The increasing convergence of climate and trade policy gained new momentum this week with legislation to “level the playing field” by imposing fees on imports from China, Russia, and other countries with lax environmental standards.
The “Foreign Pollution Fee Act …
BIS Urges Heightened Due Diligence for Certain Exports to Prevent Diversion to Russia
The United States, as a member of the Export Enforcement Five (“E5”) group, has been working to strengthen its sanctions and export controls program as it relates …
If Congress fails to approve new spending for federal agencies by 11:59PM on September 30, a federal government shutdown and the curtailment of non-essential activities will occur. Here is what may occur in trade and customs related government functions:
The …
According to a readout provided to the press by the Government of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo met with Vietnamese PM Phạm Minh Chính on September 19, 2023 and “pledged to urge the U.S. …
Today the Forced Labor Enforcement Task Force (“FLETF”) published an update to the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (“UFLPA”) Entity List.
The UFLPA originally went into effect June 21, 2022, and established a rebuttable presumption that all merchandise coming from …
On September 8, 2023, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (“CBP”) published updates (Version 2.0) to its Customs Broker Guidance for the Trade Community (“Broker Guidance 2.0”) to provide further clarity to CBP’s promulgation of two Final Rules – Modernization of …
In a Public Inspection Notice issued tonight, the Office of the United States Trade Representative (“USTR”) announced the extension of 352 reinstated exclusions and 77 COVID-related exclusions until December 31, 2023 to allow USTR to complete its four-year-review of the …
Today the Commerce Department published proposed revisions to the Section 232 Steel and Aluminum Tariff exclusions process.
Specifically, the proposed rule makes four changes, which will impact both requestors and objectors. At a high level, Commerce is attempting to reduce …
On July 26, 2023, the Forced Labor Enforcement Task Force (“FLETF”), chaired by the Department of Homeland Security, published an updated strategy for the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (“UFLPA”). The UFLPA went into effect on June 21, 2022, and …