Cortney Morgan

An experienced attorney in the area of international trade and supply chain issues, Cortney advises foreign and domestic clients on all aspects of international trade regulation, planning and compliance, including import (customs), export controls, economic sanctions, embargoes, international trade agreements and preference programs.

Firm/Organization: Husch Blackwell LLP

Blogs: Byte Back, International Trade Insights, Technology, Manufacturing & Transportation Industry Insider

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International Trade Insights

Trump Administration and BIS Announce Willingness to Issue Huawei Export Licenses; Criteria for Issuing Such Licenses Still Unclear

By Grant Leach & Cortney Morgan on July 12, 2019

As previously reported in our International Trade Insights blog, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (“BIS”) added Chinese telecommunications giant Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd. (“Huawei”) and sixty-eight of its affiliate companies to the BIS Entity List effective May 16, 2019. This designation prohibits anyone inside or outside of the United States from exporting, re-exporting or making an in-country transfer of commodities, software or technology that is subject to the U.S. Export…

International Trade Insights

May Trade Law Update: Court Decisions

By Nithya Nagarajan, Cortney Morgan & Turner Kim on June 4, 2019

Court of International Trade Summary of Decisions 19-52 On May 1, 2019, the CIT sustained Commerce’s remand redetermination results following a countervailing duty investigation for certain hot-rolled steel flat products from the Republic of Korea. The court reviewed two issues on remand, Commerce’s selection of the highest calculated AFA rate and Commerce’s corroboration. Concerning the first issued on the selection of the AFA rate, the CIT found that Plaintiff POSCO did not exhaust its administrative…

International Trade Insights

May Trade Law Update: U.S. International Trade Commission and U.S. Customs & Border Protection

By Nithya Nagarajan, Cortney Morgan & Turner Kim on June 4, 2019

U.S. International Trade Commission Section 701/731 Proceedings Investigations Steel Trailer Wheels from the People’s Republic of China: On May 2, 2019, the ITC released the schedule of the final phase of Countervailing Duty and Antidumping Duty Investigations. Fresh Tomatoes from Mexico: On May 14, 2019, the ITC announced that it would terminate its review of the subject merchandise since there is no longer a suspension agreement in place. Steel Wheels from the People’s Republic of…

International Trade Insights

May Trade Law Update: U.S. Department of Commerce Decisions

By Nithya Nagarajan, Cortney Morgan & Turner Kim on June 4, 2019

Investigations Glycine from India: On May 1, 2019, Commerce released its final determinations for both the Antidumping Duty and Countervailing Duty Investigation. Glycine from the People’s Republic of China: On May 1, 2019, Commerce released its final affirmative Countervailing Duty determination. Glycine from Japan: On May 1, 2019, Commerce issued its final Antidumping Duty determination. Large Diameter Welded Pipe: On May 2, 2019, Commerce issued an amended final affirmative antidumping determination and antidumping…

International Trade Insights

May Trade Law Update: Presidential Actions

By Nithya Nagarajan, Cortney Morgan & Turner Kim on June 4, 2019

USTR Publishes Notice on Increase in Section 301 List 3 Tariff Rate On May 8, 2019, USTR released its federal register notice on the tariff increase for the third tranche (List 3) Section 301 tariffs on China. The duty rate on the estimated $200 billion worth of Chinese products will increase from 10% to 25% effective 12:01am ET on Friday, May 10, 2019. The notice also announces that an exclusion process will be instituted for…

Technology, Manufacturing & Transportation Industry Insider

President Trump Declares National Emergency over Technology Threats

By Damiya Park, Grant Leach & Cortney Morgan on May 30, 2019

In response to increasing actions by “foreign adversaries” to create and exploit “vulnerabilities in information and communications technology and services”, President Trump issued Executive Order 13873 (“E.O. 13873”) on May 15, 2019. The range of transactions which could potentially be covered under the forthcoming E.O. 13873 rules and regulations is quite broad and could include any transaction with a “foreign adversary” relating to “any hardware, software, or other product or service primarily intended to fulfill or…

Byte Back

President Trump Declares National Emergency over Technology Threats

By Damiya Park, Grant Leach & Cortney Morgan on May 30, 2019

On May 15, 2019, President Trump issued Executive Order 13873 (“E.O. 13873”) and declared a national emergency in response to increasing actions by “foreign adversaries” to create and exploit “vulnerabilities in information and communications technology and services” supplied to the U.S. E.O. 13873 broadly prohibits persons subject to U.S. jurisdiction from engaging in information and communications technology or services transactions with “foreign adversaries” that: (i) pose undue sabotage or subversion risks to U.S. information and…

International Trade Insights

BIS Issues Temporary General License on Certain Existing Huawei Products

By Cortney Morgan, Grant Leach & Katherine Stubblefield on May 22, 2019

Today, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) has published a Temporary General License for specific, limited engagement in transactions with Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. and its sixty-eight non-U.S. affiliates which were added to the BIS Entity List effective May 16, 2019. (See our previous post here). The license is intended to allow Huawei and its affiliates to work temporarily with U.S. companies to continue to support current customers, headsets…

International Trade Insights

Huawei Targeted by Entity List Designation and Executive Order

By Grant Leach, Cortney Morgan & Linda Tiller on May 17, 2019

On Wednesday, May 15, 2019, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (“BIS”) announced in a press release that it would add Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd. (“Huawei”) and additional Huawei affiliates to BIS’s Entity List. BIS’s initial press release stated that this designation would become effective upon its publication in the Federal Register (which is scheduled for May 21, 2019). However, a copy of the designation action posted in the Federal Register …

International Trade Insights

China Hits Back With Higher Tariffs on $60B in U.S. Goods

By Cortney Morgan, Grant Leach, Linda Tiller, Nithya Nagarajan & Damiya Park on May 14, 2019

On May 13, 2019, China’s Ministry of Finance announced that it will raise tariffs on $60 billion in U.S. goods, starting on June 1, 2019. This action was taken in retaliation for President Trump’s latest decision to raise tariffs on $200 billion worth of Chinese products from 10% to 25%.…

Cortney Morgan

Trump Administration and BIS Announce Willingness to Issue Huawei Export Licenses; Criteria for Issuing Such Licenses Still Unclear

May Trade Law Update: Court Decisions

May Trade Law Update: U.S. International Trade Commission and U.S. Customs & Border Protection

May Trade Law Update: U.S. Department of Commerce Decisions

May Trade Law Update: Presidential Actions

President Trump Declares National Emergency over Technology Threats

President Trump Declares National Emergency over Technology Threats

BIS Issues Temporary General License on Certain Existing Huawei Products

Huawei Targeted by Entity List Designation and Executive Order

China Hits Back With Higher Tariffs on $60B in U.S. Goods

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