On April 2, 2025, the Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security issued a draft Federal Register notice adding cans of beer and empty aluminum cans to the list of aluminum “derivative” products subject to tariffs pursuant to Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962. Today’s announcement is a follow-on to the
Commerce Department Establishes Standard Policy for Questionnaire Extensions in AD/CVD Proceedings
The Department of Commerce issued a new policy to create uniform filing deadline extensions in antidumping duty and countervailing duty proceedings. Overall, the policy will decrease the amount of time received in extension requests for initial and supplemental questionnaires. The specific policy updates include
In Husch Blackwell’s August 2024 Trade Law Update you’ll learn about the following updates in international trade and supply chain law:
Should you have
Recently, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (“BIS”) issued new guidance to exporters intended to further assist BIS in its efforts to crack down on third-party diversion to Russia.
Specifically, BIS’s recent guidance outlines the various mechanisms it has employed—outside of its usual public screening lists (i.e., the Unverified List
In Husch Blackwell’s July 2024 Trade Law Update you’ll learn about the following updates in international trade and supply chain law:
Should you have
On June 20, 2024, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (“BIS”) issued a Final Determination prohibiting the sale of certain cybersecurity products, anti-virus software, and related services to U.S. persons by Kaspersky Lab, Inc. (“Kaspersky”), the U.S. subsidiary of Russian cybersecurity provider AO Kaspersky Lab.
This Final Determination represents the first
As of Friday September 29, 2023, the United States Congress has yet to reach a spending agreement, as a result companies with international trade operations should prepare for a potential Federal government shutdown. The shutdown, which is expected to take place beginning as of 12:01 am October 1, 2023, will cause significant changes to international
On Monday, August 28, 2023, the Bureau of Industry and Security (“BIS”) of the U.S. Department of Commerce issued a Proposed Rule that, if implemented, would make significant changes to the regulations governing exclusions from the duties and quotas on imports of aluminum and steel imposed pursuant to Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act
On July 27, 2023, the Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) announced that U.S. persons reporting boycott-related requests to its Office of Antiboycott Compliance (OAC) must now also disclose the identity of the specific party that made the request. Previously, U.S. persons were required to disclose when they had received a boycott-related
On May 19, 2023, the Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (“BIS”) announced new export controls and Entity List additions during President Biden’s G7 visit in Japan. In conjunction with the G7 meetings, BIS stated these new restrictions are designed to better align U.S. controls with those of its partner and ally countries