The International Trade Law blog published by Crowell & Moring LLP covers legal developments and regulatory changes affecting international commerce. Topics include customs regulations, trade sanctions, tariffs, import/export controls, and enforcement actions by government agencies such as OFAC and U.S. Customs and Border Protection. The blog addresses issues like forced labor findings, sanctions compliance, trade remedies, and the impact of trade policies on global supply chains. It also discusses specific country-related trade measures, such as sanctions on Belarus and tariff investigations involving Nicaragua, providing insights into the intersection of trade law, human rights, and international relations.
Today, the U.S. and the EU have concluded a framework agreement that covers trade-related areas, as well as broader discussions on regulatory and economic policies.
With regard to tariffs, the EU will eliminate tariffs on all U.S. industrial goods and…
On August 19, President Trump signed the Maintaining American Superiority by Improving Export Control Transparency Act (H.R. 1316) after the House passed it by voice vote, and the Senate unanimously voted in favor.
The bill amends the Export…
On August 19, 2025, the Forced Labor Enforcement Task Force, chaired by the Department of Homeland Security and including agencies such as the Department of Labor, released its annual update to the Strategy to Prevent the Importation of Goods Mined,…
The Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) will include multiple additional items as steel and aluminum derivative products, which will be subject to the Section 232 measures on their steel and aluminum content.
The BIS’s notice will be published in…
On July 28, 2025, Cadence Design Systems Inc., a global electronic design automation technology company based in San Jose, California, agreed to plead guilty to export violations in a settlement with the U.S. Department of Justice’s National Security Division and…
On July 30th, President Trump formally announced the Executive Order increasing the overall reciprocal tariff rate on the Republic of Brazil from 10% to 50% as previously signaled in a Truth Social post on July 9th, 2025. The reciprocal…
On Wednesday, July 23, 2025, the White House released the “America’s AI Action Plan” (the “AI Action Plan”). The AI Action Plan is the result of the Trump Administration’s Request for Information, which describes policy actions related to artificial…
The AI Action Plan spotlights AI innovation, adoption, and competitiveness, but much work remains to turn its vision into reality.
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On July 24, 2025, the European Commission announced the imposition of new EU countermeasures in response to U.S. tariffs further to an agreement reached among EU Member States. These measures take the form of additional customs duties on U.S. products…
