The United States, European Union, and United Kingdom have significantly escalated Russia-related sanctions the past month, including the Trump Administration’s first sanctions directly imposed on Russia. These coordinated actions—which particularly target the Russian energy sector—indicate that Russia sanctions remain on
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EU Adopts 19th Sanctions Package Against Russia
On 23 October 2025, the EU adopted a further sanctions package, its “19th Round”, against Russia in connection with its ongoing war in Ukraine. We summarise the key measures below.
Energy
- LNG Import Ban: The EU will prohibit the purchase,
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UK Sanctions Lukoil, Rosneft in Major Russia Sanctions Expansion
On October 15, 2025, the UK announced a significant expansion of its Russia-related sanctions regime, designating Lukoil and Rosneft—Russia’s two largest oil companies—as asset freeze targets.
This is the first time Lukoil and Rosneft have been subjected to full asset…
Understanding the EU’s International Procurement Instrument
The European Commission recently adopted its first-ever measures under the International Procurement Instrument Regulation (IPI), restricting Chinese access to the EU public procurement market for medical devices. In this client alert, we take a closer look at the IPI and…
China Expands Rare Earth Export Controls and Adds 14 Entities to the Unreliable Entity List
On Thursday, October 9, 2025, China issued a series of new export control measures and designations on China’s Unreliable Entity List (UEL).
The new controls significantly expand the scope of China’s oversight over its rare earth materials by comprehensively regulating…
BIS Adds 26 Entities, Mostly in China, to the Entity List for Supplying Iran with Drone Parts and U.S.-Origin Electronic Items
The U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) published a Final Rule on October 9, 2025 that will add 26 entities and three addresses to the Entity List for a total of 29 new entries (effective immediately). …
Department of Commerce Restores Firearms Licensing Policy of First Trump Administration, Rescinds Biden Restrictions
On September 30, 2025, the Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) published a final rule rescinding an interim final rule (IFR) introduced by the Biden administration. This IFR had imposed new export licensing requirements on civilian firearms…
CBP Operations During Government Shutdown and Funding Hiatus
By Maria Vanikiotis & Ivy Xun
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) held calls on October 1 and October 6, 2025, to discuss its operations during the government shutdown, which began October 1.
During the October 6 call, CBP announced that it is not issuing refunds…
Breaking Down the European Commission’s New Steel Import Tariffs and Quotas Proposal
On October 7, 2025, the European Commission published a Proposal for a Regulation that imposes further trade restrictions on imports of steel products from non-EU countries. This Proposal is part of the implementation of the Commission’s Steel and Metals Action…
BIS Issues “Affiliates Rule” to Dramatically Expand Applicability of Entity and Military End-User Lists
In issuing the Affiliates Rule with immediate effect, the U.S. Department of Commerce Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) drastically expanded the number of entities subject to the BIS’ most restrictive export tools by applying the same trade prohibitions to…