As we wrote previously, the U.S. Department of the Treasury has issued a final rule that takes effect on December 26 that will dramatically raise the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) penalties from...more
12/30/2024
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Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) ,
Canada ,
CFIUS ,
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Directorate of Defense Trade Controls (DDTC) ,
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Export Controls ,
False Statements ,
Financial Institutions ,
Foreign Investment ,
International Trade ,
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Iran ,
ITAR ,
Mexico ,
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) ,
Outbound Transactions ,
Russia ,
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Trump Administration ,
U.S. Treasury
The U.S. Commerce Department is soliciting comments on a proposed rule to prohibit importing and selling Vehicle Connectivity System hardware and software designed, developed, manufactured, or supplied by persons owned by,...more
10/11/2024
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CFIUS ,
China ,
Connected Cars ,
Customs and Border Protection ,
Economic Sanctions ,
Export Controls ,
Hong Kong ,
Motor Vehicles ,
National Security ,
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) ,
PRC ,
Recordkeeping Requirements ,
Red Flags Rule ,
Russia ,
Software ,
Supply Chain ,
Tariffs ,
U.S. Commerce Department ,
US Department of State ,
USTR
On September 13, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative released a Federal Register notice detailing final modifications to Section 301 tariffs on Chinese imports following its statutorily mandated four-year review. Key...more
On May 10, 2024, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) issued an Interim Final Rule (IFR), effective August 8, 2024, that updates the Reporting, Procedures, and Penalties Regulations....more
6/14/2024
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Biden Administration ,
Blocked Entities ,
China ,
Customs and Border Protection ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Export Administration Regulations (EAR) ,
Exports ,
Interim Final Rules (IFR) ,
Israel ,
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Russia ,
Section 301 ,
Self-Disclosure Requirements ,
Senate Finance Committee ,
Tariffs ,
Turkey ,
U.S. Commerce Department ,
U.S. Treasury ,
Ukraine ,
USTR ,
Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA)
Ford Motor Company Agrees to $365M Settlement for Attempted Tariff Engineering Ford has agreed to settle the long-standing dispute over the tariff classification of vans imported from 2009 to 2013. At the time, Customs and...more
4/8/2024
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Bribery ,
Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) ,
CFIUS ,
Connected Cars ,
Court of International Trade ,
Customs and Border Protection ,
Economic Sanctions ,
Executive Orders ,
Export Controls ,
Forced Labor ,
Ford Motor ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
Information and Communication Technology (ICT) ,
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) ,
Personal Data ,
SDN List ,
Section 301 ,
Tariffs ,
U.S. Treasury ,
Unfair or Deceptive Trade Practices ,
USDA ,
USTR ,
Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA)
On December 11, the Department of Justice, the Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), the Department of Homeland Security, the Department of State’s Directorate of Defense Trade Controls (DDTC), and...more
1/12/2024
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Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) ,
China ,
Compliance ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Directorate of Defense Trade Controls (DDTC) ,
Economic Sanctions ,
Executive Orders ,
Foreign Financial Institutions (FFI) ,
Foreign Subsidiaries ,
Iran Sanctions ,
Nasdaq ,
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) ,
Russia ,
Supply Chain ,
Tariffs ,
U.S. Commerce Department ,
Virtual Currency