Trade and Manufacturing Monitor
Effective Today - New Export Control Restrictions on Military End Users and End Uses in China, Russia, and Venezuela
Bureau of Industry and Security Issues Guidance on Rule The new Bureau of Industry and Security (“BIS”) rule prohibiting certain exports, reexports, and transfers of items to “military end-users” and “military…
Commerce Department Set to Investigate Whether Imports of Vanadium Threaten to Impair National Security
On June 3, 2020, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s (“Commerce”) Bureau of Industry and Security (“BIS”) published notice in the Federal Register of its initiation of an investigation to determine whether imports of…
CFIUS Issues Proposed Rule to Amend Mandatory Declaration Requirements
On May 21, the U.S. Treasury Department, as chair of the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (“CFIUS”), issued a proposed rule that more directly links mandatory filing obligations with export control…
Commerce Department Seeks Comments on Section 232 Exclusion Process for Steel and Aluminum
Comments Due by July 10, 2020 Today, the Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (“BIS”) published a Federal Register Notice seeking comments from interested parties to assist in its decisions on…
COVID-19 Accountability Act - New Potential Sanctions on China
Earlier this week, the COVID-19 Accountability Act was introduced in the Senate and the House by Rep. Senator Lindsey Graham and Rep. Doug Collins respectively. While the text of the draft legislation is not yet…