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October 31, 2024 - On October 28, 2024, the U.S. Department of the Treasury ('Treasury') issued a final rule (the 'Final Rule') implementing Executive Order 14105 of August 9, 2023, [...]

On October 15, 2024, the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) announced that it is opening a process for interested persons to request that certain machinery be temporarily [...]

Facing 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 Trade Representative (USTR) under [...]

In October 2024, Ukraine initiated an antidumping investigation targeting imports of water supply and heating fittings originating from Turkey and China. This new Ukraine antidumping investigation, overseen by the Ministry [...]

Exclusion requests must be filed by March 31, 2025 and granted exclusions would be available through May 31, 2025 On October 15, 2024, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative [...]

Welcome to the October 2024 issue of 'As the (Customs and Trade) World Turns,' our monthly newsletter where we compile essential updates from the customs and trade world over the [...]

At a glance, gauging where we stand in our relationship with China overall, one would assume the key operative word in most descriptions would be 'dismal' at best. This is [...]

The Cozen Lens The presidential election will be decided on domestic issues, but Vice President Harris and former President Trump are still touting their foreign policy platforms as they seek [...]

This is the second of a three-part series about the USMCA joint review process, focusing on China, Mexico, and competing visions of a 'worker-centered' trade policy. Part one introduces the [...]

On September 19, 2024, the Canadian International Trade Tribunal (the 'CITT') announced an Order in Expiry Review RR-2023-006 (the 'Order'), continuing its finding of material injury in respect of the [...]

Geopolitical tensions have been elevated between the US and China, creating waves of disruption across industrial supply chains. Following the US ban on Chinese telecom equipment in 2019 and the [...]

The BIOSECURE Act passed the House of Representatives on September 9, 2024, with a bipartisan vote of 306-81. It has now moved to the Senate, which has its own version [...]

Global: Turkey confirms aspiration to join BRICS, implications for future EU membership The spokesperson for the Turkish ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) has confirmed the submission of Turkey's application [...]

The UK government has released its latest annual report on the National Security and Investment (NSI) Act, covering the period from 1 April 2023 to 31 March 2024. The report [...]

What We're Watching Today is 1,353 words and an 8-minute read. Global: SpaceX astronauts conduct spacewalk, probing bounds of commercial space travel Two astronauts from SpaceX took the first private [...]

On September 11, 2024, the U.S. Department of Commerce's (Commerce) Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) published a proposed rule in the Federal Register that would require quarterly reporting by [...]

On August 23 and 26, 2024, Canada announced a series of measures to address the threat of increased imports of Chinese electric vehicles (EVs), and steel and aluminum products and [...]

On July 18, 2024, the Canada Border Services Agency ('CBSA') issued a Notice of Conclusion of its investigation in the ongoing Expiry Review of certain Carbon Steel Welded Pipe 1 [...]

The Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) released its statutorily mandated annual report to congress last month. While the report itself highlights several notable developments in 2023 [...]

On July 10, 2024, a new antidumping (AD) and countervailing duty (CVD) petition was filed against imports of Tungsten Shot from China. Tungsten shot is used to produce shotgun shot. [...]

An August 4 deadline is fast approaching for comments to the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) that was issued June 21. The NPRM will restrict, [...]

With geopolitical instability on the rise, organisations must navigate factors such as supply chain disruption, trade barriers and high energy prices that affect business complexity. In the second of three [...]

1. OFAC Amends Reporting Requirements and Procedures On May 10, 2024, the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) issued an Interim Final Rule (IFR), effective [...]

Highlights The Biden Administration announced the completion of a review by the Office of the United States Trade Representative of China's trade practices under Section 301 of the Trade Act [...]

Former President Trump, as the presumptive Republican nominee, is in pursuit of his second presidential term. But what does this mean for the international trade community? Trump has provided a [...]

In June 2023, the Five Eyes partners agreed to deepen cooperation on export control enforcement, underscoring the sustained commitment of the U.S. and its allies to prioritize actions related to [...]

Please note this post is an update to our April 28 post. The Biden administration has made the deployment of solar energy a key component of its plans to battle [...]

House of Representatives Approves America COMPETES Act The House of Representatives approved the America Creating Opportunities for Manufacturing Pre-Eminence in Technology and Economic Strength (America COMPETES) Act of 2022 by [...]

Executive Summary Congress announced a compromise on the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act this week, and the House passed the bill last night. Our International Trade & Regulatory Group details [...]

Today, the United States Trade Representative issued a notice informing the importing community about a new Section 301 exclusion process and seeking comments from affected importers. The comment period begins [...]

On October 4, 2021, U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai announced during a speech at the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington, D.C., that the United States would be [...]

In a widely anticipated speech on October 4, 2021, United States Trade Representative ('USTR') Katherine Tai provided an overview of how the Biden administration will approach the trade relationship with [...]

On June 3, 2021, President Biden signed Executive Order No. 14032, entitled 'Addressing the Threat from Securities Investments that Finance Certain Companies of the People's Republic of China' (Executive Order), [...]

On December 2nd, the House of Representatives unanimously passed a bill that may ultimately cause Chinese companies to be delisted from the U.S. stock exchange. The purpose of the bill [...]

The United States and other western countries have steadily escalated long-simmering trade tensions between their economies and those of China. What began as complaints over trade surpluses, intellectual property theft, [...]

The United States Trade Representative (USTR) has announced the fourth list of Chinese products that will be subject to an additional 10 percent tariff under Section 301 of the Trade [...]

On August 9, 2019, Canada's Department of Finance announced that 'Canada Welcomes Anticipated Construction of One of the World's Cleanest LNG Facilities' and hidden in the announcement is an unusual [...]

After extensive discussions between member states, the United Nations Convention on International Settlement Agreements Resulting from Mediation, also known as the Singapore Convention, was signed today. A total of 46 [...]

In this month's recap: Stocks, gold, and oil all surge, a door opens for U.S.-China trade talks to resume, and the Federal Reserve suddenly sounds dovish. THE MONTH IN BRIEF [...]

With or without a trade deal, national security concerns regarding China are here to stay Since President Trump took office, the U.S.-China trade relationship has been at the center of [...]

In this month's recap: major stock benchmarks descend as new developments in the U.S.-China tariff dispute lead to a broad risk-off in equities; consumer confidence surges, while the housing market [...]

Is it time for Guernsey to refocus its attention on China? If so, why and why now? No. There's no need to refocus on China because in my view Guernsey [...]

The United States and China are engaged in negotiations that have led to a temporary standstill in the ongoing tariff war, and that may lead to a de-escalation in the [...]

I. The U.S. Government Issues Advisory with a Warning for CompaniesCompanies that do business with supply chain links to China, Russia and certain other countries are at risk of unintentionally [...]

China remains a growth economy and many U.S. businesses continue to do well in the country despite the geopolitical uncertainty and ongoing trade war. But while many U.S. companies wish [...]

The news that China has committed to invest approximately R200-billion in South Africa was greeted with much fanfare throughout the country. Approximately ZAR33-billion of this will constitute a loan to [...]

According to the Ministry of Commerce, the Chinese government is studying targeted measures and will announce these measures to help Chinese and foreign companies in China actively deal with potential [...]

On July 10, 2018, the Office of the US Trade Representative ('USTR') announced a list of additional products imported from China that potentially could be subject to a 10 percent [...]

The trade war between the United States and China appears to be escalating. The US imposed an additional 25% tariff on US$34 billion of Chinese goods on July 6, and [...]

This week, there were reports that the Trump Administration would use emergency powers to restrict Chinese investment in the United States. On Wednesday, the White House backed away from that [...]