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Episode 378 — Update on Export and Sanctions Enforcement Cases

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The Trump Administration is aggressively pursuing export controls and sanctions enforcement. In two separate cases, the Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Asset Control and the Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry...more

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BIS Levies $4.25 Million Penalty Against Alpha and Omega Semiconductor for Unauthorized Exports to Huawei

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On June 27, 2025, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (“BIS”) issued a final order resolving administrative enforcement proceedings against Alpha and Omega Semiconductor Incorporated (“AOS”), a...more

Wiley Rein LLP

Commerce Department Removes Key Export Control Barriers for U.S. Industry Participants in Standards Activities

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On July 18, 2024, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) published an interim final rule (IFR) amending the U.S. Export Administration Regulations (EAR) so that certain technology and software...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

BIS Summer Update: Essential Reading for Your Next Beach Trip!

As we pass the midpoint of a year marked by assertive enforcement of dual use laws, the Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) published an updated version of its Don’t Let This Happen to You! Guide....more

Husch Blackwell LLP

BIS Levies Record Penalty for Export Control Violations related to Huawei Shipments

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Recently, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (“BIS”) announced the issuance of a $300 million penalty against Seagate Technology LLC and its Singapore affiliate, Seagate Singapore International...more

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

BIS imposes historic settlement for alleged Huawei-related violations of the Entity List Foreign Direct Product Rule

On April 19, 2023, the US Department of Commerce Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) entered into a settlement agreement wherein Seagate Technology LLC and Seagate Singapore International Headquarters Pte. Ltd....more

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Bureau of Industry and Security Extracts $300 Million Fine Against Seagate Technology for Violation of Huawei Prohibition

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Matt Axelrod, the Assistant Secretary for Export Enforcement, at the Bureau of Industry and Security (“BIS”) of the U.S. Department of Commerce, must be grinning with satisfaction that BIS delivered, in a big way, after he...more

Husch Blackwell LLP

Biden Administration No Longer Approving Export Licenses to Chinese Tech Giant Huawei

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According to recent reports, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (“BIS”) has stopped granting export licenses to Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd. (“Huawei”). The U.S. government has long sought to...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Tightening the Cordon – U.S. Restricts Licensing Policy and Adds Allies to Technology Controls

On Monday, February 13, 2023, the U.S. government will officially issue a stricter policy of denial for providing lower-tech items to Huawei. Technological containment continues as the Netherlands and Japan move to impose...more

Wiley Rein LLP

Commerce Revises Export Rules on Entity List Companies Involved in Standard-Related Activities

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On September 9, 2022, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) published an interim final rule authorizing the release of certain U.S. technology and software in the context of standards-related...more

Fenwick & West LLP

US Commerce Department Authorizes Release of Certain Technology and Software to All Entities on the Entity List in...

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On September 9, 2022, the U.S. Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS or Commerce) published a rule, sought by tech and telecom companies, and industry organizations, authorizing the release of certain...more

Foley Hoag LLP

BIS Releases Statistics on Export Licenses to Huawei and SMIC Showing Majority of License Applications Were Approved

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In response to a request from the ranking member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, the Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) provided export license statistics related to Chinese firms Huawei...more

Dorsey & Whitney LLP

U.S. Department of Commerce Sanctions Seven Chinese Supercomputer Firms

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On April 8, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (“BIS”) added seven Chinese supercomputer firms and organizations to its Entity List, the agency’s principal export sanctions list. BIS alleges...more

ArentFox Schiff

US Export Controls: Business as Usual?

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Turning to the business of exports from the United States, the next section is a must-read for any company doing business in the United States or from the United States. Or for that matter, any company competing with affected...more

Husch Blackwell LLP

U.S. Adds 38 New Huawei Affiliates To Entity List While Again Expanding Foreign-Produced Direct Product Rule

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The U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (“BIS”) has announced that it is further restricting access by Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd. and its designated non-U.S. affiliates (“Huawei”) to U.S.-produced...more

Pillsbury - Global Trade & Sanctions Law

U.S. Commerce Department Imposes New Restrictions on Huawei

On August 17, 2020, the U.S. Department of Commerce Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) made available for public inspection a final rule expanding restrictions on Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. and its non-U.S. affiliates...more

BCLP

BIS Targets Huawei with Expanded License Requirement for Foreign-Produced Direct Products

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Effective May 15, 2020, the US Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) announced an interim final rule that introduces two new circumstances under the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) in which a...more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

U.S. Commerce Department Revises Export Controls on Huawei, Permits Some Sharing of Export Controlled Technology in Setting...

On June 15, 2020, the U.S. Department of Commerce revised its existing export controls on Chinese telecoms company Huawei to permit limited sharing of some export-controlled technology with Huawei in the context of...more

Husch Blackwell LLP

BIS Adds 33 Chinese Entities To The Entity List, Citing Human Rights Abuses

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The U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (“BIS”) recently announced the addition of 32 Chinese companies and 1 Chinese government agency to the Entity List, citing connections to items for military...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

Expansion of U.S. Export Controls on Huawei-Designed or Produced Items

Effective May 15, 2020, the U.S. Department of Commerce's Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) issued an interim final rule that further tightens export controls on Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd. of China and its 100-plus...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

The Commerce Department Modifies “Direct Product Rule” To Restrict Transfers Of More Foreign-Made Items To Huawei

On May 15, 2020, the Department of Commerce Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) issued an interim rule (“Interim Rule”) significantly expanding its control of certain foreign-produced items when there is “knowledge” that...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Commerce Department Extends Export Controls over Foreign-Made Items in Huawei’s Contract Manufacturing Supply Chain

- The U.S. Department of Commerce has published a highly complex and novel interim final rule extending the controls of the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) over foreign-made items in Huawei’s contract manufacturing...more

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U.S. Limits Huawei’s Access to Foreign-Produced Items and Announces Final 90-Day Extension to Temporary General License

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On May 15, 2020, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) issued an interim final rule amending the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) to prohibit the supply of certain foreign-produced...more

Hogan Lovells

BIS Expands Foreign-Produced Direct Product Rule With Regard to Huawei

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The Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security has announced an Interim Final Rule amending the Export Administration Regulation’s General Prohibition Three, the foreign-produced direct product rule....more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

Commerce Department Announces New Export Control Restrictions on Chinese Company Huawei

On May 15, 2020, the U.S. Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) announced that it was amending the U.S. Export Administration Regulations (EAR) to further restrict the ability of Chinese telecom and IT...more

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