Trade and Manufacturing Monitor
Commerce Launches 232 Investigations on Transformer Components and Mobile Cranes
Last week, the Department of Commerce (the “Department”) initiated two new Section 232 proceedings on mobile cranes and electrical transformer components. Section 232, a previously seldom used section of the Trade…
U.S. Treasury Lifts Sanctions on Nynas AB
On May 12, 2020, the U.S. Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”) announced that U.S. persons no longer need OFAC authorization to engage in dealings with Nynas AB, provided such activities do not involve…
U.S. State Department Announces Temporary ITAR Provisions In Response to COVID-19
The Department of State’s Office of Defense Trade Controls Policy announced that they are temporarily suspending, modifying, and excepting certain International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) requirements in an…
USITC Releases Analysis of Imports of COVID-19 Related Items
Yesterday, the U.S. International Trade Commission (“USITC”) released a report on imports of products known to be related to the response to COVID-19. The report was requested by Congressman Richard E. Neal, Chairman…
Bureau of Industry and Security Imposes Significant Additional Restrictions on Exports to China, Russia, and Venezuela
On April 28, 2020, the Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry Security (“BIS”) published three separate rules which, in response to the Administration’s conclusion that “civil-military integration” in China is…