Trade and Manufacturing Monitor
BIS Rule Will Impose New Restrictions on “Military-Intelligence” End Users and End Uses in China, Russia, and Venezuela
On January 15, 2021, the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) published an Interim Final Rule to implement new end-user and end use controls mandated by the Export Control Reform Act of 2018 (ECRA). Most notably, the…
BIS Lifts Anti-Terrorism Export Controls on Sudan
Effective January 14, 2021, the Bureau of Industry and Security (“BIS”) announced amendments to Export Administration Regulations (“EAR”) to implement the rescission of Sudan as a State Sponsor of Terrorism. The U.S.…
China National Offshore Oil Corporation added to U.S. Entity List
Today, the Bureau of Industry & Security (BIS) added China National Offshore Oil Corporation Ltd. (CNOOC) to the U.S. Entity List. Under the new rule, U.S. and non-U.S. exporters are generally prohibited from…
DST Section 301 Investigations: Additional Findings and Updates for Austria, Spain, the United Kingdom, Brazil, the Czech Republic, the European Union, and Indonesia
Following our reporting earlier this week on the Section 301 determinations regarding digital services tax (DST) measures in India, Italy, and Turkey, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) has today issued…
USTR Issues Determinations in Digital Services Tax Investigations
The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (UST) has issued determinations in the investigations of digital services taxes (DSTs) adopted or considered by India, Italy, and Turkey, finding that “each of the DSTs…