Trade and Manufacturing Monitor
Treasury Announces A More Tailored Approach to U.S. Sanctions Policy
Yesterday, the Biden Administration released the results of a broad review of U.S. economic sanctions policy following two decades of expanding use of sanctions as a foreign policy tool. The report recognizes that U.S.…
USTR Proposes Section 301 Tariff Exclusion Renewal (Spreadsheet Attached)
On Monday, October 4, U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai delivered a long anticipated speech framing the Biden Administration’s trade policy toward China. Among the announcements made were that (1) a Section 301…
Commerce Publishes Long-Awaited Changes to AD/CVD Regulations
On September 20, 2021, the U.S. Department of Commerce (“Commerce”) published a final rule codifying numerous changes – both substantive and procedural in nature – to certain portions of the body of regulations…
OFAC Issues General Licenses to Ease Flow of Humanitarian Aid to Afghanistan
Last Friday, the Office of Foreign Assets Control issued two general licenses aimed at facilitating humanitarian assistance and the provision of essential supplies to the people of Afghanistan. Subject to exceptions,…
U.S. Authorizes New Sanctions on Ethiopia and Updates ITAR Licensing Policy
Last week, the Biden administration issued a new Executive Order (“E.O.”) that authorizes “menu-based” sanctions on persons determined to be responsible for or complicit in the ongoing crisis in northern Ethiopia, and…