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OFAC Updates Civil Monetary Penalties

USA - January 18 2024 Last week, OFAC announced it is increasing its maximum amount of the civil monetary penalties (CMP) that may be assessed under relevant OFAC…

OFAC Re-Adds Yemen’s Houthis to SDN List

USA, Yemen - January 18 2024 On January 17, 2024, the US Department of the Treasury (“Treasury”) Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”) announced the re-addition of Ansarallah…

BIS Announces Further Updates to OEE’s Voluntary Self-Disclosure Process for Minor Violations

USA - January 18 2024 On January 16, 2024, Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) Assistant Secretary for Export Enforcement Matthew Axelrod announced further updates to…

BIS Publishes FAQs on Export Controls of Semiconductors and Advanced Computing Items

USA - January 3 2024 On December 29, 2023, the U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) published a series of Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)…

USTR Extends Section 301 Tariff Exclusions, Set to Open Up Public Docket for Comment

USA - January 3 2024 As the four-year review of Section 301 duties continues, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) stated last week that the Biden…

Cassidy, Whitehouse Propose Customs Modernization Act to Enhance CBP Authority, Strengthen Enforcement

USA - December 20 2023 On December 8, Senate Finance Committee members Bill Cassidy (R-LA) and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) introduced the “Customs Modernization Act of 2023.”…

BIS Expands Export Administration Regulations, Adds 13 Entities to Unverified List

China, USA - December 20 2023 On December 19, the Bureau of Industry and Security (“BIS”) added 13 new entities to its Unverified List (“UVL”). All 13 of these entities were added…

Treasury’s OFAC Announces Magnitsky Designations for Two Former Afghan Government Officials

USA - December 19 2023 On December 11, the U.S. Department of Treasury (“Treasury”)’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”) announced sanctions against two former…

DHS adds three Chinese entities to UFLPA Entity List

China, USA - December 12 2023 On December 8, the Department of Homeland Security (“DHS”) announced the addition of three People’s Republic of China (“PRC”)-based companies to the…

IPEF Supply Chain Agreement Formally Signed by 14 Indo-Pacific Nations

USA - December 1 2023 On November 16, the U.S. signed a major multilateral supply chain agreement with its 13 Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for Prosperity (IPEF)…