Trade and Manufacturing Monitor
BIS Alert! New Encryption Controls Guidance Posted
The Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) has posted long-awaited updates to its guidance regarding changes to a number of encryption-related provisions in the Export Administration Regulations…
Up at Bat this Summer: Renegotiating NAFTA
NAFTA renegotiations are up at bat this summer. In May, the Trump administration sent a letter to Congress that began a 90-day consultation period between Congress, the administration, and business stakeholders to…
Congress Takes The Lead In Broad New Sanctions Against Russia
On June 15, 2017, the Senate overwhelmingly – by a vote of 98-2 – approved broad new sanctions against Russia in response to that country’s interference in the 2016 U.S. election and its ongoing aggression in Syria and…
India Challenges the United States’ Compliance on Cross-Cumulation
Earlier this month, India requested consultations with the United States at the WTO on the United States’ compliance with a WTO Appellate Body (AB) ruling from 2014. That AB ruling held, in part, that the U.S. ITC had…
Appeals Court Says That Actual Arrival In Iran Is Not Necessary For OFAC To Find Violation
On May 26, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit remanded for further consideration OFAC’s imposition of a $4 million penalty against Epsilon Electronics for 39 shipments found to violate the Iranian…