The U.S. District Court of the Southern District of New York announced earlier this month that an award of $210,000 would be awarded to a whistleblower as a result of a $1 million settlement of a civil fraud lawsuit.

The U.S. Customs and Border Protection ("CBP") recently published a headquarters ruling on forced labor that led to a resounding development for CBP forced labor submissions.

The stated goal of these actions is to "hold Russia accountable" for its invasion of Ukraine. Importantly, these actions are taken in conjunction with U.S. G7 allies and partners.

On May 9, 2023 the U.S. Department of Commerce ("Commerce") published a notice in the Federal Register proposing amendments to the antidumping and countervailing duty regulations to "enhance...

Forced labor provisions are also becoming standard language in free trade agreements between major U.S. trading partners, notably the US-Mexico-Canada Agreement.

Canada's Bill S-211, "Fighting Against Forced Labor and Child Labor in Supply Chains Act," is making its way through the legislative process and seems likely to become law soon.

The Helena Kennedy Centre for International Justice at Sheffield Hallam University has been at the forefront of reporting on the use of forced labor in China. As more countries have started...

CBP's first Forced Labor Expo took place in Washington D.C. from March 14-15, 2023. CBP's Acting Commissioner, Troy A. Miller, made clear that forced labor is a top 10 priority trade issue for CBP enforcement.

A well-meaning packer earning close to minimum wage abroad is bracing your merchandise in a shipping container with wood that he is cutting to length.

On March 16, 2023, the USTR released summaries of texts proposed by the U.S. side during the first negotiating round of the U.S.-Taiwan Initiative on 21st Century Trade, which was held in Taipei, Taiwan from January 14-17, 2023.

In recent years, the United States has devoted more resources to enforcing their main forced labor law, 19 U.S.C. Section 1307.

Country of origin marking is an interesting phenomenon. Unlike most countries in the world, the United States has strict requirements that essentially every imported product be marked with its country of origin.

The sourcing of critical minerals has been a topic of focus for the automotive and associated industries recently, especially pertaining to the minerals used in the production of batteries for electric vehicles (EV)...

The ballad of export violations continues. The Department of Commerce's Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) imposed a $300 million civil penalty against Seagate US and Seagate Singapore...

First, she indicated that the United States would have at least two large scale clusters of chip production, including suppliers and R&D facilities.

Back in 2018 when the Section 232 duties were introduced, the primary focus of attention seemed to be on steel.

As the end of Q1 of 2023 draws near, we review current Department of Commerce's Bureau of Industry and Security's (BIS) enforcement trends.

I recently learned that the alleged Chinese curse "may you live in interesting times" is not, in fact, Chinese at all.

Last week, U.S. Department of Commerce's Bureau of Industry and Security moved to further restrict exports to Russia and diverting countries, and in a first, BIS, OFAC, and the DOJ collectively gave warning to …

On June 30, 2021, Zeon Chemicals L.P. and Zeon GP, LLC ("Petitioners"), filed a petition for the imposition of antidumping duties on imports of non-latex, non-hydrogenated acrylonitrile-butadiene...