On May 2, 2025, the U.S. Department of Commerce (“Commerce”) issued an interim final rule (“IFR”) that creates a new process for adding goods to the lists of derivative products subject to the 25 percent steel and aluminum...more
5/6/2025
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Executive Orders ,
Filing Requirements ,
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) ,
Imports ,
Interim Final Rules (IFR) ,
International Trade ,
Rulemaking Process ,
Tariffs ,
U.S. Commerce Department ,
US Trade Policies
The United States Has Taken Major Steps Towards Combating Forced Labor In China, And More Action Is Coming -
U.S. enforcement actions and legislative developments in Congress signal a sweeping U.S. effort to take more...more
7/20/2021
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Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) ,
Child Labor ,
China ,
Customs and Border Protection ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Export Administration Regulations (EAR) ,
Forced Labor ,
Investment ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Supply Chain ,
Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act ,
Trade Relations ,
U.S. Commerce Department ,
US Trade Policies
Commerce Department Imposes Strict Export Denial Order On ZTE -
On April 15, 2018, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) imposed a seven-year Denial Order (Order) against Zhongxing...more
5/11/2018
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Additive Manufacturing ,
Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) ,
NAFTA ,
Section 301 ,
Tariffs ,
Trade Agreements ,
Trans-Pacific Partnership ,
Trump Administration ,
U.S. Commerce Department ,
USTR