Wiley's 10 Key Trade Developments: Evasion and Circumvention
10 Key Trade Developments: Trade Remedy Cases
10 Key Trade Developments: China
U.S. Department of Commerce Imposes Sweeping Country-Wide Import Duties on Certain Solar Cells and Models
Torres Talks Trade Podcast- Episode 12- ZTE & BIS Enforcement
Torres Talks Trade Podcast- Episode 1- Russia Sanctions with Former Commerce Enforcement Agent
Digital Assets Regulation Framework: Commerce Solicits Public Comment
The Buzz, An Economic Development Podcast | Episode 78: Harry Lightsey, South Carolina Secretary of Commerce
Congressional and Federal Agency Action Following Executive Order on Digital Assets Policy
The U.S. Department of Commerce's Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (Proposed Rule) on Sept. 26, 2024, to address certain undue or unacceptable risks identified in Executive Order...more
On September 23, 2024, the US Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) published a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) outlining new proposed rules to address national security risks associated with...more
On September 6, the Bureau of Industry and Security (“BIS”) in the U.S. Commerce Department issued an interim final rule (“IFR”) under the Export Administration Regulations (“EAR”) to add new export controls on semiconductor,...more
In October, the U.S. Commerce Department unveiled new rules to tighten further a sweeping set of export controls first introduced a year previously, reducing the types of semiconductor manufacturing equipment and advanced...more
Welcome to the first issue of “As the (Customs and Trade) World Turns,” our new 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
The US Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) issued an advance notice of proposed rulemaking (ANPRM) on February 29, 2024 soliciting public feedback on the development of regulations related to the...more
The U.S. Department of Commerce is soliciting comment on possible restrictions on “connected vehicle” components obtained from “foreign adversaries.” On March 1, 2024, the department’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS)...more
In 2023, the biggest question on clients’ minds was the ramping up of U.S. export controls targeting semiconductors and advanced computing. In October, the U.S. Commerce Department unveiled new rules to tighten further a...more
On October 17, 2023, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) released two interim final rules to reinforce and expand controls on (a) advanced semiconductors and related computing items (the...more
On October 17, 2023, the Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) released three rules amending the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) that significantly build on the October 7, 2022 semiconductor...more
On June 23, 2023, the U.S. Department of Commerce released revisions to the original CHIPS Act Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) to detail the application requirements for upstream suppliers seeking financial assistance...more
The COVID-19 pandemic created unprecedented challenges in technology, with the demand for equipment increasing dramatically as the world quickly transitioned into remote operations. During this time, the United States’...more
Key Takeaways The CHIPS Program Office of the U.S. Department of Commerce's National Institute of Standards and Technology (“NIST”) proposed a rule that describes the expected procedure for reviewing outbound investments...more
In its continuing efforts to strengthen the United States' hand in its ongoing international economic bout with China, the Biden Administration's Department of Commerce last week issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM)...more
The CHIPS Act, or Creating Helpful Incentives to Produce Semiconductors (CHIPS) Act, is a signature piece of legislation that was signed into law in the United States in August 2022 to provide funding in support of the...more
On February 28, 2023, the National Institute of Standards and Technology’s (NIST’s) CHIPS Program Office published the first Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) under the CHIPS and Science Act. This initial FOA is directed...more
Consistent with the Biden Administration's continued focus on the domestic microelectronics and semiconductor industry, the U.S. Department of Commerce's Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), Office of Technology Evaluation...more
Recently, the US Department of Commerce Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) issued an interim final rule imposing additional export controls on certain advanced computing and semiconductor manufacturing items and for...more
Over the last several weeks, the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) has telegraphed sweeping, new controls on U.S. exports to the People’s Republic of China (PRC) pertaining to tools and technologies that support advanced...more
On September 6, 2022, the U.S. Department of Commerce (“Department”) released a 20-page document providing key details on the administration and application process for the award of $50 Billion through the Creating Helpful...more
There was a global semiconductor shortage throughout the COVID-19 pandemic that severely disrupted supply chains across many industries, highlighting, more than ever, that semiconductors are an essential component to...more
On August 9, 2022, President Biden signed into law the highly anticipated CHIPS Act of 2022 (the “CHIPS Act”). Presented as being crucial to ensuring U.S. leadership in global chip production and technical capability against...more
In a show of bipartisanship, Congress passed the Creating Helpful Incentives to Produce Semiconductors Act (CHIPS Act) on July 27, 2022, which was signed into law by President Biden on August 9, 2022. The CHIPS Act...more
The United States Innovation and Competition Act (“USICA”) passed the Senate on June 8, 2021. The bill, a rare bipartisan effort, would pour funding into research, design, and manufacturing initiatives in key technological...more
The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce), Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) announced that it has added Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (SMIC), drone manufacturer DJI, and dozens of other companies...more