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Export Control
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International Trade Law
The Trump Administration Targets China, Iran, and Pakistan in its First Export Regulatory Action
By Jeremy Iloulian, Chandler Leonard, Ivy Xun
On March 25, 2025, the U.S. Department of Commerce's Bureau of Industry and Security (“BIS”) released two final rules that announced the addition of 80 new entities to the Entity…
SmarTrade
BIS Adds Over 80 Companies to Entity List, with Heavy Focus on China
By Scott E. Diamond**, Francesca M.S. Guerrero, Samir D. Varma, Aaron C. Mandelbaum
On March 25, 2025, the Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) added over 80 companies to its Entity List through two Final Rules. These are the first…
International Trade Law
Improving Export Control Transparency Act Introduced to Increase Transparency Regarding the Approval of Exports to Specific Countries and End-Users
By Jeremy Iloulian, Dilan Wickrema
On February 26, 2025, Senators Jim Banks (R-Ind.) and Mark Warner (D-Va.) introduced the Maintaining American Superiority by Improving Export Control Transparency Act (the Act) in the United States Senate.…
China Law Insight
从出口管制到AI算力竞争实质（二）：从产业与投资视角看美国出口管制的规制与变化
By King & Wood
作者：楼仙英 杨恺盛 2018年《出口管制改革法案》（ECRA）确立了对“新兴和基础技术”的出口管制框架，2020年《外国投资风险审查现代化法案》（FIRRMA）扩大了外商投资安全审查范围。如第一篇文章中所述，半导体产业因其在国防、人工智能等领域的战略价值而在当前贸易管制体系下逐步成为重点管控对象。 法律法规的解读其实是一种非常专业的跨文化沟通能力，笔者也见过不少中国产业界人士因为对美国的法制框架不熟悉导致应对问题时的顾此失彼。例如有企业在上市公报里说为了避免受美国贸易合规的影响把工厂从中国搬到泰国，这看起来非常正常的一句话，日后在面临美国国会调查时反而可能成为一个故意规避监管的证据。故本文旨在以尽可能“白话”的方式从产业视角解析所受到的规制与影响，帮助避免读者以中国法律思维解读美国法规所产生的看似微小实则可能影响正确决策的差别。 阅读更多
International Trade Law
China Technology Transfer Control Act Introduced to Strengthen Export Controls vis-à-vis China
By Jeremy Iloulian, Andrew J. Schlegel
On February 7, 2025, Representative Mark Green (R-TN-7) introduced the China Technology Transfer Control Act, a bill which would restrict the export to the People’s Republic of China (“PRC”) certain…
SmarTrade
China Announces Retaliatory Tariffs and Other Trade Actions Against the U.S.
By Scott E. Diamond**, David M. Schwartz, Dan Ujczo
On February 4, 2025, when U.S. tariffs on goods produced by China increased by 10% (see Thompson Hine Update of February 3, 2025 and Federal Register Notice), China responded by…
Capital Thinking
U.S. AI Export Controls and Strategic Shifts Under the Trump Administration
By Pablo Carrillo, David Naylor
In recent days, the Biden administration’s reliance on export controls to curb China’s AI advancements has come under increasing scrutiny, particularly following the release of China’s DeepSeek R1 chatbot. This…
Retail & Consumer Products Law Observer
Register Now! Trump Administration and Trade: Two-Part Webinar Set
By David Stepp, Daniel Cannistra, John Brew, Weronika Bukowski, Erik Woodhouse, Caroline Brown
Register here to join us for one or both of these timely sessions. February 4th - Trump Administration and Trade: Tariffs and Customs February 11th - Trump Administration and Trade:…
International Trade Law
U.S. Export Controls and Sanctions Regulatory Agencies Increase Civil Monetary Penalties for Violations
By Dilan Wickrema, Edward Goetz
As of January 15, 2025, Commerce, Energy, State, and Treasury have each published their annual increase in civil monetary penalties for violations of U.S. export controls and sanctions regulations to…
Regulatory Oversight
Inside New Commerce Tech Restrictions: Key Risk Takeaways
By Peter Jeydel
This article was originally published on January 23, 2025 on Law360 and is republished here with permission. The U.S. Department of Commerce's Bureau of Industry and Security has issued the…