On April 24, 2024, President Biden signed H.R. 815 into law, enacting long-awaited Congressional action on the provision of aid to Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan. The bill is separated into twenty distinct divisions covering a variety of subjects, including numerous …
The U.S. Department of Energy (“DOE”) recently published a request for information seeking comments on market dynamics and price volatility in the processing, refining, and recycling of critical materials, and how the federal government might support market stability and price …
The U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), in coordination with the United Kingdom, issued two new prohibitions Friday, April 12, 2024, concerning the importation and trading of certain Russian-origin metals. These restrictions are intended to disrupt the …
Recent signals from U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) demonstrate the agency’s efforts to continue refining its suite of enforcement tools. Interested parties should be aware of CBP’s strategies and approaches to respond to suspected noncompliance.
CBP has seven Priority …
The U.S. Department of Commerce (“Commerce”) promulgated new and amended regulations that will go into effect April 24, 2024. A recent CLK Insight focused on Commerce’s changed provisions concerning transnational subsidies, weak regulatory environments, and distorted production costs. This post …
Following notice and comment rulemaking, new regulations will soon impact antidumping and countervailing duty proceedings before the U.S. Department of Commerce (“Commerce”).
Most substantively, in issuing the new rules Commerce stated that its changes will address transnational subsidies, create a …
Last week the Dali, a Singaporean-flagged container ship, struck the Francis Scott Key Bridge, an iconic landmark of the Baltimore City skyline and a vital artery for U.S. trade, causing the bridge to collapse into the Baltimore Harbor. The …
On February 23, 2024 — marking the second anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and following the death of opposition politician and anti-corruption activist Aleksei Navalny — the U.S. government issued the largest package of sanctions and export controls since …
The Federal Court of Appeal (“FCA”) earlier this week released a highly anticipated decision in Remington Sales Co dba Hyundai Heavy Industries (Canada) v President of the Canada Border Services Agency, 2024 FCA 25 (the “Decision”). In this case, …
The Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) recently updated its sanctions regulations with respect to several countries, including Russia, North Korea, and Yemen. These updates consist of: