Trade Compliance Resource Hub

Comment and analysis by Reed Smith lawyers on the latest developments in trade, sanctions and export controls

On 4 April 2025, Singapore Customs and the Ministry of Trade and Industry issued a joint advisory on Singapore’s export controls relating to advanced semiconductor and artificial intelligence (AI) technologies (the Advisory).

The Advisory emphasised that businesses operating in Singapore

U.S. concerns surrounding the proliferation of the Chinese shipbuilding industry pre-date the current tariff wars.  Under the previous Biden administration, on March 12, 2024, various U.S. labor unions filed a petition requesting an investigation into the acts, policies, and practices

On April 17, 2025, the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) announced a series of fees and restrictions intended to address China’s targeting of the maritime, logistics, and shipbuilding sectors for dominance. The announcement follows the USTR’s year-long investigation into China’s acts,

In recent weeks, the global trade landscape has been significantly impacted by U.S. President Donald Trump’s “Liberation Day” tariffs, which have targeted numerous countries, including those in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and China. Each country has reacted

With President Donald Trump’s return to the White House, the legal environment has been ever-changing. On Wednesday, April 9th, we gathered a group of regulatory attorneys from across Reed Smith’s global platform to provide a 90-minute CLE that outlines the

Updated: April 3, 2025 at 3:30 p.m. ET to reflect the specific exemptions outlined in the unofficial version of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) modifications that will implement the reciprocal tariffs.

On April 2, President Trump