Welcome to the July 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
7/16/2024
/ Aluminum Sales ,
Chevron Deference ,
Chevron v NRDC ,
Customs and Border Protection ,
Economic Sanctions ,
Enforcement ,
Export Controls ,
Forced Labor ,
Foreign Investment ,
Imports ,
International Trade Commission (ITC) ,
Loper Bright Enterprises v Raimondo ,
Mexico ,
Proposed Rules ,
Russia ,
SCOTUS ,
Steel Industry ,
U.S. Treasury
Three US agencies – the US Department of Commerce, Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), the US Department of the Treasury, Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), and the US Department of State – took new actions on June...more
6/17/2024
/ Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) ,
Economic Sanctions ,
Export Administration Regulations (EAR) ,
Export Controls ,
Harmonization Rules ,
Infrastructure ,
Licenses ,
Licensing Rules ,
Mobile Devices ,
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) ,
Personal Information ,
Popular ,
Russia ,
Savings Clause ,
SDN List ,
Software ,
US State Departments
Two years after the start of Russia’s war in Ukraine and one week after the death of opposition politician and anticorruption activist Aleksey Navalny, the US government announced a new raft of sanctions and export controls...more
On January 25, almost two years after Russia’s further invasion of Ukraine, the US Department of Commerce, Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) issued a final rule (the Rule) strengthening existing export controls relating...more
1/31/2024
/ Aircraft ,
Belarus ,
Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) ,
Drones ,
ECCNs ,
Export Administration Regulations (EAR) ,
Export Controls ,
Final Rules ,
Licensing Rules ,
Military Conflict ,
Russia ,
Tariffs ,
U.S. Commerce Department
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, October 7, 2022, the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) released an interim final rule containing an enormous set of export controls that will likely damage the Chinese semiconductor, advanced computing, and...more
10/11/2022
/ Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) ,
China ,
Corporate Counsel ,
ECCNs ,
Export Administration Regulations (EAR) ,
Export Controls ,
Federal Register ,
Interim Final Rules (IFR) ,
License Applications ,
Manufacturers ,
Military End Use ,
MOFCOM ,
Popular ,
Rulemaking Process ,
SDN List ,
Semiconductors ,
Software ,
Technology
Well, the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) waited until the summer was over, but timing may be the best part of the new export controls on Russia and Belarus (the “Rule”). Understanding the new Rule and how the old...more
9/27/2022
/ Anti-Terrorism Financing ,
Belarus ,
Biological-Weapons ,
Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) ,
Chemical Weapons ,
Corporate Counsel ,
ECCNs ,
Economic Sanctions ,
Export Administration Regulations (EAR) ,
Export Controls ,
Foreign Direct Product Rule ,
Military End Use ,
Popular ,
Russia