Trade and Manufacturing Monitor

News and insight from our international trade practice group

U.S. Issues New Primary and Secondary Sanctions Targeting Turkey

Yesterday, the U.S. government issued an Executive Order (E.O.) imposing new primary and secondary sanctions that target the government of Turkey in response to the escalating conflict in northern Syria. Pursuant to…

Department of Commerce Announces New Sanctions on Huawei

Last week, the U.S. Bureau of Industry & Security (BIS) added Chinese telecommunications giant Huawei and its non-U.S. affiliates to the U.S. Entity List . The move by the U.S. export control regulator broadly…

Exports of National Security Controlled Items to Russia Could Be Banned Under New Sanctions

Yesterday the U.S. government announced that it would implement new sanctions against Russia mandated under the Chemical and Biological Weapons Act of 1991 (the CBW Act) following the apparent deployment of a chemical…

21 Russian Companies Added To The U.S. Entity List

The United States imposed new sanctions against 21 Russian companies today by adding them to the Commerce Department’s Entity List . Among other restrictions, U.S. and non-U.S. companies are now prohibited from…

New Sanctions Placed on Trade with Cuba

On Thursday November 9th, the Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”) published new regulations in the Federal Register executing June’s National Security Presidential Memorandum (“NSPM”) regarding U.S. sanctions…