Recent actions by the Singapore and US governments following DeepSeek’s alleged use of restricted artificial intelligence (AI) chips signal more robust enforcement of export controls. Not only is Singapore stepping up its...more
4/29/2025
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Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) ,
China ,
Enforcement Priorities ,
Export Controls ,
National Security ,
Risk Mitigation ,
Semiconductors ,
Singapore ,
Technology Sector ,
U.S. Commerce Department
The Trump Administration has formally launched three separate national security investigations under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 including on: 1) imports of semiconductors (including downstream electronic...more
4/18/2025
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Electronic Devices ,
Executive Orders ,
Exports ,
Government Investigations ,
Imports ,
International Trade ,
Minerals ,
National Security ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Section 232 ,
Semiconductors ,
Tariffs ,
Trump Administration
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
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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 May 22, the Office of the US Trade Representative (USTR) issued a Federal Register notice that provides additional information on the new or increased tariffs on select Chinese-origin products that USTR previously...more
5/23/2024
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China ,
Electric Vehicles ,
Federal Register ,
Imports ,
Lithium Batteries ,
Plastic Solar Cells ,
Section 301 ,
Semiconductors ,
Tariffs ,
Trade Act of 1974 ,
US Trade Policies ,
USTR