On July 10, 2024, the U.S. Government narrowed the tariff exclusions on imports of certain steel and aluminum articles from Mexico, citing national security concerns. These measures effectively impose new tariffs aimed at...more
8/1/2024
/ Aluminum Sales ,
China ,
Enforcement ,
Export Controls ,
Foreign Trade Zones ,
Imports ,
Mexico ,
Steel Industry ,
Supply Chain ,
Tariffs ,
Trade Expansion Act of 1962 ,
United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) ,
US Trade Policies
Shrouded within the supplemental emergency appropriations bill for Israel, Ukraine, and Taiwan, the 21st Century Peace through Strength Act passed by Congress and signed into law significantly increases the statute of...more
In recent memory, enforcement of the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (“CFIUS” or the “Committee”) regulations has been mostly limited and sporadic. But recently, the U.S. government is reviving and...more
1/22/2024
/ Acquisitions ,
Buyers ,
CFIUS ,
Compliance ,
Due Diligence ,
Enforcement ,
Executive Orders ,
Export Controls ,
FIRRMA ,
Foreign Investment ,
Infrastructure ,
Mergers ,
Sellers ,
U.S. Treasury
On October 20, 2022, the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (“CFIUS”) issued the “CFIUS Enforcement and Penalty Guidelines” (the “Guidelines”). These are the first-ever Guidelines issued by CFIUS which is a...more
In a continued theme of increased enforcement of export controls, the Bureau of Industry and Security (“BIS”) of the U.S. Department of Commerce released a memorandum that announced a stricter Administrative Enforcement...more