Since early 2025, the Trump administration has imposed a series of broad sector- and country-specific tariffs. These measures were significantly expanded on April 2, 2025, with the announcement of a global tariff regime...more
4/11/2025
/ Canada ,
China ,
Exports ,
Imports ,
International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) ,
International Trade ,
Mexico ,
Retaliatory Tariffs ,
Section 232 ,
Supply Chain ,
Tariffs ,
Trump Administration ,
United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) ,
US Trade Policies
The U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (“BIS”) continues to send a strong and clear message to the exporting community – it wants businesses and universities to voluntarily disclose any significant...more
5/5/2023
/ Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) ,
Export Administration Regulations (EAR) ,
Export Controls ,
Exporters ,
Exports ,
National Security ,
Policy Memorandums ,
Self-Reporting ,
Statutory Violations ,
U.S. Commerce Department ,
Voluntary Disclosure
Global supply chains have been greatly disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic, sending companies scrambling to find both new sources of supplies and new customers for their products. But even as businesses struggle to find their...more
7/16/2020
/ Compliance ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Due Diligence ,
Economic Sanctions ,
Exports ,
Humanitarian Assistance ,
Infectious Diseases ,
Manufacturers ,
National Security ,
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) ,
SDN List ,
Supply Chain
I recently moderated a panel of legal experts on complying with multijurisdictional export and trade controls who provided an overview of the domestic and international regulatory environment to an audience of corporate...more
On August 19, 2019, the Department of Commerce Bureau of Industry and Security (“BIS”) announced that it has added 46 additional Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. (However, although these restrictions make it harder for U.S....more
8/29/2019
/ Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) ,
Entity List ,
Export Administration Regulations (EAR) ,
Export Controls ,
Exports ,
Foreign Policy ,
General Licenses ,
Huawei ,
Manufacturers ,
National Security ,
Prohibited Transactions ,
Supply Chain ,
Technology Sector ,
Telecommunications ,
U.S. Commerce Department
The first half of 2018 has seen the United States place sweeping import tariffs on steel and aluminum products, and on thousands of Chinese products. In response, China, the European Union, Canada and other countries have...more
8/8/2018
/ Aluminum Sales ,
China ,
Competition ,
Exports ,
Imports ,
Manufacturers ,
Public Comment ,
Section 232 ,
Section 301 ,
Steel Industry ,
Supply Chain ,
Tariffs ,
Trade Relations ,
Trump Administration ,
US Trade Policies ,
USTR