Trade and Manufacturing Monitor
U.S. Adds 24 Chinese Construction and Communications Companies to the Entity List
Today the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) added 24 Chinese state-owned companies to the Entity List for their role in the construction of artificial islands in the South China Sea. The Entity List prohibits the…
Expansion of U.S. Huawei Restrictions: More Foreign-Made Items Are Caught By U.S. Export Controls
On August 20, the Bureau of Industry and Security (“BIS”) published a final rule (“final rule”) amending the Export Administration Regulations (“EAR”) to expand restrictions on transactions involving Huawei entities…
Goodbye “Made in Hong Kong,” Hello “Made In China”
Updated August 24, 2020 : CBP has extended the transition period for compliance with this rule change by 45 days until November 9, 2020. See the CSMS notice here . Yesterday, U.S. Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) issued…
OFAC announces first Hong Kong sanctions designations
On Friday, OFAC issued its first designations under the new Hong Kong sanctions program imposed by E.O. 13936 . OFAC added 11 current and former Hong Kong government officials, including Carrie Lam, Hong Kong’s Chief…
China and Hong Kong Developments: Sanctions, Export Controls, and Supply Chain Risks
Over the last month, the United States has taken a variety of steps to increase pressure on China in response to the imposition of China’s National Security Law in Hong Kong and alleged human rights abuses in Xinjiang.…