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2020
7 April 2020 – COVID-19: Tariff-Relief Opportunities for U.S. Importers
28 March 2020 – Client Alert: Congress Passes Phase 3 of Coronavirus
18 March 2020 – US Government Targets Supply Chains Linked to Forced Labor in Xinjiang, China
12 March 2020 – Baker McKenzie’s Coronavirus Resource Center
4 March 2020 – Coronavirus outbreak: global guide to force majeure and international commercial contracts
13 February 2020 – USMCA Restricts Access to International Arbitration
17 January 2020 – Treasury Issues Final Regulations Implementing FIRRMA
10 January 2020 – Malaysia: Entry into Force of Amendments to Key Legislations Affecting Trade and Customs
9 January 2020 – 2019 updates to China’s Draft Export Control Law – What you need to know
2019
10 December 2019 – Deadlock at the WTO Appellate Body: No Consensual Way Out in Sight
04 December 2019 – USTR proposes tariffs on $2.4 billion in French goods in response to France’s digital services tax
29 November 2019 – Commerce Proposes Rules re Securing the Information and Communications Technology and Services Supply Chain; Comments Due on or Before December 27
8 August 2019 – US Government Escalates Sanctions Against the Government of Venezuela
June 2019 – Suppliers to the US Beware: Increased Compliance and Enforcement of Antidumping and Countervailing Duties
June 2019 – China will release its “Unreliable Entity List”
29 May 2019 – President Trump Issues Supply Chain Executive Order
22 May 2019 – China Retaliatory Tarrifs – Product Exclusion Process
7 May 2019 – OFAC Publishes “A Framework for Compliance Commitments”
1 April 2019 – Export controls and sanctions: preparing for the impact of a no-deal Brexit
25 March 2019 – Implementation of the uCustoms System
28 February 2019 – Qatar Diplomatic Crisis – Shipping Boycott Still Stands
20 February 2019 Application of US Sanctions Targeting Venezuela to PdVSA Subsidiaries
28 January 2019 – Customs Issues for Vietnam
23 January 2019 – Tax for E-Commerce Trade to be Set in April
22 January 2019 – Revised Guidelines for Inclusion in the List of Foreign Retailers in the Philippines
11 January 2019 – Amendments to the Customs Act: Increased Penalties and More Robust Review Process
3 January 2019 – Export Duties on Services: In Force until 2020
January 2019 – Section 301 Duty Mitigation Strategies
January 2019 – Venezuela Extends Customs Duties/Customs Service Fee Exemption for Imports of Certain Items
2018
28 November 2018 USMCA: Provisions and potential impact to the healthcare industry
23 October 2018 Supply Chain Client Alert: Considerations for Supply Contracts During Trade Tensions
15 October 2018 CFIUS Expands its Jurisdiction and Imposes Prior Approval Requirements for the First Time
2 October 2018 The USMCA: NAFTA’s Replacement
28 August 2018 CFIUS Reform: How Private Equity Funds Are Affected
11 July 2018 Government of Canada Process for Requesting Remission of Surtaxes on Certain U.S. Origin Goods
3 July 2018 Canadian Countermeasures Against US Origin Imports in Effect from 1 July 2018
28 June 2018 Mexico Implements Retaliatory Measure Against Duties Imposed by the United States
6 June 2018 Malaysia Anti Profiteering Update: Introduction of 2018 Mechanism To Determine Unreasonably High Profits
5 June 2018 Canada Announces Retaliatory Tariffs in Response to US Steel and Aluminum Tariffs
4 June 2018 Anti-Profiteering Laws in Malaysia: Zerorisation of GST Leading to Greater Scrutiny on Pricing
1 June 2018 Customs Increases the Maximum FOB Value per Shipment for Imports via Courier
1 June 2018 Trump on Trade: June 1 Update on Section 232 Duties on Steel and Aluminum
16 May 2018 United States Withdraws from Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action
10 March 2018 Trump on Trade: Section 232 Duties on Steel & Aluminum
8 February 2018 EU: Future restrictions in the use of transfer pricing for customs valuation?
2 January 2018 NAFTA in Play: The State of Play Following the Sixth Round of Negotiations
2017
13 December 2017 US Customs & Border Protection (CBP) Forced Labor Update & Recommendations
18 October 2017 US President “Decertifies” the Iran Nuclear Deal and Imposes New Sanctions Against the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps
28 September 2017 CFIUS Report Highlights Investment Trends
29 August 2017 US Imposes Economic Sanctions on Venezuela
4 August 2017 US President Signs Iran, Russia, and North Korea Sanctions Bill
24 July 2017 Nine Takeaways from the USTR Summary of Negotiating Objectives
8 June 2017 You can still influence the upcoming NAFTA negotiations – but hurry!
2 May 2017 National Security Investigations Could Sharply Limit Steel and Aluminum Imports
23 January 2017 Algeria: The 2017 Finance Law
2016
7 December 2016 DOJ’s New Guidance Urges Exporters to Self-Disclose Potential Export and Sanctions Violations
1 December 2016 NAFTA in Play
23 November 2016 Trump Administration’s Trade Policies
22 November 2016 US Election: The Global Impact of a New Leader
25 July 2016 Algeria: New Investment Code
1 May 2016 Union Customs Code
31 May 2016 Client Alert – North Korean Executive Order
9 February 2016 Canada Relaxes Sanctions Targeting Iran
28 January 2016 Focus on Iran: European Union, Switzerland, and the United States Relax Sanctions Targeting Iran
2015
28 October 2015 European Union, United States, and Switzerland Move Forward on Sanctions Relief for Iran Following JCPOA’s Adoption Day
27 October 2015 US Government Takes Additional Steps to Relax Comprehensive Embargo of Cuba
8 October 2015 Trans-Pacific Trade Deal Concluded
30 July 2015 CBP issues instructions for obtaining radioactive GSP treatment
15 July 2015 Focus on Iran: Outline of EU and U.S Sanctions Relief for Iran under Join Comprehensive Plan of Action
2 April 2015 Focus on Iran: Overview and Significance of the Join Comprehensive Plan of Action
24 March 2015 Department of Energy Regulations on Nuclear Assistance to Go Into Effect
9 March 2015 US Government Relaxes Comprehensive Embargo of Cuba