The House of Representatives recently passed the America Creating Opportunities for Manufacturing, Pre-Eminence in Technology and Economic Strength (COMPETES) Act of 2022, H.R. 4521, 117th Cong. (2021-2022). The bill includes provisions from U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown’s (D-OH) Leveling the Playing Field 2.0 (Leveling 2.0) which aims specifically to strengthen the U.S. trade
This week, at the highly anticipated forced labor expo, Customs and Border Protection (CBP) unveiled its new Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA) Statistics Dashboard aimed at providing transparency for UFLPA enforcement. The interactive dashboard was expected to be released on March 31st, but was unveiled ahead of time on CBP’s website at
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is expected to deploy the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA) regional alert and postal code requirement this Friday, March 18, 2023.
According to CBP, the goal of the new measures is to provide an early notification to importers and their representatives that goods may have been produced in
Yesterday, our team published a client alert exploring recent statements made by Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco in connection with the Department of Justice’s continued efforts to investigate and prosecute individuals for violating economic sanctions, export controls, and other similar economic crimes. The statements—made at an American Bar Association event last week—demonstrate that export controls continue to rank highly among DOJ’s priorities.
