To help Ukraine repel Russian aggression, the U.S. will provide additional security, economic ..

On October 17, 2023, the U.S. Department of Commerce Bureau of Industry & Security ("BIS") released three rules amending the Export Administration Regulations ("EAR") to strengthen export controls...

The trade dispute between the U.S. and China that started mid-2016 has no end in sight. As part of his presidential campaign, then-candidate Donald Trump

On February 21, 2025, the Trump administration published its "America First Investment Policy" memorandum. Among other items, the Policy calls for the United States to restrict China-affiliated persons from investing...

President Trump has invoked Section 338 of the Tariff Act of 1930 to impose additional 50% tariffs on certain Canadian imports, including automotive products, alcoholic beverages, and dairy items, scheduled to take effect August 19, 2026. This rarely-used tariff authority targets what the administration characterizes as discriminatory Canadian trade practices that disadvantage U.S.

The practice of determining an item's country of origin ("COO") and utilizing the principal of "substantial transformation" to help make this determination is likely a familiar concept for many

On March 26, 2024, the Eastman Chemical Company ("Petitioner") submitted a petition ("Petition") to the U.S. Department of Commerce ("Commerce")...

InsightsDOJ Criminal Division announces Revised Corporate Enforcement PolicyDate: 01/17/2023On January 17, 2023, Assistant Attorney General (AAG) for the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) Criminal Division Kenneth Polite announced the "first significant changes" to the Criminal Division's Corporate Enforcement Policy (CEP) since 2017.

In December 2014, President Obama announced a shift in U.S. policy to Cuba and initiated a process leading towards normalizing relations.

Indications are that the Trump Administration is supportive of the lifting of sanctions on Sudan and that the general license will remain in force.

Section 847 of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2020 marks a pivotal evolution in how the Department of Defense (DoD) approaches the risks of foreign ownership, control, or influence (FOCI) across the defense supply chain.

On August 9, 2023, President Biden issued an Executive Order ("E.O.") on outbound investment regulation. This long-anticipated action marks the first time the U.S. government has sought to regulate...

Under U.S. law, the importer of record (IOR) is the person or company for whose account the importation is made.

President Trump's pick for Attorney General, Pam Bondi, took quick action upon her swearing in on February 5, 2025, to make changes within the Department of Justice ("DOJ") via the issuance...

In the ever-changing tariff landscape, American government contractors are feeling the impact of the federal government's new trade policies in the form of increased costs of imported goods...

In the United States, when violations of the export rules are discovered, exporters have the option to prepare and submit Voluntary Self-Disclosures to the U.S. export agencies in exchange

In 2009, the U.S. Customs and Border Protection ("CBP") published guidelines that govern the enforcement and mitigation of civil penalties for companies and other entities that fail to comply...

On January 13, 2025, the Department of Commerce Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) announced new rules restricting the export of advanced artificial intelligence (AI) chips...

On February 4, 2022, the House of Representatives passed the NCCDA as part of the much larger America Creating Opportunities for Manufacturing, Pre-Eminence in Technology, and Economic Strength Act of 2022.

On December 18, 2019, the USTR officially signaled the first real respite in the ongoing trade war with China by publishing a Notice of Modification of Action to suspend a planned 15% duty on certain products from China ...