On July 24, 2025 the European Commission voted to impose retaliatory tariffs of €93 billion on U.S. goods if a trade deal is not reached between the United States and European Union. The tariffs will be effective August 7,...more
Geopolitical risks to supply chains are top of mind across C-suites, but few say what it means. The term “geopolitical risk” has largely become a code word for import, export, and economic sanctions compliance. ...more
Geopolitical risk is top of mind for companies these days, and it seems that every week brings a new proposed sanction, trade control, or investment restriction. Increasingly, companies and investors are discovering that...more
On Feb. 24, 2023, the first anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) imposed further export controls on Russia and Belarus by expanding the scope of EAR99 items, including luxury...more
UPDATE – Effective September 15, 2022, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) implemented a new rule that expanded, revised, corrected and clarified certain provisions of the Export...more
This alert summarizes the current state of trade measures and restrictions against both Russia and Belarus, following our last update on February 25, 2022....more
The United States and the European Union imposed additional sanctions this week in response to the Russian Federation’s invasion of Ukraine and the United States announced its intention to make sanctions enforcement a...more
On 7 October 2019 the U.S. Department of Commerce's Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) expanded the Entity List, restricting certain transactions with 28 Chinese entities. ...more
Maintaining a global supply chain brings its share of commercial, financial, and regulatory risks. Increasingly, telecommunications companies with global operations and suppliers are finding that U.S. trade control laws...more
U.S. embargoes and economic sanctions on countries such as Iran, Russia and Cuba were discussed at length by both candidates during the 2016 Presidential campaign, and President-Elect Trump has stated that he intended to...more