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The U.S. Department of Commerce must decide by September 8, 2026 whether to initiate antidumping (“AD”) and countervailing duty (“CVD”) investigations of Linear Hydraulic Cylinders and Parts Thereof from Canada, China, India, Mexico, and South Korea.
The petitions, filed on July 29, 2026, seek AD investigations of imports from all five countries and CVD investigations…
On January 7, 2026, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (“BIS”) imposed a $1.5 million civil penalty on Exyte Management GmbH (“Exyte”), a Germany- headquartered engineering and procurement company, after its Shanghai affiliate Exyte Shanghai Ltd., (“Exyte China”) admitted to illegally causing the transfer of approximately $2.8 million in EAR-subject semiconductor…
On November 14, 2025, President Trump signed an executive order modifying the scope of reciprocal tariffs originally imposed under Executive Order 14257 of April 2, 2025, which declared a national emergency based on large and persistent U.S. goods trade deficits. The November 14 order exempts certain agricultural products from the reciprocal tariff regime, effective for…
On Wednesday, July 23, 2025, the White House released the “America’s AI Action Plan” (the “AI Action Plan”). The AI Action Plan is the result of the Trump Administration’s Request for Information, which describes policy actions related to artificial intelligence as it seeks to replace the Biden Administration’s “AI Diffusion Rule.” The…
In new guidance published on October 9, 2024, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (“BIS”) issued recommendations about its expectations for financial institutions in complying with U.S. export control obligations.
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On July 10, 2024, the Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) released guidance to provide helpful “best practices” for companies and universities who have received a “supplier list” letters, Project Guardian requests, “red flag” letters, or “is informed” letters from BIS.
These notifications generally require the recipients of the letter to take…
The Department of Commerce’s (“DOC”) Bureau of Industry and Security (“BIS”) has published an interim final rule, as well as a request for comments, regarding new export controls for advanced computer, supercomputer, semiconductor, and manufacturing items. This update to the interim final rule serves to correct inadvertent errors and clarify export licensing procedures outlined in…
On March 15, 2024, the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) and the Directorate of Defense Trade Controls (DDTC) amended the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) and the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) to implement new restrictions on trade with Nicaragua.
BIS’s amendments moved Nicaragua from Country Group B to Country Group D, applying a…
On March 6, 2024, the Department of Commerce, the Department of the Treasury, and the Department of Justice published a Tri-Seal Compliance Note titled “Obligations of foreign-based persons to comply with U.S. sanctions and export control laws” (the “Note”). The Note stresses that U.S. persons are not the only entities subject to U.S. sanctions and…
The U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), published a final rule on February 23, 2024, amending the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) by revising license requirements for certain cameras, systems, and related components to eliminate license requirements for certain cameras to Country Group A:1. In addition to these changes, BIS is adding…
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