Last week, the U.S. Department of State rescinded Syria’s designation as a State Sponsor of Terrorism and removed Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham from its list of Specially Designated Global Terrorist organizations. The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets …
Yesterday, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control announced the launch of “Operation Economic Outcast,” an expansion of U.S. sanctions against Iran designed to “sever the economic lifelines that sustain the Iranian regime.” Described as the …
Rare new guidance is available from a recent Alberta decision confirming that Canadian sanctions screening cannot stop at checking whether a counterparty is named on a Canadian sanctions list. Businesses must also assess whether a party is owned or controlled, …
U.S. Customs and Border Protection issued a Federal Register notice yesterday announcing enhanced enforcement procedures to verify the accuracy of information provided by new and existing importers of record. The change, which relates to the often-overlooked CBP Form 5106, is …
On August 14, 2026, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) published a final rule easing export controls on certain Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs or drones), related software, and parts under the Export Administration Regulations (EAR).…
Late yesterday President Trump issued a Proclamation to newly impose minimum import pricing on imports of polysilicon and its derivatives — including polysilicon ingots and wafers, solar cells, and solar modules — as well as an additional 15% tariff on …
On Friday, June 12, 2025, U.S. Customs and Border Protection released new Forced Labor Enforcement Operational Guidance for Importers, consolidating and updating its approach to forced labor enforcement under 19 U.S.C. § 1307, the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act, and …
Last week, the Government of Canada tabled new legislation that would completely rewrite Canadian forced labour enforcement. If adopted, Bill C-35, An Act respecting the prohibition of the importation of goods produced by forced labour (also known as Ban on …
Cassidy Levy Kent was recently recognized by Chambers and Partners as a 2026 “Global Market Leader” in its Global Guide covering the field of International Trade law. Separately, the firm’s three offices — in Washington, Ottawa and Brussels — were …
Following a summit in Beijing between U.S. President Trump and General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party Xi, on June 5 the Office of the United States Trade Representative opened a comment period for businesses to identify non-sensitive products that …