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…
BIS Confirms: Entity List Restrictions Apply to All Parties, Including Freight Forwarders and Purchasers
On August 20, 2020, the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) will publish a final rule confirming that the Entity List licensing requirements apply to all transactions in which a listed party plays a role – including…
President Issues Executive Orders Targeting TikTok and WeChat
Last Thursday, the President issued two executive orders (“E.O.s”) targeting social media applications TikTok (and its parent company, ByteDance) and WeChat (and its parent company, Tencent Holdings). The E.O.s direct…
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…