
Customs and Border Protection ,
Cybersecurity ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Economic Sanctions ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Entity List ,
Export Administration Regulations (EAR) ,
Export Controls ,
Exports ,
Federal Pilot Programs ,
Financial Institutions ,
FinCEN ,
FIRRMA ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
Foreign Policy ,
Former Employee ,
General Licenses ,
Indictments ,
Interim Final Rules (IFR) ,
Internal Controls ,
ITAR ,
JPMorgan Chase ,
Jurisdiction ,
Medical Devices ,
Money Laundering ,
National Security ,
NCAA ,
New Guidance ,
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Sanctions ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Settlement ,
SFO ,
Shipping ,
Technology Sector ,
U.S. Commerce Department ,
U.S. Treasury ,
United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) ,
US State Departments ,
USML ,
Whistleblower Awards ,
Whistleblowers ,
Wire Fraud ,
World Bank
ANTICORRUPTION DEVELOPMENTS -
DOJ Files Superseding Indictment in Haitian Port Corruption Plot -
On October 30, 2018, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) filed a superseding indictment in the District of Massachusetts...more
11/20/2018
/ Adidas ,
Anti-Corruption ,
Banking Sector ,
Bribery ,
Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) ,
CFIUS ,
College Athletes ,
Commerce Control List ,
Corporate Monitoring ,
Criminal Conspiracy ,
Criminal Convictions ,
Criminal Prosecution ,
Customs and Border Protection ,
Cybersecurity ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Economic Sanctions ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Entity List ,
Export Administration Regulations (EAR) ,
Export Controls ,
Exports ,
Federal Pilot Programs ,
Financial Institutions ,
FinCEN ,
FIRRMA ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
Foreign Policy ,
Former Employee ,
General Licenses ,
Indictments ,
Interim Final Rules (IFR) ,
Internal Controls ,
ITAR ,
JPMorgan Chase ,
Jurisdiction ,
Medical Devices ,
Money Laundering ,
National Security ,
NCAA ,
New Guidance ,
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Sanctions ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Settlement ,
SFO ,
Shipping ,
Technology Sector ,
U.S. Commerce Department ,
U.S. Treasury ,
United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) ,
US State Departments ,
USML ,
Whistleblower Awards ,
Whistleblowers ,
Wire Fraud ,
World Bank
ANTICORRUPTION DEVELOPMENTS -
DOJ Files Superseding Indictment in Haitian Port Corruption Plot -
On October 30, 2018, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) filed a superseding indictment in the District of Massachusetts...more
11/5/2018
/ Adidas ,
Anti-Corruption ,
Banking Sector ,
Bribery ,
Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) ,
CFIUS ,
College Athletes ,
Commerce Control List ,
Corporate Monitoring ,
Criminal Conspiracy ,
Criminal Convictions ,
Criminal Prosecution ,
Customs and Border Protection ,
Cybersecurity ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Economic Sanctions ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Entity List ,
Export Administration Regulations (EAR) ,
Export Controls ,
Exports ,
Federal Pilot Programs ,
Financial Institutions ,
FinCEN ,
FIRRMA ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
Foreign Policy ,
Former Employee ,
General Licenses ,
Indictments ,
Interim Final Rules (IFR) ,
Internal Controls ,
ITAR ,
JPMorgan Chase ,
Jurisdiction ,
Medical Devices ,
Money Laundering ,
National Security ,
NCAA ,
New Guidance ,
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Sanctions ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Settlement ,
SFO ,
Shipping ,
Technology Sector ,
U.S. Commerce Department ,
U.S. Treasury ,
United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) ,
US State Departments ,
USML ,
Whistleblower Awards ,
Whistleblowers ,
Wire Fraud ,
World Bank
ANTICORRUPTION DEVELOPMENTS -
$34 Million SEC Settlement for Legg Mason -
On August 27, 2018, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced that Legg Mason Inc. will pay more than $34 million to settle an...more
9/6/2018
/ 3-D Technology ,
Anti-Corruption ,
Appeals ,
Berry Amendment ,
Bribery ,
Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) ,
CFIUS ,
Civil Monetary Penalty ,
Corruption ,
Criminal Conspiracy ,
Criminal Penalties ,
Criminal Prosecution ,
Critical Infrastructure Sectors ,
Customs and Border Protection ,
Declination ,
Department of Defense (DOD) ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Economic Sanctions ,
Embezzlement ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Entity List ,
Executive Orders ,
Export Administration Regulations (EAR) ,
Export Controls ,
Exports ,
Filing Requirements ,
FIRRMA ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
Foreign Investment ,
Foreign Policy ,
Former Employee ,
General Licenses ,
Guilty Pleas ,
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) ,
Imports ,
Insurance Contracts ,
Internal Investigations ,
Iran Sanctions ,
Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) ,
Jurisdiction ,
Licensing Rules ,
Money Laundering ,
National Security ,
NDAA ,
New Legislation ,
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) ,
Personal Data ,
Preliminary Injunctions ,
Probationary Period ,
Racketeering ,
Sanction Violations ,
Sanctions ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Settlement Agreements ,
SFO ,
Suspensions & Debarments ,
The Wassenaar Arrangement ,
Trade Agreements Act ,
Trump Administration ,
Wire Fraud ,
World Bank
ANTICORRUPTION DEVELOPMENTS -
DOJ Extends FCPA Corporate Enforcement Policy to Misconduct in Mergers and Acquisitions -
On July 25, 2018, in a speech to the Ninth Global Forum on Anti-Corruption Compliance in High Risk...more
8/1/2018
/ Acquisitions ,
Anti-Corruption ,
Arrest ,
Bribery ,
Cooperation ,
Corporate Fines ,
Corporate Misconduct ,
Credit Suisse ,
Criminal Conspiracy ,
Criminal Convictions ,
Criminal Penalties ,
Customs ,
Customs and Border Protection ,
