On May 17, 2022, the U.S International Trade Commission ("USITC") convened a public factfinding hearing as part of an investigation into the effects of Foreign Trade Zone ("FTZ") policies...

In fiscal year 2025, the United States government recovered over $6.8 billion in False Claim Act (FCA) settlements, announced in a Department of Justice press release on January 16.

The export control regulations are difficult enough to understand in their own right.

The Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) is the United States' largest trade preference program and allows for duty-free entry of specified products from 120 designated beneficiary countries.

On March 20, 2023, the U.S. Commerce Department announced that an agreement had been reached in the antidumping and countervailing duty (AD/CVD) investigation on imports of white grape juice concentrate (WGJC)...

Today's compliance professionals have abundant resources to make better decisions about their clients and supply chain partners faster and with greater confidence than ever before.

The Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States ("CFIUS" or "the Committee) is an interagency body of the U.S. government that plays a critical role in safeguarding national security...

Readers involved in the defense industry who deal with classified information will be familiar with the National Industrial Security Program Operating Manual ("NISPOM")...

The United States government has maintained for some time a strict economic sanctions regime targeting Iran and a comprehensive embargo targeting Cuba.

This article provides an overview of the most recent tariff updates affecting businesses operating within the semiconductor, pharmaceutical, and critical mineral industries.

The table below presents a structured timeline of executive actions, policy directives, and trade-related decisions issued by President Trump's administration from January 2025...

This article is the second part of a two-part series. In the first article, we introduced the types of company visits conducted by the two major U.S. export agencies

Much has been written about the Corporate Transparency Act ("CTA"), which was enacted on January 1, 2021, and went into effect on January 1, 2024.

Historically, the U.S. Government has pursued civil and criminal actions against exporters for violating the Export Administration Regulations ("EAR") and International Traffic in Arms Regulations.

The Bureau of Industry and Security ("BIS") has opened 2026 with several significant administrative enforcement actions that underscore how aggressively the agency is policing export controls involving China...

The U.S. government maintains a variety of lists of sanctioned or denied parties—including entities, individuals, aircraft, and vessels—with whom companies and individuals are prohibited or restricted from dealing.

The First Sale for Export Valuation option, a method by which the price of merchandise in a multi-tier transaction is set by the party originating the sale – usually a factory/manufacturer – has been around for decades.

In the first few months of 2025, United States trade policy has consisted of rapid-fire developments, particularly with respect to the Trump Administration's imposition of tariffs on a wide-range of foreign-origin goods...

The United States-Mexico-Canada-Agreement ("USMCA" or the "Agreement") was formed to promote growth in North American trade in a way that is beneficial to each of the state parties...

On August 14, 2017, U.S. Customs and Border Protection ("CBP") issued its first notification of final determination of antidumping duties ("ADD") evasion pursuant to the Enforce and Protect Act ("EAPA").