Among the many other presidential actions taken on the first day of his Administration, U.S. President Trump declared a National Energy Emergency under the authority granted him by the National Emergencies Act. The Executive Order emphasizes oil and gas above …
After months of anticipation fueled by President Trump’s promises that he would impose tariffs on “Day One” of his presidency, Inauguration Day came and went with no new tariffs imposed. Nevertheless, everything then-candidate Trump discussed during his campaign appears to …
In a flurry of recent activity, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (“CBP”) issued two notices proposing new regulations covering imports of low-value shipments, also known as de minimis shipments. The first notice, entitled “Entry of Low-Value Shipments,” was published in …
In recent weeks the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) has published several new and proposed rules that apply to the technology sector, including artificial intelligence (AI), advanced computing integrated circuits (ICs), laboratory equipment, and unmanned …
In this third edition of the Canadian International Trade Law Year in Review, the team at CLK Canada has reviewed a set of 12 key judicial and administrative decisions from 2024 that will be of interest to trade practitioners.…
Today the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) self-initiated an investigation under Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. § 2411) concerning the People’s Republic of China’s (PRC) semiconductor industry. In the past, Section …
This week the U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) published a finalized package of updates to its antidumping and countervailing duty regulations. Below, we summarize several meaningful updates to existing Commerce practice. Although it remains to be seen precisely how Commerce …
The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has issued its long-awaited judgment in appeal of the Harley-Davidson Europe and Neovia Logistics Services International v. Commission case (C-297/23 P). This ruling carries significant implications …
The European Commission first introduced the proposal for a Forced Labour Regulation on 14 September 2022, to ban products made from forced labour from entering or leaving the EU. This framework is part of a broader initiative to enhance transparency …
In just six months, the number of entities on the U.S. Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (“UFLPA”) Entity List has increased by over 50 percent. The heightened activity is prompted by the publication of the 2024 Updates to the Strategy …