The Trump Administration has encountered further setbacks in its efforts to prevent Chinese company ByteDance Ltd. (“ByteDance”) from providing its popular social media app TikTok in the U.S. For background:
Continue Reading TikTok Legal Drama Continues to Unfold Across Multiple Courtrooms and Federal Agencies
President Trump issued an Executive Order (“E.O.”) on November 12, 2020 titled “Addressing the Threat from Securities Investments that Finance Communist Chinese Military Companies.” The E.O., which will be published
Continue Reading Executive Order Prohibits U.S. Persons from Investing in “Communist Chinese Military Companies”
The U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (“BIS”) issued a final rule effective October 29, 2020 amending Section 742.4(b)(7) of the Export Administration Regulations (“EAR”) to revise
Continue Reading BIS Amends License Review Policy for National Security Controlled Items Destined for China, Venezuela, and Russia
The U.S. International Trade Commission (“ITC”) found on October 20, 2020 that glass containers from China do not injure the U.S. industry, and thus made a negative determination in the
Continue Reading ITC Finds That Glass Containers from China Do Not Injure U.S. Industry
On October 14, 2020, the U.S. Secretary of State, pursuant to section 5(a) of the Hong Kong Autonomy Act (“HKAA”), submitted a report to Congress identifying foreign persons who are
Continue Reading Secretary of State Submits Hong Kong Autonomy Act Report to Congress; OFAC Publishes FAQs
A federal judge from the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia granted TikTok’s motion for preliminary injunction, resulting in a nationwide temporary suspension of an order from the
Continue Reading D.C. District Court Judge Blocks Commerce’s TikTok Ban
China-based smartphone apps, TikTok and WeChat, have each received a reprieve from the respective bans, which were originally ordered by President Trump on August 6, 2020 against both parties and
Continue Reading U.S. Scheduled Bans on TikTok and WeChat Apps Delayed
On September 10, 2020, HMTX Industries LLC, along with Halstead New England Corporation, and Metroflor Corporation (importers of vinyl tile) filed a complaint (Ct. No. 20-00177) at the Court of
Continue Reading Court of International Trade Receives its First Complaint Against Section 301 China Tariffs
The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (“USTR”) issued two (2) new product exclusions pertaining to the Section 301 List 3 tariffs. The current tariff is 25%. The new exclusions
Continue Reading USTR Announces New Section 301 Product Exclusions for List 3
The U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (“BIS”) has announced that it is further restricting access by Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd. and its designated non-U.S. affiliates (“Huawei”) to U.S.-produced technology and software. As we have previously discussed, BIS first added Huawei to its Entity List on May 15, 2019 and has continued to impose additional export restrictions on Huawei under the U.S. Export Administration Regulations (“EAR”). Most recently, BIS published a Federal Register notice to implement the following enhancements. Although BIS published this Federal Register notice on August 20, 2020, the following rule changes took effect retroactively as of August 17, 2020:
Continue Reading U.S. Adds 38 New Huawei Affiliates to Entity List While Again Expanding Foreign-Produced Direct Product Rule
On August 10, 2020, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) issued a notice announcing that goods produced in Hong Kong and exported to the U.S. must now be marked as
Continue Reading Updated CBP Marking Guidance on Goods from Hong Kong; Effective Date Pushed Back to November 9, 2020