Trade and Manufacturing Monitor
Biden-Harris Administration Releases Report and Recommendations Concerning America’s Supply Chains
Yesterday morning, June 8, 2021, the Biden-Harris administration released a report including factual findings and recommendations concerning four critical supply chains. The full 250-page report is available here and a…
Department of Defense Requests Comments on Risks in Supply Chains For Strategic and Critical Materials
Today, the Department of Defense (“DoD”) published in the Federal Register a request for comments on risks in the supply chain for strategic and critical materials. DoD’s request stems from an Executive Order signed in…
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…
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.…
President Trump Suspends Preferential Trade Treatment for Thailand
On Friday, October 25 th, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) announced that the United States will be suspending certain benefits for imports from Thailand under the United States’ Generalized System…