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Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Promoting the Export of the American AI Technology Stack (Trump EO Tracker)

Directs the Department of Commerce (DOC) to establish the American Artificial Intelligence (AI) Exports Program within 90 days to promote global deployment of U.S.-developed full-stack AI technology packages and reinforce...more

Wiley Rein LLP

White House Launches AI Action Plan and Executive Orders to Promote Innovation, Infrastructure, and International Diplomacy and...

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On July 23, 2025, the White House released the much anticipated AI Action Plan (Action Plan), along with three accompanying Executive Orders (EO). The Action Plan—entitled Winning the Race: America’s AI Action...more

American Conference Institute (ACI)

[Virtual Conference] EAR Compliance & Licensing Masterclass - July 14th - August 7th, 12:00 pm - 3:00 pm EDT

The Trump Administration is aiming to eliminate loopholes in the U.S. export controls system, expand the scope of the EAR, and ramp up enforcement. Get the insights you and your team need to strengthen your compliance program...more

WilmerHale

US Export Controls on “AI Diffusion” Officially Paused, but New Guidance Elevates Risk for AI-Related Exports

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On May 13, 2025, the Department of Commerce formally signaled its intention to rescind the Biden Administration’s Framework for Artificial Intelligence Diffusion (AI Diffusion Rule) two days before the January 2025 Interim...more

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Increased Tariffs on Imports from Canada, Mexico and China Took Effect March 4

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Absent further action from President Trump yesterday, new tariffs of up to 25% on U.S. imports of goods originating in Canada and Mexico went into effect at 12:01 am ET March 4, 2025. Trump has also announced a 10% increase...more

Holland & Knight LLP

La administración Trump anuncia aranceles de la Sección 232 sobre acero y aluminio: Perspectiva colombiana

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A través de una proclamación presidencial, la administración del presidente Donald Trump, anunció el 10 de febrero de 2025 la reinstauración de un arancel del 25 por ciento sobre todas las importaciones de acero y un aumento...more

Husch Blackwell LLP

President Trump Signs Memorandum Directing Agencies to Study Reciprocal Trade and Tariffs

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On Thursday, February 13, 2025, President Trump signed a memorandum entitled “Reciprocal Trade and Tariffs.” The memorandum stopped well short of immediately imposing a tariff regime and instead directs the Secretary of...more

Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

President Trump Signs Reciprocal Trade and Tariffs Memorandum

On February 13, 2025, President Trump signed an executive memorandum on ​“Reciprocal Trade and Tariffs” directing his economic team to create a ​“Fair and Reciprocal Plan” for imposing a supplemental tariff that will be...more

Husch Blackwell LLP

President Trump Signs Proclamations Imposing 25 Percent Section 232 Duties on All Imported Steel and Aluminum and Revoking...

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On Monday, February 10, 2025, President Trump signed Proclamations imposing 25 percent on all imports of steel and increasing the duty rate from 10 to 25 percent for all imports of aluminum into the United States pursuant to...more

Clark Hill PLC

What Are Reciprocal Tariffs?

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President Trump plans to announce reciprocal tariffs on many countries. So, what is a reciprocal tariff? First, let’s examine tariffs in general. A tariff is a tax imposed by one country on imports of goods or merchandise...more

Ballard Spahr LLP

Tariff Compliance Under the New Trump Administration

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In his first two weeks back in office, President Donald Trump signaled his administration will impose new tariffs as part of his economic agenda, urging businesses to comply with U.S. trade policies to avoid severe penalties...more

Lowenstein Sandler LLP

Key Business Considerations for U.S. Global Trade Policy

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As global trade policy affects supply chains and importing and exporting, companies often have interests on both sides of global trade issues. They want lower costs and efficient labor sources and want to sell their goods and...more

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Sleeper Trump Rule on ‘Military-Intelligence End Uses or Users’ Goes Into Effect

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Companies should be prepared to conduct additional due diligence for any transactions involving entities in the countries enumerated in this rule. In an interim rule published on, January 15, 2020, the Department of...more

White & Case LLP

Helping China-owned companies in Vietnam in the era of rising tariffs, changing rules, and increased enforcement

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Exporters and US importers of goods claiming Vietnamese origin face increasing risk. President Trump recently indicated his administration will pay close attention to goods exported from Vietnam, including those suspected of...more

Hogan Lovells

New year presents new opportunities in federal budget cycle

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Congressional appropriations serve as a potent tool to guide administrative actions in commerce and trade Before departing in the final days of 2019, Congress passed a bipartisan spending package amounting to US$1.4...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

New Syria, North Korea and Other Sanctions Provisions Enacted as Parts of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year...

On December 20, 2019, President Trump signed into law the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (“NDAA 2020”), which includes numerous sanctions-related provisions. The law includes the previously introduced...more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

White House Rescinds Section 232 Steel and Aluminum Tariff Exemptions for Argentina and Brazil

President Trump, on December 2, 2019, announced via a Twitter post that the tariff exemptions granted to Argentina and Brazil from tariffs of 25 percent on steel imports and 10 percent on aluminum imports would end “effective...more

White & Case LLP

Global opportunities for Taiwanese companies and investors: Risks and risk management for Taiwan exporters using China-origin...

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Despite a volatile, uncertain trade environment, you can take steps to protect your US market share - One year into the US-China trade war, after several waves of unprecedented punitive US tariffs on US$250 billion worth...more

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U.S.-China trade war escalates with new round of Section 301 tariffs and currency manipulation designation

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Following on the heels of U.S. trade negotiators’ return from China, on 1 August, President Trump abruptly announced via Twitter an “additional Tariff of 10 percent on the remaining 300 Billion Dollars of goods and products...more

Holland & Knight LLP

The Drama Around Huawei: Can U.S. Companies Do Business with the Chinese Chipmaker? - Huawei Seems to Be a Bargaining Chip in...

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• President Donald Trump saying at the recent G20 Summit in Japan that American companies could keep selling products to Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd. (Huawei) was another installment in the drama surrounding the Chinese tech...more

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Huawei Entities Added to US Entity List (IRB No. 578)

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The Trump Administration announced last week that the US Government has added Huawei to the Commerce Department Entity List and, as of May 20, 2019, has announced a temporary general license for certain transactions. Here is...more

WilmerHale

The U.S. Administration Targets Huawei in Actions to Curtail its Involvement in U.S. Telecommunications Networks and Access to...

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On May 15, 2019, President Trump issued an Executive Order (EO) declaring a national emergency and paving the way for a ban on the use of Huawei equipment and services in U.S. telecommunication networks. On the same day, the...more

King & Spalding

Trade & Manufacturing - News of Note - April 2019

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The Department of Commerce Initiates National Security Investigation of Imports of Titanium Sponge under Section 232 - On March 4, 2019, the U.S. Department of Commerce (“Commerce”) initiated an investigation under...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Skadden's 2019 Insights: Enhanced US Export Controls and Aggressive Enforcement Likely to Impact China

Tariffs targeting Chinese imports into the United States garnered headlines throughout 2018. However, during the latter part of the year, the U.S. government more quietly initiated efforts that in 2019 and beyond could be...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Red Notice Newsletter - Russian

ANTICORRUPTION DEVELOPMENTS - Mega International Commercial Bank Co. Ltd. Fined $29 Million - On January 17, 2018, the U.S. Federal Reserve Board assessed Taiwan based bank Mega International Commercial Bank Co. Ltd. a...more

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