Customs Valuation ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Duty Free ,
Economic Sanctions ,
Enforcement Actions ,
EU ,
Export Administration Regulations (EAR) ,
Export Controls ,
Exports ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
FBI ,
Forced Labor ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
Freight Forwarding ,
General Licenses ,
Guilty Pleas ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Imports ,
International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) ,
Iran Sanctions ,
Mergers ,
Money Laundering ,
Non-Prosecution Agreements ,
North Korea ,
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) ,
Oil & Gas ,
Prejudgment Interest ,
Price-Fixing ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Settlement Agreements ,
Subpoenas ,
Supply Chain ,
Suspensions & Debarments ,
Termination ,
U.S. Commerce Department ,
Unfair or Deceptive Trade Practices ,
Venezuela ,
Waivers ,
Wire Fraud ,
World Bank ,
ZTE
ANTICORRUPTION DEVELOPMENTS –
Dun & Bradstreet Agrees to Pay More than $9.2 Million to Resolve SEC FCPA Enforcement Action (But First to Receive Declination Under New DOJ Policy) –
On April 23, the Dun & Bradstreet...more
5/9/2018
/ Anti-Bribery ,
Anti-Corruption ,
Bribery ,
CAATSA ,
Corruption ,
Criminal Prosecution ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Customs and Border Protection ,
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Economic Sanctions ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Export Administration Regulations (EAR) ,
Export Controls ,
Exports ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
Foreign Investment ,
Government Officials ,
National Security ,
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) ,
Russia ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
ANTICORRUPTION DEVELOPMENTS –
Dun & Bradstreet Agrees to Pay More than $9.2 Million to Resolve SEC FCPA Enforcement Action (But First to Receive Declination Under New DOJ Policy) –
On April 23, the Dun & Bradstreet...more
5/9/2018
/ Anti-Bribery ,
Anti-Corruption ,
Bribery ,
CAATSA ,
Corruption ,
Criminal Prosecution ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Customs and Border Protection ,
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Economic Sanctions ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Export Administration Regulations (EAR) ,
Export Controls ,
Exports ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
Foreign Investment ,
Government Officials ,
National Security ,
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) ,
Russia ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
ANTICORRUPTION DEVELOPMENTS –
Dun & Bradstreet Agrees to Pay More than $9.2 Million to Resolve SEC FCPA Enforcement Action (But First to Receive Declination Under New DOJ Policy) –
On April 23, the Dun & Bradstreet...more
5/2/2018
/ Anti-Bribery ,
Anti-Corruption ,
Bribery ,
CAATSA ,
Corruption ,
Criminal Prosecution ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Customs and Border Protection ,
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Economic Sanctions ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Export Administration Regulations (EAR) ,
Export Controls ,
Exports ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
Foreign Investment ,
Government Officials ,
National Security ,
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) ,
Russia ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
ANTICORRUPTION DEVELOPMENTS –
Canadian Mining Company Settles with SEC over FCPA Charges –
On March 26, Kinross Gold Corporation settled with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) over its alleged failure to...more
4/11/2018
/ Anti-Corruption ,
Bank Fraud ,
Banks ,
Bribery ,
Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) ,
Campaign Contributions ,
Civil Monetary Penalty ,
Corruption ,
Criminal Convictions ,
Criminal Investigations ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Customs ,
Customs and Border Protection ,
Declination ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Digital Currency ,
Economic Sanctions ,
Enforcement Actions ,
EU ,
Executive Orders ,
Export Controls ,
Exports ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) ,
Imports ,
Inflation Adjustments ,
International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) ,
Internet ,
Iran ,
Military Goods ,
Mining ,
Money Laundering ,
North Korea ,
Odebrecht ,
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) ,
Oil & Gas ,
Petroleum ,
Real Estate Investments ,
Resignation ,
SDN List ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
South Africa ,
Suspensions & Debarments ,
Trade Policy ,
UK ,
UK Bribery Act ,
US Munitions List ,
Venezuela ,
Virtual Currency ,
Whistleblowers ,
World Bank
ANTICORRUPTION DEVELOPMENTS –
Canadian Mining Company Settles with SEC over FCPA Charges –
On March 26, Kinross Gold Corporation settled with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) over its alleged failure to...more
4/4/2018
/ Anti-Corruption ,
Bank Fraud ,
Banks ,
Bribery ,
Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) ,
Campaign Contributions ,
Civil Monetary Penalty ,
Corruption ,
Criminal Convictions ,
Criminal Investigations ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Customs ,
Customs and Border Protection ,
Declination ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Digital Currency ,
Economic Sanctions ,
Enforcement Actions ,
EU ,
Executive Orders ,
Export Controls ,
Exports ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) ,
Imports ,
Inflation Adjustments ,
International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) ,
Internet ,
Iran ,
Military Goods ,
Mining ,
Money Laundering ,
North Korea ,
Odebrecht ,
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) ,
Oil & Gas ,
Petroleum ,
Real Estate Investments ,
Resignation ,
SDN List ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
South Africa ,
Suspensions & Debarments ,
Trade Policy ,
UK ,
UK Bribery Act ,
US Munitions List ,
Venezuela ,
Virtual Currency ,
Whistleblowers ,
World Bank