The Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (Pub. L. 117-78) (UFLPA) radically strengthens existing prohibitions on imports derived from forced labor in the People’s Republic of China, and especially in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR). This will be a key …
Today, President Biden signed into law the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act, which bans the importation of products made with forced labor in China. The new law will directly impact imports connected to China’s Xinjiang region. Commodities from Xinjiang, as …
Ottawa partner Gerry Stobo was honored with the prestigious 2021 Client Choice Award for Government Contracts. Gerry is the exclusive winner in this category in Canada. Gerry leads the Ottawa office’s government contracts and public procurement practice which is constantly …
Shortly after taking office, President Biden promulgated Executive Order 14017, “America’s Supply Chains.” Among its provisions were instructions that certain agencies prepare one-year reports on specific industrial bases, with the ultimate objective of securing and strengthening American supply chains. A …
Yesterday the Office of the United States Trade Representative (“USTR”) requested comments regarding the possible reinstatement of certain exclusions to tariffs imposed on imports of certain goods from China pursuant to Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974 (“the …
After receiving comments concerning its August 13, 2020, Proposed Rule, yesterday the U.S. Department of Commerce (“Commerce”) published in the Federal Register a Final Rule modifying various aspects of its antidumping (“AD”) and countervailing duty (“CVD”) regulations. Most significant …
Cassidy Levy Kent’s Washington office and seven of its lawyers have been recognized as leaders in the fields of international trade and finance law in the 2022 edition of Best Lawyers.
Partners Yohai Baisburd, Thomas Beline, James …
In response to a Petition filed by Auxin Solar and Suniva, Inc., the U.S. International Trade Commission instituted an investigation to determine whether action taken by the President to impose a safeguard measure on certain crystalline silicon photovoltaic cells and …
In April 2021, German software company SAP SE (“SAP”) agreed to pay combined penalties of more than $8 million as part of a global resolution with the Departments of Justice, Commerce, and Treasury. As part of this resolution, DOJ’s National …
The Biden-Harris Administration and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) announced on June 24th a Withhold Release Order (WRO) on silica-based products made by Hoshine Silicon Industry Co., Ltd., a company located in the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region (XUAR) …