The U.S. government has expanded trade sanctions against Huawei
Technologies Co. Ltd. ("Huawei") to cover additional
Huawei affiliates but also extended and modified a general license
that authorizes otherwise forbidden activity relating to designated
Huawei entities.
As described in our previous
alert, the U.S. Department of Commerce's Bureau of Industry
and Security ("BIS") placed Huawei and 68 Huawei non-U.S.
affiliates in 26 countries on BIS's Entity List, effective May
16, 2019. In addition, BIS issued a temporary general license
(the "TGL") covering certain transactions with
Huawei and Huawei entities until August 19, 2019.
Effective August 19, 2019:
- BIS added another 46 non-U.S.
affiliates of Huawei in 25 countries to the Entity List. As
with previously designated Huawei entities, this action generally
forbids anyone to supply items from the United States or that are
otherwise subject to the U.S. Export Administration Regulations to
the newly added
