New trade policies—and particularly tariffs—are at the top of the agenda for President Donald Trump and his new Administration. Indeed, in his first weeks in office, President Trump has already imposed tariffs on major...more
3/11/2025
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China ,
Customs and Border Protection ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Enforcement Priorities ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Imports ,
International Trade ,
Mexico ,
Tariffs ,
Trump Administration ,
US Trade Policies ,
Whistleblowers
On February 1, President Trump issued two Executive Orders (EOs) announcing the imposition of a 25% tariff on products of Canada (10% on energy products) and Mexico, effective February 4. On February 3, the President...more
3/5/2025
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China ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Executive Orders ,
Imports ,
International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) ,
International Trade ,
Mexico ,
National Security ,
Tariffs ,
Trade Policy ,
Trump Administration ,
US Trade Policies
On January 13, 2025, the Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (“BIS”) released its export control titled “Framework for Artificial Intelligence Diffusion.” This new interim final rule creates a two-pronged...more
In the last few days of the Biden Administration, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) issued a flurry of new, noteworthy rules targeting national security risks in the science and...more
2/6/2025
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Biden Administration ,
Biotechnology ,
Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) ,
Connected Cars ,
ECCNs ,
Export Controls ,
Final Rules ,
National Security ,
Regulatory Freeze ,
Semiconductors
On January 15, 2025, BIS issued an interim final rule controls targeting integrated circuits (“ICs”) fabricators. BIS is concerned that some IC designers have misrepresented the performance capabilities and intended end use...more
2/6/2025
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China ,
Due Diligence ,
Entity List ,
Export Controls ,
Final Rules ,
Interim Final Rules (IFR) ,
National Security ,
Semiconductors ,
Supply Chain ,
Technology Sector
On January 14, 2025, BIS released the final rule for Securing the Information and Communications Technology and Services Supply Chain: Connected Vehicles (Connected Vehicle Rule). The Connected Vehicle Rule prohibits imports...more
2/6/2025
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Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) ,
China ,
Connected Cars ,
Export Controls ,
Final Rules ,
National Security ,
Russia ,
Supply Chain ,
Trump Administration ,
U.S. Commerce Department
On January 15, 2025, BIS issued an Interim Final Rule that amends the Export Administration Regulation (EAR) to address dual use export control concerns about biotechnology. ...more
2/6/2025
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Biotechnology ,
ECCNs ,
Export Administration Regulations (EAR) ,
Export Controls ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
Interim Final Rules (IFR) ,
International Trade ,
Life Sciences ,
National Security ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Technology Sector
On October 17, the Office of the US Trade Representative (USTR) published a notice requesting public comments on Section 301 tariffs on products from China. This request is part of USTR’s statutory four-year review of the...more
On May 5, the Office of the US Trade Representative (USTR) published a Federal Register notice initiating a statutorily-mandated “four-year review” of the Section 301 tariffs that USTR has imposed on a wide range of...more
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
/ Digital Media ,
Digital Service Providers ,
Digital Services ,
Digital Services Tax ,
Imports ,
OECD ,
Section 301 ,
Supply Chain ,
Tariffs ,
Trade Relations ,
US Trade Policies ,
USTR
Yesterday the US Department of Commerce (Commerce) published the most comprehensive revisions to its regulations for enforcing trade remedy laws since the 1990s - the completion of a rulemaking process that started under the...more
On July 23, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (“USTR”) announced the conclusion of its investigation under Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974 (“the Trade Act”) into Vietnam’s practices related to currency...more
7/27/2021
/ Currency Exchange ,
Currency Manipulation ,
Exchange Rates ,
IMF ,
Janet Yellen ,
Joint Statements ,
Section 301 ,
Trade Act of 1974 ,
U.S. Treasury ,
United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) ,
USTR ,
Vietnam
On June 8, the Biden Administration released reports on the supply chain reviews directed under Executive Order (E.O.) 14017, “America’s Supply Chains,” detailing key findings and next steps to strengthen the resilience of...more
On June 2, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (“USTR”) announced the conclusion of investigations under Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974 (“the Trade Act”) into digital services taxes (“DSTs”) adopted by Austria,...more
6/4/2021
/ Austria ,
Digital Services ,
Digital Services Tax ,
Government Investigations ,
India ,
Italy ,
Section 301 ,
Spain ,
Trade Act of 1974 ,
Turkey ,
UK ,
USTR
On March 20, 2020, the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) announced that it was opening a docket to consider additional modifications to tariffs being imposed on China-origin medical-care products...more
On March 18 and March 19, respectively, President Donald Trump announced temporary closure of the U.S.-Canada and U.S.-Mexico borders to nonessential traffic as part of the effort to contain Coronavirus Disease 2019...more
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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Exclusions ,
Imports ,
Section 301 ,
Supply Chain ,
Tariffs ,
Trade Act of 1974 ,
Trade Relations ,
Trump Administration ,
US Trade Policies ,
USTR
On May 17, 2019, President Trump announced two significant trade developments. First, the President announced his determination in the national security investigation of imports of autos and auto parts under Section 232 of...more
5/21/2019
/ Aluminum Sales ,
Auto Parts ,
Automotive Industry ,
Imports ,
National Security ,
Section 232 ,
Steel Industry ,
Tariffs ,
Trade Expansion Act of 1962 ,
Trump Administration ,
U.S. Commerce Department ,
United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) ,
US Trade Policies ,
USTR ,
WTO
On May 13, the Office of the US Trade Representative (USTR) released another list of Chinese products that may become subject to an additional duty of up to 25% ad valorem, pursuant to Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974....more
5/15/2019
/ Ad Valorem Tax ,
China ,
Exclusions ,
Exports ,
Imports ,
Notice and Comment ,
Popular ,
Retaliatory Tariffs ,
Section 301 ,
Tariffs ,
Trade Relations ,
Trump Administration ,
US Trade Policies ,
USTR
On April 9, 2019, a World Trade Organization (WTO) dispute settlement panel issued its ruling in the most recent installment of the long-running US–Canada softwood lumber dispute. The panel’s decision is notable for its...more
On April 5, 2019, a World Trade Organization (WTO) dispute settlement panel issued the first substantive WTO panel decision interpreting the “essential security” provision of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT...more
4/11/2019
/ Aluminum Sales ,
GATT ,
National Security ,
Qatar ,
Russia ,
Section 232 ,
Tariffs ,
Trade Expansion Act of 1962 ,
Trade Policy ,
Trump Administration ,
Ukraine ,
United Arab Emirates (UAE) ,
WTO
Yesterday President Trump signed an important executive order promoting “Buy American” and “Hire American” policies. In light of the Order, clients should be aware of...more
In a referendum on June 23, 2016, voters in the United Kingdom voted to leave the European Union. The UK government is currently expected to trigger the Article 50 process to formally exit the EU in the spring of 2017. Once...more