ArticlePresident Trump Issues "America First Trade Policy" MemorandumAfter months of anticipation fueled by President Trump's promises that he would impose tariffs on "Day One" of his presidency...WorldwideInternational LawCassidy Levy Kent LLP
ArticleTreasury Issues Final China Outbound Investment RuleThe U.S. Department of the Treasury (Treasury) on October 28, 2024, issued a Final Rule to implement Executive Order (E.O.) 14105 of August 9, 2023...WorldwideStrategyCassidy Levy Kent LLP
ArticleBIS Issues New Controls On Quantum Computing, Advanced TechnologiesIn an effort to maintain U.S. technological leadership and to ensure continued international collaboration with allies, the Department of Commerce's Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS)...United StatesInternational LawCassidy Levy Kent LLP
ArticleCBP Seeks Comments On Regulatory Proposals For Increased Import DisclosuresU.S. Customs and Border Protection is proposing future regulatory changes to grant the agency greater visibility into the supply chains of goods imported into the United States. Through the President’s June 3, 2026, Executive Order 14411 entitled “Strengthening Customs Enforcement,” the agency is charged with remedying claimed “systemic inefficiencies, loopholes, insufficient enforcement mechanisms, and outdated processes” in connection with customs/import compliance.United StatesInternational LawCassidy Levy Kent LLP
ArticleDetails Emerge On US-UK Economic Prosperity Deal ImplementationThe Economic Prosperity Deal between the United States and United Kingdom took a significant step toward implementation yesterday with the release of a Trump Administration Executive Order detailing imminent U.S.United StatesInternational LawCassidy Levy Kent LLP
ArticleExecutive Order Portends More Stringent U.S. Customs EnforcementPresident Trump's new Executive Order fundamentally reshapes U.S. import regulations by imposing stringent requirements on Importers of Record, including minimum asset thresholds, enhanced disclosure obligations, and differential treatment for foreign versus domestic entities. United StatesInternational LawCassidy Levy Kent LLP
ArticleUS Implements Certain Provisions Of EU Framework DealYesterday the United States marked progress toward honoring the tariff commitments made to the European Union by implementing elements of the parties' July 2025 Framework Agreement.United StatesInternational LawCassidy Levy Kent LLP
ArticleUS Announces Framework Trade Agreements With Ecuador, El Salvador, GuatemalaLast Thursday, the Trump Administration published joint statements memorializing "Frameworks for Agreement" on trade with four Latin American countries: Argentina, Ecuador...WorldwideInternational LawCassidy Levy Kent LLP
ArticleEU To Completely Phase Out Russian Gas ImportsYesterday the Council of the European Union and the European Parliament reached a provisional agreement on a Regulation under the REPowerEU framework to end EU imports of Russian natural gas...European UnionEnergy and Natural ResourcesCassidy Levy Kent LLP
ArticleNew Tariffs And Import Bans: An Update On The U.S.-Canada “Trade War”The U.S.-Canada trading relationship has reached a critical juncture as both nations implement escalating trade measures, with Canada's counter-tariffs taking effect and the United States responding with unprecedented import bans on Canadian alcoholic beverages, dairy products, and motorcycles. These actions mark a significant expansion of the Trump Administration's use of Section 338 of the Tariff Act of 1930, moving beyond additional tariffs to outright import restrictions. What does this escalation mean WorldwideInternational LawCassidy Levy Kent LLP
ArticleBIS Proposes Rule To Address Connected Vehicle National Security ConcernsThe U.S. Department of Commerce's Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) published a proposed rule to address the national security risks associated with connected vehicles. This rule would prohibit the sale or import...United StatesGovernment, Public SectorCassidy Levy Kent LLP
ArticleOFAC Applies "Maximum Pressure" To Iran, Issues Maritime GuidanceLast month, the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) issued updated guidance to help the global shipping and maritime industry detect and mitigate risks associated with sanctions evasion practices related to the shipment of Iranian-origin petroleum, petroleum products, and petrochemical products. United StatesInternational LawCassidy Levy Kent LLP
ArticleUSTR Launches Brazil 301 Investigation, Requests CommentsYesterday the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) self-initiated an investigation concerning the Government of Brazil's acts, policies, and practices related to, inter alia, digital trade, anti-corruption enforcement, intellectual property protection, ethanol market access, and illegal deforestation...United StatesInternational LawCassidy Levy Kent LLP
ArticleUSTR Seeks Input On A Plurilateral Critical Minerals Trade AgreementToday the Office of the United States Trade Representative requested comments aimed at informing its development of trade policy on critical minerals and the design of a possible plurilateral trade agreement...United StatesInternational LawCassidy Levy Kent LLP
ArticleThe US-Japan Agreement: Framework, Implementation, And ImpactYesterday, President Donald Trump issued an Executive Order announcing the implementation of the United States-Japan Agreement on Reciprocal Trade...WorldwideInternational LawCassidy Levy Kent LLP
ArticleExecutive Order Addresses "Stacking" Of Certain U.S. Section 232, IEEPA TariffsThis afternoon, President Trump signed an Executive Order clarifying the "stacking" of certain tariff regimes created pursuant to Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962...CanadaInternational LawCassidy Levy Kent LLP
ArticleEU Customs Origin Rules Tighten: Impact Of Harley-Davidson CJEU Case On Last Substantial Transformation TestThe Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has issued its long-awaited judgment in appeal of the Harley-Davidson Europe and Neovia Logistics Services International v. Commission...WorldwideInternational LawCassidy Levy Kent LLP
ArticleUSTR Requests Comments Concerning Possible Action On Imports From NicaraguaThe United States Trade Representative has determined, pursuant to Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974, that Nicaragua's "abuses of labor rights, abuses of human rights and fundamental freedoms...NicaraguaInternational LawCassidy Levy Kent LLP
ArticleNew Section 301 Petition On Illicit Fentanyl From China Could Broadly Impact TradeFacing Fentanyl, a national coalition of fentanyl awareness organizations working to combat the illicit fentanyl epidemic, filed a petition with the Office of the United States...WorldwideInternational LawCassidy Levy Kent LLP
ArticleOFAC Amends Cuban Assets Control Regulations, Increases Access To U.S. Businesses And ServicesThe U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) late last month amended the Cuban Assets Control Regulations (CACR) to further implement...WorldwideMedia, Telecoms, IT, EntertainmentCassidy Levy Kent LLP