Trade and Manufacturing Monitor
New Export Control Restrictions Imposed on Burma, Four Parties Added to Entity List
Today, the U.S. Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) imposed additional export control restrictions on Myanmar (Burma) in response to the recent military coup in that country. BIS previewed the new restrictions in an…
U.S. announces new sanctions, export control restrictions, and an arms embargo on Russia
Today, the United States announced new targeted sanctions, export control restrictions, and an arms embargo on Russia after the poisoning and imprisonment of Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny. All three of the…
U.S. Imposes Targeted Sanctions and Export Control Restrictions on Burma
Today, President Biden issued an Executive Order (E.O.) that authorizes new U.S. sanctions on Burma in response to the recent military coup in that country. The E.O. allows the U.S. Office of Foreign Assets Control…
BIS Rule Will Impose New Restrictions on “Military-Intelligence” End Users and End Uses in China, Russia, and Venezuela
On January 15, 2021, the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) published an Interim Final Rule to implement new end-user and end use controls mandated by the Export Control Reform Act of 2018 (ECRA). Most notably, the…
BIS Lifts Anti-Terrorism Export Controls on Sudan
Effective January 14, 2021, the Bureau of Industry and Security (“BIS”) announced amendments to Export Administration Regulations (“EAR”) to implement the rescission of Sudan as a State Sponsor of Terrorism. The U.S.…